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Is alien life purple? Researchers look beyond Earth’s green
Is alien life purple? Researchers from Cornell University think that as far as alien worlds go, purple may be the new green.
April 19, 2024
Venus’ atmosphere is leaking gases into space
The BepiColombo spacecraft, headed for Mercury, flew past Venus and found that carbon and oxygen ions are escaping into space from Venus' atmosphere.
April 19, 2024
Meet Gaia BH3, our galaxy’s most massive stellar black hole
Astronomers have discovered the most massive stellar black hole yet discovered in our home galaxy, the Milky Way. They call the object Gaia BH3.
April 17, 2024
How Pluto got its heart
The New Horizons spacecraft saw a heart-shaped feature on Pluto during its 2015 flyby. New computer simulations suggest an impact created Pluto's heart.
April 16, 2024
Large asteroid safely passed Earth: See pic here!
Check out the image of the large asteroid 2013 NK4 - which is about 2,000 feet (610 meters) wide - that safely passed Earth on April 15, 2024.
April 15, 2024
Did this Mars rock once lie along an ancient lakeshore?
NASA's Perseverance rover sampled an unusual Mars rock called Bunsen Peak. It is rich in carbonate and silica and likely came from an ancient lakeshore beach.
April 15, 2024
3 young planetary systems revealed by Webb telescope
NASA's Webb space telescope looked for baby planets in the protoplanetary disks in 3 young planetary systems. It didn't find any, and scientists explain why.
April 15, 2024
Enceladus hosting cell-sized particles, a hint of life?
A new study of Cassini data has revealed bacteria-sized particles in the plumes of Saturn's ocean moon Enceladus. Could they be evidence of microbial life?
April 14, 2024
Asteroid Apophis to sweep close 5 years from tomorrow
Five years from now, on April 13, 2029, the asteroid Apophis will zoom safely past the Earth. This much-anticipated event is a "must-see" for all.
April 12, 2024
Rainbow-like glory on an exoplanet is 1st-ever detected
For the 1st time, astronomers say they have detected a glory on an exoplanet. Glories are a natural phenomenon, but until now seen only on Earth and Venus.
April 11, 2024
