Astronomy

About “hot ice” and planetary magnetic fields

The water-rich planet Uranus has an unusual magnetic field. (Image: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio) Ice of the bizarre kind: Researchers have gained new insights...

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is not only gigantic, but also super deep

Using the Juno spacecraft's keen eye, researchers have unraveled that Jupiter's famed storm may be as deep as 500 kilometers. Planet Jupiter is known for...

Insight into an active galaxy core

Gas filaments generated by the black hole in the galaxy group Nest200047. (Image: University of Bologna) At the heart of most galaxies are supermassive...

Aliens are not responsible for the strange signal that scientists received last year

Researchers have come to this somewhat disappointing conclusion after taking a closer look at the signal – referred to as BLC1. The signal in question...

Astronomers directly observed one of the youngest planets ever

Thanks to the planet, we are now learning more and more about how planets form and change over time. Thousands of planets have already been...

Possibly first discovered a planet not in our galaxy

After a blistering search, astronomers may have discovered an exoplanet tens of millions of light-years away. Astronomers have been scanning the night sky for years,...

Massive collision costs planet its atmosphere

Such violent confrontations are likely to be common in young solar systems — including our own. But this is the first time researchers...

Jupiter hit by space rock for the second time in a month

Japanese amateur astronomers witnessed a bright flash of light, probably caused by a space rock hitting the gas giant. And that just weeks...

NASA’s newest spacecraft heads for the moon in February

The unmanned mission is just the prelude to more: a manned mission to the moon! For the past few years, NASA has been working diligently...

Nineteen new red dwarf stars discovered that may harbor exoplanets

The explosive stars unexpectedly emit radio waves. And that may indicate unknown worlds. Astronomers are still eagerly searching for exoplanets; planets outside our...

How cosmic bombs shaped the atmosphere

Artist's impression of asteroids speeding through the young Earth's atmosphere. (Image: SwRI / Dan Durda, Simone Marchi) Underestimated bombardment: Large asteroids and comets hit...

Oceans on Venus? Forget it!

While it was previously suggested that water once flowed liberally across the Venusian surface, that exciting theory is now being questioned in a new...

Prolonged stay in space may lead to brain damage

This is evident from blood tests of five Russian cosmonauts who spent almost six months in the International Space Station. We know that space travel...

Clues found for mysterious ‘hole’ in the very young solar system

This hole may have served as a cosmic boundary, allowing Earth-like planets to emerge on one side, while gas giants loomed in the outer...

Recent Articles