Cosmology

One of the most profound mysteries in modern astronomy is what happened between the Big Bang and the birth of...

Crystalline water ice, long recognized as a fundamental building block in shaping planets and moons in our Solar System, has...

Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have long captured the fascination of astrophysicists for being the most energetic explosions in the known universe....

In the quest to understand how planets form, astronomers have often struggled with one glaring issue—comparison. Every star, every planet,...

Saturn’s dazzling rings have long enchanted scientists and stargazers alike, but what if similar ring systems exist around planets far...

Globular clusters are more than just dazzling sights in the night sky—they’re cosmic fossils. Astronomers have long known these star-packed...

On May 10, 2024, Earth was struck by the most powerful geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years. This G5-class...

Every now and then, the universe serves up a mystery so thrilling, it redefines what we thought we knew about...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has delivered one of its most fascinating insights yet—real-time weather reports from not one,...

Astronomers have long thought that planets form from the leftover crumbs of star formation—gas and dust that gather into a...