For over half a century, scientists believed that meteorite impacts were the primary architects of the Moon’s surface features—rockfalls, boulder…
Category: Astronomy
Webb Telescope Uncovers a Hidden Dance of Dying Suns in Deep Space
When we look up at the night sky, it’s easy to think of stars as eternal fixtures—silent, brilliant, and unchanging.…
Winds of Quartz Paint Alien Skies with Sundogs Light Years Away
In the vast expanse of space, more than 1,300 light-years away, a gas giant named WASP-17b races around its star.…
Astronomers Capture Twisting Jet from a Galaxy Five Billion Light Years Away
For more than a century, the distant galaxy OJ 287 has baffled astronomers with its flickering brilliance and rhythmic outbursts…
The First Molecule That Sparked the Birth of Stars and the Universe We Know
Nearly 13.8 billion years ago, our universe was born in a cataclysmic event known as the Big Bang—a moment of…
Scientists Unveil How Fiery Lava Worlds Evolve Across Billions of Years
Imagine a world so close to its star that entire oceans of rock melt into churning seas of lava. The…
Astronomers Finally Unmask a Hidden Giant Star Millions of Years in the Making
In the heart of a colossal star cluster, some 13,800 light-years away, a cosmic giant hides behind a veil of…
This Strange Space Signal Defies Everything We Thought We Knew About Stars
In the vast silence of the cosmos, a strange voice has begun to speak—and it’s unlike anything astronomers have heard…
Cosmic Rays May Hold the Secret to Life Hidden Beneath Alien Worlds
For as long as humanity has looked to the stars, our search for extraterrestrial life has been guided by a…
Astronomers Stunned by Mysterious Ocean Planet Hiding in Distant Star System
Not far from the cosmic neighborhood of our own solar system, just 124 light-years away, a strange world has captivated…
A Ghost Galaxy That Defies the Laws of the Universe
Far beyond the soft swirl of our Milky Way, hidden in the dim outskirts of the M81 galaxy group, drifts…
How Ancient Civilizations Might Have Harvested Suns and Vanished
In 2015, astronomer Tabetha Boyajian and her team pointed their telescopes toward a star nearly 1,500 light-years away and noticed…
What Will Happen When the Sun Dies?
In the vast silence of the cosmos, nearly five billion years ago, a swirl of cosmic dust and gas ignited…
When Will the Sun Die? The Fate of Our Star and the Future of Life on Earth
From the moment Earth first coalesced out of cosmic dust 4.5 billion years ago, one star has been our unbroken…
How Was the Sun Formed? The Fiery Birth of Our Star
Long before Earth spun into existence, before oceans shimmered or mountains rose, before life dared to dream of itself, there…
What Was Before the Beginning of the Universe?
Long before telescopes scanned the heavens and equations etched the fabric of space-time, humans stared into the night sky and…
How Telescopes Work: Peering into the Cosmos
For as long as humanity has gazed at the night sky, we have been enchanted by its silent mysteries. The…
Our Solar System’s Neighbors: Planets, Moons, and Asteroids
When we gaze up at the night sky, it’s easy to feel alone. Our planet spins in the cold darkness…
The Milky Way: Our Home Galaxy Explained (Structure, Stars & Black Hole)
On clear nights, when the moon hides and city lights are far away, the heavens unveil something breathtaking—an arch of…
What is an Exoplanet? Definition, Discovery, and Types Explained
On a still, ancient night long before telescopes, before electricity, even before civilization learned to write, someone looked up at…
The Search for Extraterrestrial Life: Where Do We Stand?
Since time immemorial, humanity has gazed at the night sky with wonder and curiosity, asking the same profound question: Are…
Journey to the Edge: Exploring Our Solar System’s Kuiper Belt
The solar system, as it appears to most of us, feels like a familiar place. There is the glowing Sun,…