Hawaiʻi astronomers discover planet that has survived star inflation

Hawaiʻi astronomers discover planet that has survived star inflation

When stars near the end of life, they swell between 10 and 100 times their current size, engulfing the nearest planets in the......

To survive interstellar travel, spacecraft need to be small and crewed by machines

To survive interstellar travel, spacecraft need to be small and crewed by machines

Interstellar travel using current chemical rocket technology would require millions of years. However, advancements in genetics......

New study claims an

New study claims an "interstellar tunnel" exists near Solar System

An international team of astronomers has discovered an "interstellar tunnel" in our Solar System’s neighborhood,......

Astronomers discover black hole that sucks fuel out of its host galaxy

Astronomers discover black hole that sucks fuel out of its host galaxy

Using the NASA/ESA James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers has confirmed that supermassive black holes......

Red dwarfs are dangerous hosts to exoplanets

Red dwarfs are dangerous hosts to exoplanets

Planets floating within the habitable zone around red dwarfs have little chance to sustain life, because the far-ultraviolet......

Scientists reveal the ancestry of 90% of meteorites hitting Earth

Scientists reveal the ancestry of 90% of meteorites hitting Earth

Almost all meteorites – cosmic rocks that survive the travel through Earth’s atmosphere and hit the ground –......

Astronomers capture images of a different kind of galaxy

Astronomers capture images of a different kind of galaxy

Astronomers at the University of Cambridge have been able to observe a galaxy's unique “inside-out” growth in the......

Scientist claims life on Earth might have been imported from Mars

Scientist claims life on Earth might have been imported from Mars

About 2–2.5 billion years ago, life in the Solar System made a major shift from one planet onto another. Mars, on one hand,......

Alien civilizations – if they existed – were destroyed by climate change

Alien civilizations – if they existed – were destroyed by climate change

A new study suggests that alien civilizations – if they ever existed in our universe – may have driven themselves......

Earth used to have a ring like Saturn

Earth used to have a ring like Saturn

Earth may have once sported its own ring system, similar to Saturn's, around 466 million years ago, which could have persisted......

Mars hides massive structures under its surface

Mars hides massive structures under its surface

Researchers studying Mars' gravity variations have uncovered large, dense structures hidden beneath sediment layers, believed to......

[video] An invisible electric field envelopes Earth, unknown until now

[video] An invisible electric field envelopes Earth, unknown until now

A collaborative team of international scientists, including those from NASA, has identified a weak, planet-wide electric field......