Category: Astronomy

For years, it has haunted the minds of astronomers like a ghost in the void—Planet Nine, the mysterious, massive world suspected of lurking in the frigid reaches of our solar…

In the beginning, there was darkness. And then—light. But how did it begin? Astronomers have long grappled with one of the most profound mysteries of the cosmos: how the universe…

On a clear Italian night more than 400 years ago, Galileo Galilei lifted a tube of glass to the sky and beheld something no human had ever seen. The moon’s…

In the vast, silent darkness between stars, a new kind of world is stirring the imagination of scientists—Hycean planets, immense water-covered worlds swathed in thick hydrogen atmospheres. They are still…

In the vast, glittering canvas of the cosmos, some worlds dare to dance a little closer to the flame. These are the hot Jupiters—colossal gas giants that swirl scorchingly near…

In a universe filled with wonder and beauty, sometimes the cosmos stares back. In a stunning new discovery that seems more like a cosmic painting than a random act of…

In the silent depths of the cosmos, an invisible substance exerts its gravity on galaxies, shapes the large-scale structure of the universe, and yet evades every effort to be seen.…

In the boundless darkness between galaxies, something long suspected—but rarely seen—has finally come into view. Astronomers have uncovered a gigantic thread of hot, diffuse gas connecting four galaxy clusters like…

In the vast darkness of space, worlds are not gently formed. They are born through chaos—through crashing, churning, and colliding. Long before Earth had oceans or breath, it was a…

Every breath we take carries a whisper of an ancient story—one that began over 2.4 billion years ago, when tiny cyanobacteria first began releasing oxygen into Earth’s atmosphere. This event,…

The stars above us may seem like distant beacons in an unchanging night sky, but in reality, they’re in constant motion. Like dancers on an immense galactic stage, stars drift…

For generations, the search for life beyond Earth has followed a familiar script: look for planets that resemble our own—a stable, rocky world orbiting a sun-like star, bathed in gentle…

Mercury is a world of contradictions. Scorched by the sun, yet cloaked in ancient volcanic flows. The smallest planet, but one with an oversized metallic heart. A world thought too…

In the vast, star-drenched halo surrounding our Milky Way galaxy, far from the swirling center where stars cluster and planets are more commonly found, an invisible drama quietly unfolded. A…

In the dark stillness of the universe, 11 million light-years from Earth, a stunning cosmic portrait has emerged. Like an artist brushing life onto a canvas, astronomers have painted the…

High above the constellations, more than 82,000 light-years from Earth, a shimmering, ancient city of stars floats silently in the halo of our Milky Way. Known as NGC 5634, this…

In the quiet lull after the Christmas holidays, a small blip appeared in the sky. On December 27, 2024, astronomers spotted a newly discovered asteroid—designated 2024 YR4—cutting a silent path…

Deep in the heart of a galaxy 1.2 billion light-years away, something extraordinary happened. A supermassive black hole—already millions to billions of times the mass of our Sun—gorged itself on…

Billions of years ago, long before Earth became home to forests and oceans, another planet may have been quietly fostering its own version of Eden. On Mars—now a frozen, dusty…

When headlines blared that Asteroid 2024 YR4 had a 1–2% chance of striking Earth in 2032, a collective shiver ran down humanity’s spine. For a moment, the abstract threat of…