Striped rock found on Mars
The detection by the Perseverance rover of a previously unseen black and white striped rock on Mars came as a surprise to NASA scientists. It raises the question of whether this could be…
Study suggests black holes may be frozen stars
A recently published study posits that the black holes postulated by Einstein’s general theory of relativity may not be as featureless and structureless as previously thought. Alternatively, these cosmic entities may be constituted…
Hubble finds more black holes in the early universe
The Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a larger number of black holes in the early universe than scientists had predicted, offering new perspectives on the formation of supermassive black holes. These giants, located…
Early dark energy could resolve cosmology’s two biggest puzzles
Jennifer Chu | MIT News A new study by MIT physicists proposes that a mysterious force known as early dark energy could solve two of the biggest puzzles in cosmology and fill in some major…
The Milky Way seems to be touching the Andromeda galaxy
Recent research suggests that the boundaries of the Milky Way may be much broader than previously thought, to the point of already being in contact with its nearest galactic neighbor, Andromeda. This discovery,…
Alien planets may be trapped in eternal days or nights.
Maureen Cohen, The Open University Do aliens sleep? You may take sleep for granted, but research suggests many planets that could evolve life don’t have a day and night cycle. It’s hard to…
Giant impact moved the largest moon in the solar system
New research suggests that Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter and the solar system, suffered a devastating impact billions of years ago, which may have altered its internal structure and axis of rotation….
New strategy for producing water on the Moon
The presence of water on the lunar surface is essential for human survival and has therefore attracted great interest from the scientific community. A significant advance in this field has come from the…
The Moon was once covered by an ocean of molten rock
Joshua Snape, University of Manchester Data from India’s recent Chandrayaan-3 mission supports the idea that an ocean of molten rock once covered the Moon. Scientists from the mission have published their new findings…
Warning against colonial practices in the space industry
Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Wesleyan University The past decade has seen a rapid expansion of the commercial space industry. Rival nations are competing for prime military and economic positions beyond the Earth. Public and private…