Recycled waste could make the moon or Mars suitable for growing food
Tiny pits, webbing patterns, and a dusting of nanoparticles are not what most people picture when they think…
Scientists develop a new way to measure the expansion rate of the universe
For years, cosmologists have argued over a simple question with an awkward answer: How fast is the universe…
What a rare lensed supernova could mean for measuring cosmic expansion
A burst of light in the deep sky is doing something it should not be able to do.…
Dark matter and neutrinos are linked and interact with each other
A quiet shift in the numbers behind the universe’s growth is pushing scientists toward a bold possibility. Two…
New simulations reveal the hidden forces shaping ‘snowman’ worlds beyond Neptune
On a frigid orbit beyond Neptune, some of the solar system’s smallest worlds project a strange silhouette. Two…
PHD student built the first-ever 3D map of Uranus’s upper atmosphere
Uranus does not behave like an ordinary planet. Its magnetic field tilts by nearly 60 degrees and sits…
Nearly invisible galaxy may be built mostly of dark matter, Hubble finds
A tight clump of four star clusters sits in the Perseus galaxy cluster, and at first glance it…
Scientists use microbes on ISS to extract valuable metals from meteorites
A meteorite chip sat in a small container, bathed in liquid, while the International Space Station floated overhead.…
New global map finds recent tectonic activity across the Moon’s surface
Low, winding ridges run across the Moon’s dark plains like faint seams in cooled wax. They are easy…
Astronomers spot ‘jellyfish galaxy’ torn apart 8.5 billion years ago
Long strands of glowing gas stretch behind a distant galaxy, dotted with pockets of newborn stars. The shape…
How did massive elliptical galaxies appear so early after the Big Bang
Four galaxies crowd the center of a collapsing structure 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang. Each one…
Event Horizon Telescope captures magnetic turbulence flickering at the edge of black hole M87*
For a few brief nights each year, you get a rare chance to watch a monster blink. The…