Our solar system is moving through space 3x faster than expected
The universe is supposed to look the same no matter where you stand. That idea, known as the…
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…
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…
Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io is burning much hotter than expected
Jupiter’s volcanic moon has always felt like a place that tests your sense of what a world can…
New quantum sensors aim to detect hidden forces behind dark matter
For decades, you have heard scientists say that most of the universe is missing. They are not being…
Two asteroid impacts on the Moon filmed by an amateur astronomer
An image showing the Moon and its various asteroid impacts. (Image source: Gunboat_Willie – Pixabay) A Japanese astronomer…
Our universe may have been born inside a black hole, study finds
The Big Bang theory has dominated our understanding of the universe’s origin for almost 100 years. It describes…
Two new black hole collisions confirm Einstein’s theory with record precision
For the first time, scientists have detected two black hole mergers with spins so unusual they may reveal…
Neutrinos may hold the key to solving the universe’s biggest secrets
Physicists have been chasing one of the universe’s strangest mysteries—neutrinos, nearly invisible particles that zip through everything, including…
Moon dust from Chang’e-6 mission reveals asteroids carried water to Earth
In a discovery that could rewrite what we know about where water comes from and the building blocks…
Astronomers solve the mystery of why the Sun’s outer atmosphere is far hotter than its surface
The mystery of why the Sun’s outer atmosphere is far hotter than its surface has long puzzled scientists.…
Could humans build floating cities on Venus?
The dream of living on another planet has intrigued scientists, engineers, and explorers for a long time. Now,…