New evidence exists for hidden water reservoirs and rare magmas on ancient Mars

The research suggests that the thick crust of Mars' southern highlands formed billions of years ago generated granitic magmas and sustained vast underground aquifers.

The Moon might be older than scientists previously thought

An extreme heating event may have interfered with scientists' attempts to figure out the Moon's age by dating lunar rock samples.

Astronomers' world-first discovery: twin stars trapped in galactic black hole orbit

The discovery helps explain a long-running cosmic mystery about why some stars hurtle through space much faster than others.

Saturn's Rings May Be as Old as the Gas Giant Itself

Saturn’s icy rings could be much older than they appear due to their resistance to pollution from impacts with rocky debris.

No shallow magma ocean for Jupiter's moon Io

Io does not have a shallow global magma ocean beneath its surface, counter to previous claims, suggests a paper published in Nature.

New hope for an atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet

Data from 2023 soured hopes that a nearby exoplanet had a habitable atmosphere. That disappointment might have been premature.

Life Could Exist in Space Even Without Planets, Scientists Say

We focus on planets as habitats for life but what if other environments, even ones maintained by organisms themselves, can also provide these necessities?

Mystery Signals May Be Coming From One of The Rarest Stars in The Galaxy

A few years ago, a radio telescope operating out of the desert of Western Australia observed something very weird.

Dark Matter May Have Existed Before The Big Bang, Study Finds

In case dark matter didn't seem mysterious enough, a new study proposes that it could have arisen before the Big Bang.

Mysterious Cause of Massive Elephant Die-Off in 2020 Finally Revealed

The first dead elephants were discovered in May 2020. By July of that year, over 350 of the endangered animals had been found strewn lifeless across a remote region of Botswana.

Our Sun Could Be Overdue For a Violent Superflare, Study Warns

A new analysis of the eruption rates of 56,400 Sun-like stars has estimated that the Sun's superflare rate is at the low end of that scale – once every 100 years.

Scientists Call For Halt on 'Mirror Life' Before It Endangers Global Health

A league of scientists are calling for a critical discussion on the dangers of life forms made up of 'mirror-image molecules', because of the significant risks these creations may pose to global health.

"Quasiparticle" discovered only has mass moving in one direction

For the first time, researchers observed a type of quasiparticle that behaves in an unusual way. It only has mass moving in one direction.

Scientists Set Out to Capture a Black Hole - an Explosion Photobombed

Astronomers made a photo of a colossal belch – a gamma-ray eruption from one of the powerful jets of plasma launched from the black hole's poles as it feeds.

Humpback whale breaks record for longest migration

A male humpback whale that traveled three oceans, during the years 2013 to 2022. This whale has now broken the record for the longest documented distance yet traveled by a humpback. The animal undertook a journey of 12,875 km.