Space

Astronomy

The tiny dot in this image may be the first look at exomoons in the making

New ALMA observations offer some of the strongest evidence yet that planets around other stars have moons.

Space

How do scientists calculate the age of a star?

There are a few different methods to determine the age of a star, but none are perfect.

Planetary Science

Marsquakes reveal the Red Planet boasts a liquid core half its diameter

Analyses of seismic waves picked up by NASA’s InSight lander shed new light on the planet’s core and give clues to the thickness of the crust.

Planetary Science

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has begun its first science campaign

Now about 1 kilometer south of its landing spot, the rover has spotted several promising spots in its search for hints of ancient life.

Planetary Science

A century of astronomy revealed Earth’s place in the universe

The past century of astronomy has been a series of revolutions, each one kicking Earth a bit farther to the margins.

Astronomy

The latest picture of a black hole captures Centaurus A’s massive jets

Data from the Event Horizon Telescope reveal new details of jets spewing from the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy Centaurus A.

Planetary Science

Lakes of liquid water at Mars’ southern ice cap may just be mirages

In 2018, scientists found evidence for water lakes sitting beneath the southern Martian ice cap. New evidence suggests the lakes might not exist.

Space

Souped-up supernovas may produce much of the universe’s heavy elements

An old star that formed from an explosive event called a magnetorotational hypernova is revealing where elements like uranium and silver might be forged.

Astronomy

A shadowy birthplace may explain Jupiter’s strange chemistry

Dust that blocked sunlight caused the giant planet to form in a deep freeze, a new study suggests.

Astronomy

Scientists spotted an electron-capture supernova for the first time

A flare that appeared in the sky in 2018 was an electron-capture supernova, a blast that can occur in stars too small to go off the usual way.

Physics

An atomic clock that could revolutionize space travel just passed its first test

The most precise clock ever sent to space successfully operated in Earth’s orbit for over a year.

Astronomy

This moon-sized white dwarf is the smallest ever found

A newfound white dwarf is the smallest and perhaps the most massive known, and spins around once every seven minutes.