Rare meteorite hints at giant early planet
View of the rare meteorite NWA 12774 under cross-polarized light. Scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder said…
International Sea Level Satellite Observes El Niño Precursor
Sea level height data from the international Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite collected from March to May 2026 show…
A New Map of Stars Shows That the Small Magellanic Cloud is Expanding
Our galactic neighbours are struggling to get along with one another. According to a new research letter to…
NASA’s Webb detects methane and strange chemistry on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first mid-infrared chemical fingerprint of an interstellar object, providing new…
How this cosmic map of magnetic fields could help illuminate one of the universe’s most mysterious forces | CSIRO
A cosmic map of magnetic fields – the largest ever produced – could help scientists delve into one…
Cambridge researchers settle astronomical version of ‘chicken or the egg’ debate
It’s the astronomical equivalent of the chicken or the egg debate: which comes first – the galaxy or…
A Moonlit Earth as Seen From Artemis II
One of the first images transmitted back to Earth from the Artemis II mission was a stunner. In…
Pluto takes about 248 Earth years to circle the Sun, which means it still hasn’t completed a single orbit since we found it — and won’t finish that first lap until the year 2178
On 18 February 1930, a young man named Clyde Tombaugh sat at a blink comparator in Flagstaff, Arizona,…
The Sun sent out a strange radio signal that refused to fade for 19 days
The Sun puts out radio noise all the time. Every so often, a solar radio burst flares up…
See Our Two Brightest Planets Form a Triple Alignment with the Moon After Sunset
Venus viewed in ultraviolet light – credit JAXA/ISAS/DARTS/Kevin M. Gill CC 2.0. retrieved from Flickr Three bright planets…
Northern Lights Alert: These 8 States Could See Aurora Borealis Tonight
Topline The northern lights have a chance to make an appearance Wednesday night in parts of the U.S.,…
Rare meteorite proves our solar system almost had an extra planet
A rare meteorite discovered in the Sahara Desert proves that our solar system almost had at least one…