astronomy
'Potentially Habitable Worlds' 100x More Common In Our Galaxy Than We Thought, Study Suggests
“Deep, deep within the ice, it provides a refuge" for life, said one of the study's authors.
Scientists Discover 'Anomalies' Deep Under the Surface of Mars
The newest results from NASA’s InSight mission suggest that Mars has a fully liquid core, as well as weird anomalies in its mantle.
Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Is Habitable, Confirms Breakthrough Study
“We could build a spacecraft... and send it to Enceladus to answer the question: is this habitable place actually inhabited or not?”
NASA Finds Organic Molecules in 12 Billion-Year-Old Galaxy, and a Mystery
The James Webb Space Telescope spotted complex organic molecules in a galaxy that existed only 1.5 billion years after the birth of the universe.
Astronomers Discover Hundreds of Mysterious 'Structures' at the Center of Our Galaxy
“It’s a large region that is very rich in structures and we're basically studying them one at a time,” said one researcher.
Scientists: No, The Sun Has Not Changed Color (And Stop Staring at It)
What color was the sun when you were a kid?
Scientists Have Solved a Mystery About the Most Powerful Objects in the Universe
Quasars are the most radiant and powerful objects in the entire universe, but nobody knew how they were triggered—until now.
Scientists Discover Alien Life May Exist on Planets We Least Expected in Surprise Find
“I think this narrows the habitability zone a little bit,” said the lead author of the study.
Scientists Have Spotted Unprecedented Black Holes in the Early Universe
The observation of black holes at "cosmic noon" fills a critical gap in our knowledge of how the universe's structure emerged.
A Repeating Radio Signal Is Coming From Another Planet, Scientists Say
The radio signal indicates that the Earth-like planet may have its own magnetic field, a key component for habitability.
There's a Massive 'Hole' in the Sun the Size of 20 Earths Right Now
The coronal hole in the Sun spurred NOAA to issue an alert for geomagnetic storms.
The Mystery of Alleged Alien Object 'Oumuamua Has Been Solved, Scientists Say
A new study claims to definitively point to a natural origin for 'Oumuamua, but alien-hunting Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb is not convinced.