Life-bearing water arrived on Earth later rather than sooner

Scientist have concluded water did not arrive as early during Earth's formation as previously thought.

Powerful cosmic explosion could be a new class of event

In April of 2024, astronomers spotted an unusual event that astronomers named EP240408a. While the explosion was originally thought to be a gamma-ray burst, it now appears it might represent a new class of powerful cosmic explosion.

The Key Facts About The Asteroid That May Hit Earth in 2032

Asteroid, 2024 YR4, is on a path that might lead to a collision with our planet on 22 December 2032. Calculations suggest there is currently around a 1-in-77 chance that the asteroid will crash into our planet at that time.

Billions of Hidden Black Holes Could Be Lurking in Space

By some reckoning, as few as 15 percent of supermassive black holes are hidden behind dust clouds.

Juno spots most extreme volcanic activity on Io to date

During a flyby of Jupiter’s moon Io on December 27, 2024, NASA’s Juno spacecraft discovered an astonishing volcanic hotspot in the moon’s southern hemisphere.

Eerie Features Seen on Mars Are Unlike Anything on Earth

Though it's a cold, dead planet, Mars still has its own natural beauty about it. This image shows us something we'll never see on Earth - Martian CO2 geysers.

Is the moon geologically dead? Maybe not, says new evidence

Recently scientists found 266 lunar ridges on the far side: evidence the Moon has been active within the past 200 million years and might still be active today.

Bennu asteroid reveals its contents to scientists

New findings reveal that a NASA mission traveled to an asteroid that may have once been covered in salty lakes containing organic molecules.

'Troublesome' radio galaxy 32 times the size of Milky Way spotted

Astronomers have discovered an extraordinary new giant radio galaxy with plasma jets 32 times the size of our Milky Way.

Astronomers Discover Exoplanets Falling Apart in Space

Astronomers have found two planets around two separate stars that are succumbing to their stars' intense heat. Both are disintegrating before our telescopic eyes, leaving trails of debris similar to a comet's. 

Universe's First Stars Flooded The Cosmos With Water, Study Says

A new study argues that Pop III stars flooded the cosmos with water. Based on this, by 100 to 200 million years after the Big Bang, there could have been enough water and other elements in molecular clouds for life to form.

Fast radio burst in long-dead galaxy puzzles astronomers

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are puzzling phenomena because their details are so difficult to resolve. Astronomers added another piece to the puzzle with the detection of an FRB that seems to originate in a dead galaxy.

Astronomers find the most distant supernova yet

JWST revealed a massive star that ended its life in an explosion when the universe was just a cosmic toddler.

Astronauts' eyes weaken during long space missions

The low levels of gravity (microgravity) in space cause significant changes in astronauts' eyes and vision after six to 12 months aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Super-Earth vs. Sub-Neptune? The Winner is Super-Venus

New data from James Webb Space Telescope and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System.