Asteroid Sample Leads to New Hypotheses About the Origins of Life
Scientists analyzed the molecular contents of a sample retrieved from the asteroid Bennu to find both clues and surprises about the possible origin of life on Earth.
Astronomy
How to Detect Black Hole Explosions
Stephen Hawking predicted that black holes evaporate, maybe even explode! How can we detect them?
First Discovery of a Medium-Mass Black Hole Helps Solve an Astronomical Mystery
International team of astronomers discover the first nearby medium-mass black hole, a clue to how supermassive black holes form.
Volcanoes on Venus
Scientists in Italy discover fresh volcanic lava flowing on Venus for the first time.
Case Closed on a Mysteriously Puffy Exoplanet
The mystery of an unusually inflated planet has been solved with data from the James Webb Space Telescope.
This habitable zone exoplanet may have liquid water
Astronomers around the world do a double-take on the most promising potentially habitable planet.
Discovery of an Earth-size, potentially habitable planet
An international team of scientists discovers two potentially habitable planets orbiting a red dwarf star 137 light-years away.
The Small Magellanic Cloud(s): nearby galaxy has a hidden twin
A recent study of the Small Magellanic Cloud has revealed that this nearby galaxy may actually be two galaxies that overlap from our point of view.
Welcome to the planet with clouds made of sand
Astrophysicists have discovered a bizarre planet with clouds of sand over 200 light years away.
Einstein was right: testing the theory of relativity using quasars
Scientists have observed time dilation in the variability of quasars, an effect predicted by Einstein's theory of relativity.