New evidence challenges theories of the origin of water on Earth

Using a rare type of meteorite, enstatite chondrite, which has a composition analogous to that of the early Earth -  researchers have found a source of hydrogen which would have been critical for the formation of water molecules.

Pushing Webb to Its Limits May Have Revealed Earliest Galaxies

Since the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) began science operations, astronomers have observed galaxies that existed more than 13 billion years ago.

Our Galaxy's Neighbour Is Potentially Being Torn Apart by Its Bigger Sibling

A team of researchers at Nagoya University has discovered evidence that the Small Magellanic Cloud is potentially being torn apart by gravitational forces from its larger companion.

Massive black hole 'waking up' in Virgo constellation

A massive black hole at the heart of a galaxy in the Virgo constellation is waking up, shooting out intense X-ray flares at regular intervals that have puzzled scientists

New NASA Space Telescope Unveils Its First-Ever Images

NASA's new infrared space telescope, SPHEREx, is designed to give us unprecedented insights into the evolution of the Universe.

Stars Get Earworms Too, And The 'Songs' Could Tell Us Their History

The "music" of starquakes - enormous vibrations caused by bursting bubbles of gas that ripple throughout the bodies of many stars - can reveal far more information about the stars.

Hubble Sheds New Light on Atmospheric Composition and Dynamics of Uranus

A 20-year Hubble study of Uranus provide valuable data for understanding the atmospheric dynamics of this distant ice giant, which can serve as a proxy for studying exoplanets of similar size and composition.

Galaxies die earlier than expected

For a long time, scientists thought that only actively star-forming galaxies should be observed in the very early Universe. The James Webb space telescope now reveals that galaxies stopped forming stars earlier than expected. 

Massive collision created Mercury, new theory suggests

A grazing giant collision between two similar-sized rocky bodies likely created Mercury a few billion years ago.

Venus May Be Even More Geologically Active Near Its Surface

An unexpected phenomenon called convection could help explain many of the volcanoes and other features of the Venusian landscape.

Extremely Weird Rock Found on Mars Looks Like Nothing Else Around It

Once again, Mars has presented us with an example of something it seems to have in abundance: extremely peculiar and baffling rocks.

Webb Detects Lyman-Apha Emission from Galaxy in Early Universe

The Lyman-apha light from JADES-GS-z13-1 has taken nearly 13.47 billion years to reach us, as it dates back to just 330 million years after the Big Bang.

Did Life Ever Exist on Venus? Scientists Develop New Equation to Find Out

The main reason for space exploration is to search for life beyond Earth. 

Astronomers Discover "Space Tornadoes" Around the Milky Way's Core

An international team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) discovered a surprising new filamentary structure around the Mikly Way's core.

NASA's Webb Captures Neptune's Auroras For First Time

For the first time, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured bright auroral activity on Neptune.