Hubble Telescope Spots Most Distant Star Ever Seen on Record, From 12 Billion Light Years Away
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope announced their latest discovery—the farthest individual star ever seen to date.
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Pluto Has Giant Ice Volcanoes that Could Hint at Existence of an Underground Ocean With Life
The Pluto ice volcanoes contain little volatile ices other than H2O, meaning an ocean could lie beneath, meaning it had potential for life.
Scientists Discover a Quantum Imprint Within Black Hole's Gravity That Finally Resolves Hawking's Paradox
Two papers significantly alter our understanding of black holes and resolve a problem that has confounded scientists for nearly half a century.
NASA Develops 'Lunar Backpack' to Aid New Moon Explorers
NASA researchers and their partners have developed a remote-sensing mapping system set to aid explorers on the moon. It's a 'lunar backpack'.
Key Building Block For Life Discovered on a Planet 444 Light-Years Away
Planet forming gas, dust, and ice 444 light years away contains a complex organic molecule that could lead to life, according to new research. The chemical, known as dimethyl ether, is a key building block of life—turning into prebiotics such as amino acids and sugars.. Co-author Dr. Nienke van der Marel, of Leiden Observatory, said, […]
Artist's Painting is the First to Be Curated on the Moon: 'It Will Last Forever'
British artist Sacha Jafri has prepared the first ever painting to be placed on the Lunar service, when it blasts off with NASA later this year.
Astronomers Discover a New Type of Star Covered in Helium Burning Ashes
Astronomers discovered a strange new type of star covered in the by-product of helium burning. It may have been formed by a stellar merger event.
Mysterious Object Unlike Anything Astronomers Have Seen Before Discovered
The ICRAR team mapping radio waves in the Universe has discovered something unusual that releases a giant burst of energy three times an hour.
Even Dying Stars Can Still Give Birth to Planets, Scientists Discover
Scientists in the Netherlands at KU Leuven have discovered that even dying stars can still give birth to planets. Here's that news.
Are We About to Witness a Super-Massive Black Hole Merger?
A galaxy featuring a pair of supermassive black holes could be about to emit a huge bang, as they spiral together and merge in a few months.
Gigantic Planet Found Hidden in Plain Sight
An astronomer and a group of eagle-eyed citizen scientists have discovered a giant gas planet hidden from view by typical stargazing tools.
Mysterious Purple Coating Found on Mars Rocks in Every Direction
Scientists are studying why the rocks Perseverance is finding on Mars are coated in a purple-like varnish, as it could be evidence of life
'Orion's Fireplace': Flame Nebula is Ablaze With Color and Captured in Stunning New Images
The European Space Agency have taken stunning images in radio, infrared, and optical light of the Flame Nebula exploding with color.
Astronomers Capture Black Hole Eruption Spanning 16 Times the Full Moon in the Sky
Astronomers have produced the most comprehensive image of radio emission from our nearest actively feeding supermassive black hole.
Watch Our Biggest Moments From Mars in 2021: Riding on the Shoulders of NASA's Perseverance Rover
A new video looks back at the first 10 months on the Red Planet for NASA's Perseverance rover and all that it's accomplished so far.
NASA Launches James Webb Telescope to See First Galaxies and Distant Worlds With its Giant Sunshield
NASA, on December 25, successfully launched the James Webb telescope to explore distant worlds in space. Here's that story.
Astronomers Uncover the Largest Group of Rogue Planets Yet
ESO astronomers in Europe have uncovered the largest group of rogue planets yet. Here's more news about their fascinating findings.
Huge Supply of Water Discovered on Mars, Frozen at the Bottom of its Grand Canyon
Mars' Valles Marineris is the largest and deepest canyon in the solar system, and scientists just discovered icy water there.
Spectacular Time Lapse Shows the Hypnotic Flames on the Surface of the Sun (WATCH)
These spectacular time lapse images taken with a powerful telescope show the hypnotic flames on the surface of the sun 39-year-old Deddy Dayag used two super powerful telescopes to film the sun's surface over several hours in order to create mesmerizing time lapse videos. He uses a 152mm achromat refractor telescope, a 200mm Schmidt Cassegrain […]
NASA Probe Enters the Sun's Atmosphere for the First Time, Immediately Teaching Us New Things About Our Star
Instantly learning an awful lot, the 3-year journey of the Parker Solar Probe to enter the Sun's atmosphere was completed.
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