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Category: Astronomy
A Long-Dead Satellite Just Sent a Signal and It Sounded Like a Cosmic Mystery
On a cold June night in 2024, astronomers at the Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) were scanning the sky…
What If an Asteroid Hits the Moon in 2032? Scientists Say Earth Could Feel the Impact—Spectacularly
In the cold darkness of space, a 200-foot-wide asteroid named 2024 YR4 is silently making its way around the Sun.…
Elder Twin of the Sun Shows Unexpected Magnetic Strength
High above the southern skies, visible to the naked eye and gleaming with quiet brilliance, β Hydri has long been…
Mysterious Mineral Discovery in Ryugu Challenges Solar System History
When Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft returned to Earth in December 2020 carrying precious grains of asteroid Ryugu, it brought back more…
A Cosmic Jellyfish Spotted Eight Billion Light Years Away
In the vast, ancient reaches of the universe—over eight billion light-years away—a galaxy is being torn apart. Not by violence…
Mars Reveals Midday Atmospheric Secrets with New Radio Technique
For decades, Mars has stared back at us through dusty winds and thin air, guarding the mysteries of its red…
Astronomers May Have Just Caught a Glimpse of Planet Nine—By Feeling Its Heat
For years, it has haunted the minds of astronomers like a ghost in the void—Planet Nine, the mysterious, massive world…
The First Stars Are Speaking Through Radio Waves Across Time
In the beginning, there was darkness. And then—light. But how did it begin? Astronomers have long grappled with one of…
The Telescope That Will Redefine Our Universe Is Almost Ready
On a clear Italian night more than 400 years ago, Galileo Galilei lifted a tube of glass to the sky…
Tidal Forces Could Make Ocean Worlds More Habitable Than We Thought
In the vast, silent darkness between stars, a new kind of world is stirring the imagination of scientists—Hycean planets, immense…
Astronomers Discover the Fiery Origins of Double Hot Jupiters
In the vast, glittering canvas of the cosmos, some worlds dare to dance a little closer to the flame. These…
Astronomers Discover “Cosmic Owl” Galaxy Merger with Twin Rings and Bright Eyes
In a universe filled with wonder and beauty, sometimes the cosmos stares back. In a stunning new discovery that seems…
Dark Photons Make a Comeback in the Search for Dark Matter
In the silent depths of the cosmos, an invisible substance exerts its gravity on galaxies, shapes the large-scale structure of…
Astronomers Discover Hidden Bridge of Hot Gas Linking Galaxy Clusters
In the boundless darkness between galaxies, something long suspected—but rarely seen—has finally come into view. Astronomers have uncovered a gigantic…
The Violent Origins of Earth’s Atmosphere and Life
In the vast darkness of space, worlds are not gently formed. They are born through chaos—through crashing, churning, and colliding.…
Earth’s Magnetic Field and Oxygen Levels Moved Together for 540 Million Years
Every breath we take carries a whisper of an ancient story—one that began over 2.4 billion years ago, when tiny…
Wandering Stars Did Not Alter Earth’s Climate After All
The stars above us may seem like distant beacons in an unchanging night sky, but in reality, they’re in constant…
Alien Life Could Be Hiding in Places We Never Thought to Look
For generations, the search for life beyond Earth has followed a familiar script: look for planets that resemble our own—a…
Why the Smallest Planet May Hold the Biggest Secrets of the Solar System
Mercury is a world of contradictions. Scorched by the sun, yet cloaked in ancient volcanic flows. The smallest planet, but…
Scientists Discover Rare Alien World in the Galactic Wilderness
In the vast, star-drenched halo surrounding our Milky Way galaxy, far from the swirling center where stars cluster and planets…
Astronomers Capture the Most Detailed Thousand Color Image of a Nearby Galaxy
In the dark stillness of the universe, 11 million light-years from Earth, a stunning cosmic portrait has emerged. Like an…