Could Earth have 25-hour days in the future? What scientists say – Firstpost
Our 24-hour day measures Earth’s rotation relative to the Sun, known as a solar day. This is slightly…
NASA’s Parker Probe Captures the Sun’s Hidden Magnetic Forces on Video for the First Time
For the first time in the history of solar observation, NASA has made the Sun’s invisible magnetic behavior…
A Solution to Satellite Pollution? Make Them Indestructible
Each year, thousands of satellites at the end of their life fall toward Earth, burning up in the…
Armchair astronomers sought to hunt for stars being torn apart by black holes
Volunteers are being sought for an online challenge to help find stars being torn apart by black holes.…
‘Putting the servers in orbit is a stupid idea’: Could data centers in space help avoid an AI energy crisis? Experts are torn.
As artificial intelligence (AI) models keep growing and getting more power-hungry, researchers are starting to ask not whether…
James Webb Uncovers an Enigmatic Star Factory at the Galactic Center
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a stunning and scientifically puzzling image of Sagittarius B2 (Sgr…
13 must-see moon events in 2026 — Eclipses, supermoons, conjunctions and more
A bevy of supermoons, a dramatic total solar eclipse and a “blood moon” total lunar eclipse are some…
The moon and sun figure big in the new year’s lineup of cosmic wonders
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is…
Algeria’s Desert Rocks Might Be the Key to Finding Life on Mars
A groundbreaking study published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences suggests that a remote rock quarry in…
Astronomers Stumble on Hidden Solar System Structure That Shouldn’t Exist
Led by Amir Siraj, a doctoral student in astrophysics at Princeton University, the study reveals a tightly bound…
Meet the Solar System’s Real Highest Peak
At the western edge of Mars’s equatorial highlands, an enormous geological structure rises far above the planet’s thin…
A Water Reservoir Big Enough to Fill Trillions of Earth Oceans Discovered Orbiting a Black Hole
In a remote sector of deep space, researchers have identified something unexpected — a signature that hints at…