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Jupiter's Great Red Spot measured in depth for the first time

Scientists shed new light on Jupiter, revealing a surprising parallel with Earth.

November 1, 2021 Read more

Waste of space (w/video)

Engineers develop better method for cleaning up orbiting space junk.

October 29, 2021 Read more

Webb will join forces with Event Horizon Telescope to reveal the Milky Way's supermassive black hole

Webb will tackle the challenge of the supermassive black hole's puzzling flares, which have proved both intriguing and frustrating for astronomers.

October 27, 2021 Read more

Making Martian rocket biofuel on Mars

New study outlines biotechnology process to produce rocket fuel on the red planet.

October 27, 2021 Read more

The upside-down orbits of a multi-planetary system

Astronomers discovered that the exoplanets of a star in the constellation Pisces orbit in planes perpendicular to each other, with the innermost planet the only one still orbiting in the equatorial plane.

October 27, 2021 Read more

Towards the detection of the nanohertz gravitational-wave background

The EPTA collaboration reports on the outcome of a 24 year observing campaign with five large-aperture radio telescopes in Europe, resulting in a candidate signal for the since-long sought gravitational wave background.

October 27, 2021 Read more

Astrophysicists reveal largest-ever suite of universe simulations

Collectively clocking in at nearly 60 trillion particles, a newly released set of cosmological simulations is by far the biggest ever produced.

October 25, 2021 Read more

Astronomers provide 'field guide' to exoplanets known as hot Jupiters

By combining Hubble Space Telescope observations with theoretical models, a team of astronomers has gained insights into the chemical and physical makeup of a variety of exoplanets known as hot Jupiters.

October 21, 2021 Read more

New galaxy images reveal a fitful start to the Universe

New images have revealed detailed clues about how the first stars and structures were formed in the Universe and suggest the formation of the Galaxy got off to a fitful start.

October 21, 2021 Read more

Astronomers detect signs of an atmosphere stripped from a planet in a giant impact

Astronomers have discovered evidence of a giant impact in the nearby HD 17255 star system, in which an Earth-sized terrestrial planet and a smaller impactor likely collided at least 200,000 years ago, stripping off part of one planet's atmosphere.

October 20, 2021 Read more

Amount of information in visible universe quantified

Estimate measures information encoded in particles, opens door to practical experiments.

October 19, 2021 Read more

Carbon from a cosmic source

Computer simulations show that binary stars produce a large amount of this vital element.

October 19, 2021 Read more

Astronomers see white dwarf 'switch on and off' for first time

Astronomers have used a planet-hunting satellite to see a white dwarf abruptly switching on and off for the first time.

October 19, 2021 Read more

Seti: why extraterrestrial intelligence is more likely to be artificial than biological

We may want to rethink the term 'alien civilisations'. A 'civilisation' connotes a society of individuals. In contrast, extraterrestrials might be a single integrated intelligence.

October 18, 2021 Read more

Death in space: here's what would happen to our bodies

We need to start thinking about what it will be like to live in space - but also what will happen if someone dies there.

October 18, 2021 Read more

Did Venus ever have oceans?

Previous studies have suggested that Venus may have been a much more hospitable place in the past, with its own liquid water oceans. A team of astrophysicists investigated whether our planet's twin did indeed have milder periods.

October 15, 2021 Read more

Hubble finds evidence of persistent water vapor in one hemisphere of Europa

The Hubble Space Telescope observations of Jupiter's icy moon Europa have revealed the presence of persistent water vapor - but, mysteriously, only in one hemisphere.

October 14, 2021 Read more

A planetary defense against cosmic impacts

Physicists have laid out a proactive method for dealing with dangerous extraterrestrial space debris. The project is called PI, which affectionately stands for 'Pulverize It'.

October 13, 2021 Read more