NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover breaks historic record after traveling 28 miles
NASA’s Perseverance rover has reached an impressive new milestone, traveling farther across another world than any vehicle before…
Black hole jets may decide the fate of entire galaxies
Galaxies can contain hundreds of billions of stars, but every one of those stars begins with cold, dense…
Black hole jets may decide the fate of entire galaxies
Galaxies can contain hundreds of billions of stars, but every one of those stars begins with cold, dense…
NASA’s New Horizons spots signs of liquid nitrogen flowing on Pluto
A new analysis led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) suggests that liquid nitrogen may be moving upward through…
The key to colonizing Mars may be hidden inside asteroids
I recently rewatched Armageddon, complete with Bruce Willis, oil drillers sent into space, and an asteroid the size…
Moonquakes could reveal hidden water beneath the lunar surface
Water buried beneath the moon may be detectable by listening to how vibrations move through the lunar ground.…
Rogue planet moons could harbor alien life for billions of years
Liquid water is widely considered one of the key ingredients for life. But new research suggests that worlds…
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft uses Mars as a giant slingshot toward a mysterious metal world
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has successfully completed a close flyby of Mars, using the planet’s gravity to gain speed…
The Universe’s biggest black holes may be forged in violent mergers
Scientists studying gravitational waves believe they may have uncovered how the Universe creates its biggest black holes. Instead…
Webb space telescope finds a giant galaxy that doesn’t spin
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered an unexpected feature in a distant, early galaxy. Despite…
Astronomers discover giant cosmic sheet around the Milky Way
Nearly a century ago, astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered that almost all galaxies are receding from the Milky Way.…
Something strange is happening in the Milky Way’s magnetic field
For generations, scientists have studied the stars and planets to better understand how our galaxy works. Now, Dr.…