4.6 billion years ago, Jupiter saved Earth during its formation
When the solar system formed about 4.6 billion years ago, a gigantic cloud of dust and gas collapsed…
The Sun Sent A Coronal Mass Ejection Directly Toward The Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS In A First Of Its Kind Event » TwistedSifter
Shutterstock Interstellar objects entering the solar system are rare. So rare, in fact, that the one astronomers are…
These 3 comets will soon be visible in the sky, and here’s how to observe them
Every year, numerous cosmic events can be observed from Earth, sometimes offering breathtaking spectacles, such as C/2020 F3…
The Physics of the Northern Lights
Neon lights are glass tubes containing neon or other gases. When an electric current is sent from one…
For the first time, astronomers observed the first moments of a supernova shock wave
Many cosmic events occur in space and sometimes surprise astronomers. This is the case of these scientists who…
How to see the Taurid meteor shower on Nov. 12
If conditions are optimal, the Taurid meteor shower will be visible the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 12. Study…
Astronomers reveal what happened less than a second after the Big Bang
Cosmologists have traced the Big Bang’s earliest moments with great care, from the explosive inflation that set spacetime…
Photos of northern lights last night show a dazzling display
Northern lights, auroras seen as far south as Texas and Florida The powerful geomagnetic storm hit Earth’s atmosphere…
Astronomers solve cosmic mystery surrounding two massive black holes that shouldn’t exist
Astronomers knew something did not add up when detectors picked up a vast cosmic crash in 2023. The…
‘Seven Sisters’ Pleiades star cluster has thousands of stellar ‘siblings’, telescopes reveal
The Pleiades, or Seven Sisters star cluster, is one of the most iconic features in the night sky.…
Saturn’s icy moon may host a stable ocean fit for life
For years, Saturn’s small icy moon Enceladus has drawn attention for the erupting jets at its south pole.…
New ‘radio map’ of the Milky Way reveals where stars are born and die
A new view of the Milky Way has been revealed by capturing different radio frequencies, showing where stars…