Artificial light is drowning out the Moon: here is what city bright lights are doing to humans and other species
Many city slickers may find it hard to comprehend, but the moon used to be the brightest source…
Scientists finally explain why the Sun’s corona burns millions of degrees hotter than its surface
For decades, scientists have wondered how the Sun’s outer atmosphere — the corona — burns millions of degrees…
Astronomers Have Discovered Earth’s Latest Quasi-Lunar Moon
The Earth has just added its seventh confirmed quasi-lunar moon. It is 2025 PN7, a small Apollo-type asteroid…
How a young Jupiter saved Earth from falling into the Sun
Not all of the solar system’s building blocks formed simultaneously. Some of the first solid bodies, or planetesimals,…
California Startup Wants to Launch 4,000 Mirrors to Orbit. Scientists Are Alarmed
A California startup’s plan to launch thousands of mirrors into orbit has caused quite a stir among astronomers…
Does Earth have 2 moons? Not exactly. Here’s what to know
James Webb Space Telescope reveals clues into moon formation NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving scientists an…
Pulsars or dark matter? The Milky Way’s central glow just got more puzzling
For over a decade, a dim but persistent glow near the center of the Milky Way has confused…
Scientists May Have Found the Smallest Clump of Dark Matter Ever Seen — and It’s Still a Million Times Heavier Than the Sun
Overlay of the infrared emission (black and white) with the radio emission (colored). The dark, low-mass object is…
Could humans build floating cities on Venus?
The dream of living on another planet has intrigued scientists, engineers, and explorers for a long time. Now,…
Titan’s icy surface hides a chemical mystery that could explain how life began
For decades, chemistry students have learned a simple truth: polar and nonpolar substances don’t mix. Water and oil…
Orionid meteor shower to hit 2025 peak. When it is, how to view
The Orionid meteor shower, which is due to peak in a matter of days, is the second shower…
Mysterious dark object could unlock theories about the Universe
Through a network of global telescopes, astronomers have discovered the lowest-mass dark object ever discovered in the Universe.…