For decades, the existence of dark matter has been one of the most widely accepted theories in astrophysics and cosmology. This hypothetical, invisible substance is thought to make up around 85% of the…
The magnetic field that protects us from solar storms and creates dazzling auroras is exhibiting strange behavior in its tail. Scientists are working to solve this mystery. Magnetic reconnection is a process where…
In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have used NASA’s powerful James Webb Space Telescope to detect the most distant merger of two massive black holes ever observed. This remarkable event, which occurred when the…
A study, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, titled “Project Hephaistos—II. Dyson sphere candidates from Gaia DR3, 2MASS, and WISE”, presents a novel way of searching for technosignatures from…
As NASA sets its sights on establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon in the coming decades, the space agency is exploring innovative ways to transport materials and cargo across the lunar…
By Sarah Scoles In April 2023, a satellite the size of a microwave launched to space. Its goal: to get ready to mine asteroids. While the mission, courtesy of a company called AstroForge,…
Dakotah Tyler, University of California, Los Angeles Located 163 light-years from Earth, a Jupiter-sized exoplanet named WASP-69b offers astrophysicists a window into the dynamic processes that shape planets across the galaxy. The star…
During a recent interview at the Milken Institute’s global conference in Los Angeles, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk made some thought-provoking comments about humanity’s potential to one day discover traces of long-extinct alien societies….
Rocks strewn across an ancient Martian shoreline could suggest that the Red Planet was more reminiscent of Earth in its past, according to recent findings. These rocks, uncovered by NASA’s Curiosity rover, contain…
Researchers from the Universities of Waterloo and British Columbia have shed new light on the behavior of gravity on a cosmic scale, suggesting a possible “cosmic glitch” that could explain the strange observations…