Auroras on Mars? Yes, and Astronauts Might See Them Too
NASA’s Perseverance rover has just made history—again. On March 15, 2024, during a violent solar outburst, the rover captured something...
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Dark Ages Explorer: How Europe Plans to Illuminate the Universe’s Oldest Secrets
One of the most profound mysteries in modern astronomy is what happened between the Big Bang and the birth of...
Webb Telescope Discovers Frozen Water in Alien Solar System
Crystalline water ice, long recognized as a fundamental building block in shaping planets and moons in our Solar System, has...
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This Gamma-Ray Burst Lasted 51 Seconds—and Broke Every Rule
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) have long captured the fascination of astrophysicists for being the most energetic explosions in the known universe....
Born Together, Worlds Apart? Astronomers Explore Planet Twins in Binary Stars
In the quest to understand how planets form, astronomers have often struggled with one glaring issue—comparison. Every star, every planet,...
Thousands of Exoplanets Found—Are Rings the Next Big Discovery?
Saturn’s dazzling rings have long enchanted scientists and stargazers alike, but what if similar ring systems exist around planets far...
Astronomers Just Unlocked the Birth Dates of the Milky Way’s Oldest Stars
Globular clusters are more than just dazzling sights in the night sky—they’re cosmic fossils. Astronomers have long known these star-packed...
There’s a Violent Solar Storm That Could Have Been Worse—Here’s the Scary Truth
On May 10, 2024, Earth was struck by the most powerful geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years. This G5-class...
Star Meets Doom: Hubble Reveals Wandering Black Hole’s Deadly Snack
Every now and then, the universe serves up a mystery so thrilling, it redefines what we thought we knew about...
Storm Warning: JWST Detects Violent Weather on Nearby Substars
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has delivered one of its most fascinating insights yet—real-time weather reports from not one,...
