Astronomy

No, the Chinese (most likely) did not receive a signal from aliens

The FAST radio telescope may have seen signs of an alien civilization, a Chinese newspaper reported last week. Other scientists don't want...

Gaia: Census of the Milky Way

ESA's Gaia satellite has now mapped the features and motion of nearly two billion stars in the Milky Way. © ESA/ATG medialab, ESA/Gaia/DPAC 1.5...

Neutrinomystery Still Unsolved

One American experiment thinks it has measured a surplus of certain neutrinos, the other sees nothing strange. Where does that come from? Neutrinos...

Two new super-Earths in the solar neighborhood

Artist's rendering of two super-Earths, HD 260655 b and HD 260655 c © NASA/JPL-Caltech Our cosmic neighborhood seems to be teeming with exoplanets, even our...

Possibly one of the youngest neutron stars ever discovered!

The object—which may well be the successor to the famous Crab Nebula—may be only fourteen years old. A neutron star is the remnant of...

Two planets discovered around nearby star

These are two rocky planets the size of Earth, located just 33 light-years away. Astronomers have discovered two rocky planets in our own 'cosmic...

Record-breaking fast nova keeps people busy

The unusual nova, which died out in less than a day, could lead us to answer some big questions about the formation of...

Interstellar travel without a starship: aliens might do it!

Aliens may not travel in starships, but on complete but lonely planets through interstellar space. Professor Irina Mullins comes up with this idea in...

NASA to launch space probe into Venus’ hellish atmosphere

The flying lab will study the composition of the Venusian atmosphere while also shooting some, hopefully many, more revealing photos. A year ago, NASA...

NASA to investigate UFOs

In any case, the agency hopes to scientifically explain some of such mysterious sightings for our own safety. In the past, strange phenomena have...

Scientists Blown Away With First Analysis Of Ryugu Samples

The samples contain the most pristine material from the early days of our solar system that scientists have ever seen. The monsters of asteroid...

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