New study reveals how dark matter formed shortly after the Big Bang
Dark matter may not have needed a calm, cold start to help build the universe. For decades, that…
This exoplanet, located about 25 light-years from Earth, could be habitable
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An artist’s illustration showing an exoplanet and a star. Astronomers have recently conducted new…
Mysterious Compound Detected on Pluto and Titan
A look at the dwarf planet Pluto and Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, baffled astronomers after the James Webb…
Nebulae, Comets, and Aurorae, Oh My! See the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Shortlist — Colossal
769 photographers and astronomers around the world, representing 66 countries, submitted more than 4,000 images to this year’s…
James Webb Uncovers the Atmosphere of a Hellish Lava World 41 Light-Years Away
Artist’s illustration of lava exoplanet CoRoT-7 b. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada JWST data suggest 55 Cancri e may be…
JWST solves the mystery of the giant planet orbiting a dead star
A giant planet circling a dead star should not be there. That was the puzzle hanging over WD…
NASA Reveals Four Cosmic Masterpieces for America’s 250th Birthday
In Cassiopeia A, X-rays from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory are shown along with an infrared image from NASA’s…
1.7 Million Satellites and Their Impact on Astronomy
The 1.7 million satellites that companies are planning to launch into Earth’s orbit in the coming years will…
Nearby exoplanet just got more Earth-like and promising for life
GJ 3378b has moved closer to the kind of world astronomers most want to find: small, rocky, temperate,…
Scientists use AI to reconstruct 100 years of hand-made sun images for better understanding space weather risks for earth
Indian astronomers have employed Artificial Intelligence (AI) to trace the shift in magnetically active patches on the sun…
Rubin Observatory Begins Its 10-Year Survey of the Universe
Over the next ten years, a groundbreaking facility in northern Chile will capture a full view of the…
Astronomers have discovered a new millisecond pulsar in the Milky Way
ⓘ NASA – Unsplash An artist’s illustration showing two neutron stars and a planet. A team of astronomers…