astronomy
We Need to Intercept Our Next Interstellar Visitor to See If It's Artificial, Astronomers Say in New Study
A new study games out a mission to intercept an interstellar object in space and get a close-up look to see just what its made of.
Scientists Discover Huge ‘Extragalactic Structure’ in Hidden Region of Space
The obscured "zone of avoidance" in space is a place of mystery, and scientists are peering at what's inside it.
Boring Star Is Really a Stripped, Pulsating Core In the Sky, Scientists Say
The star, which at first glance "looks like a typical star in the solar neighborhood, is anything else but normal,” scientists say.
Massive Space Structure May Have Been Left by Galactic ‘Intruder,’ Astronomers Say
The gigantic structure of gas in the galaxy group known as Stephan's Quintet may have had a violent origin, according to a new study.
Massive Energy Beam Pointed at Earth Appears to Break the Laws of Physics, Scientists Say
Multiple telescopes clocked the massive energy jet coming in at multiple times the speed of light due to its orientation, a new study says.
Scientists Discover Unexplained Structures at Boundary to Interstellar Space
The heliosphere is the gateway to interstellar space, and it's a very weird place that we're just beginning to understand.
Mars ‘Very Likely’ Hosted Subterranean Alien Life, And May Still, Scientists Say
Organisms called "methanogens" likely lived in underground lairs on Mars billions of years ago, a new study says, and they may still exist.
A Scientist Just Mathematically Proved That Alien Life In the Universe Is Likely to Exist
“My opinion is that what many scientists believe about life and intelligent life in the universe is almost political or psychological,” says mathematics professor Daniel Whitmire.
Alien ‘Aqua Worlds’ Covered in Habitable Seawater More Abundant Than We Imagined, Study Proposes
"It would be fair to say that we have seen the light for finding habitable planets," the study's co-authors say.
Scientists Discover Unexplained 'Megahalo' Structures in Space That Could Reveal Secrets of Cosmic Web Connecting Universe
A team has “discovered a new type of cosmic phenomenon” that can illuminate some of the universe's biggest mysteries.
How (and Why) the FBI Mysteriously Shut Down a Federal Solar Observatory
The full details of what happened at the Sunspot Solar Observatory in 2018 finally came out at trial.
Black Holes Create Mysterious Vortex ‘Structures’ That Could Open ‘Portal’ Into Dark Matter, Physicists Propose
The microscopic structure of black holes is poorly understood, physicists say in a new study, and could open a window to solving cosmic mysteries.