Gravity Magnified a Supernova, Adding a Twist to The Hubble Tension

The light of a supernova that has traveled for 10 billion years to reach us has given us a new measurement of the Hubble constant - the accelerating rate at which the Universe is expanding.

Unexpected Movement Deep Beneath The Moon's Surface

Researchers analyzed new data describing the Moon's rigidity under the gravitational influence of Earth and the Sun, finding its mass is unlikely to be solid all the way through.

A striped "zebra rock" on Mars and a new Mars face

The science team thinks that igneous and/or metamorphic processes likely formed the rock. 

A new birthplace for asteroid Ryugu

Asteroid Ryugu possibly did not travel as far from its place of origin to its current near-Earth orbit as previously assumed. New research suggests that Ryugu was formed near Jupiter.

Webb Detects Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen Peroxide on Charon's Surface

Using data from the Near-Infrared Spectrograph onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on the frozen surface of Pluto's moon Charon.

Scientists discover planet orbiting closest single star to our Sun

Using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope, astronomers have discovered an exoplanet orbiting Barnard's star, the closest single star to our Sun. 

The "best comet of the year" is finally here

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is expected to be the brightest spectacle of 2024.

Alien Phone Calls Could Be Quantum, And We're Not Ready to Hear Them

If quantum communication exists, that could be a win for advanced technologies on our planet, but the process would make it impossible for us to detect it without some serious equipment upgrades.

Magnifying Deep Space Through the 'Carousel Lens'

A newly discovered cluster-scale strong gravitational lens, with a rare alignment of seven background lensed galaxies, provides a unique opportunity to study cosmology.

There may be more water on the Moon's surface than we previously thought

This means that astronauts may not be tied to visiting the lunar south pole on future missions to acquire water. Instead, they may be able to find water everywhere on the Moon.

Astronomers create first detailed map of sun's coronal magnetic fields

Researchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Solar Observatory have successfully mapped the magnetic fields of the sun's atmospheric corona.

Entire Swarm of Black Holes Detected Moving Through The Milky Way

A fluffy cluster of stars spilling across the sky may have a secret hidden in its heart: a swarm of over 100 stellar-mass black holes.

Scientists Suggest Tiny Black Holes Are Regularly Cruising Through Our Star System

Researchers at MIT suggest that the microscopic "primordial black holes" could be blasting through our solar system at least once a decade.

Astronomers just detected the biggest black hole jets ever seen

The largest known black hole jets, 23 million light years across, have been discovered in the distant universe.