Studies on the formation of the Moon reveal that, despite decades of research, the origin of Earth’s natural satellite is still not fully understood. The most widely accepted hypothesis involves a colossal impact…
A recent study suggests that estimates of thermal emission from Io, one of Jupiter’s moons, may be drastically underestimated. The research, which uses data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft and the Jupiter InfraRed Auroral…
The census of exoplanets has grown rapidly, with more than 6,000 confirmed planets and thousands of candidates under analysis. This significant increase in discoveries is driving the search for potentially habitable worlds, prompting…
Researchers have been working to better understand habitable zones around low-mass stars, such as K-type and M-type stars. These stars, smaller and cooler than the Sun, have characteristics that may influence the potential…
An American startup led by veteran aerospace engineers is drawing attention by claiming it can turn water into usable rocket fuel — a breakthrough that, if proven, could revolutionize space exploration and enable…
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, has unveiled an ambitious new direction for space-based artificial intelligence, with SpaceX acquiring xAI. This strategic merger aims to transform AI processing capacity by moving it to a…
Observations made with the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope have produced an unprecedented gallery of “debris disks” in exoplanetary systems. Gaël Chauvin (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy), SPHERE project scientist and…
A study of feldspar crystals found in Australia’s oldest magmatic rocks has provided new evidence about the composition of Earth’s primordial mantle, the early formation of continents, and the origins of the Moon….
A new study published in Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society has confirmed the existence of a small celestial body that accompanies Earth on its path around the Sun. Named 2025 PN7, the object was…
A strange gamma-ray glow in the heart of the Milky Way could represent the long-sought “fingerprint” of dark matter particles annihilating, a new study suggests. Researchers who simulated Milky Way–like galaxies found that…