space JWST sees a stunning hourglass of light around a still-forming star Adam M The James Webb Space Telescope captured an image of a star that is still forming, as well as a disc of debris that could eventually become ... read more
Planetary Science The pristine Winchcombe meteorite suggests that Earth’s water came from asteroids Adam M The Winchcombe meteorite was discovered in a field by researchers from the University of Glasgow in Scotland. SPIRE GLOBAL, MIRA IHASZ, UNIV... read more
Astronomy Astronomers saw a distant supernova less than 6 hours after it blew up Adam M The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a distant star exploding earlier than ever before, allowing scientists to observe the first eight da... read more
Planetary Science Marsquakes hint that the planet might be volcanically active after all Adam M The discovery, based on more than 1,000 earthquakes, suggests that the planet is not geologically dead. In this 2018 image taken by the Mar... read more
Astronomy According to researchers, a new technique for determining the age will usher in a new era of planetary science. Adam M The next decade is expected to be a veritable bonanza for planet science, with space missions returning samples of rock from the moon, Mars,... read more
News Bacteria could survive for 280 million years just beneath Mars' surface. Adam M Bacteria that have been dried and frozen, as they would most likely be just beneath the surface of Mars, can survive the intense radiation t... read more
Climate Images of megadrought devastation in North America are shocking. Adam M The megadrought in southwest North America is the worst in over a thousand years. These satellite images show how much the severe drought is... read more
Astronomy Two years later, a black hole ate a star and belched out its remains. Adam M A distant black hole shredded a star in 2018 and two years later released a plume of plasma traveling at around 50% the speed of light - as... read more
News NASA's DART mission successfully pushed an asteroid. Adam M The orbital shift was even greater than scientists had predicted. The Hubble Space Telescope captured this image of a split stream of dust ... read more
News Long-term liquid water also on non-Earth-like planets Adam M Low-mass planets with a primordial atmosphere of hydrogen and helium may have temperatures and pressures suitable for liquid water. Becaus... read more
Astronomy UK wants to send a spacecraft to grab two dead satellites from space Adam M The United Kingdom is investing £5 million to fund a space junk removal mission. The project's goal is to return two defunct satellites... read more
News Flicker from the dark: Reading between the lines to model our galaxy's central black hole Adam M Appearances can be deceiving. An incandescent bulb's light appears constant, but it flickers 120 times per second. Because the brain on... read more
Astronomy An otherwise quiet galaxy in the early universe is spewing star stuff Adam M Astronomers were surprised to see hot gas pushed so far from the galaxy's core. Cooler gas (red) extends farther than stars and hot gas... read more
News Ancient meteorite upends our ideas of how Mars formed Adam M Mars as captured by the Mars Global Surveyor probe's camera NASA/JPL/MSSS Early Mars may have obtained essential volatile components l... read more