We now have a good idea about the makeup of Uranus' atmosphere

20 years of observations have given us more knowledge about the icy giant.

Brazilian social program prevents over 713,000 deaths in 20 years

In 2024, Brazil celebrated the 20th anniversary of the BFP - one of the world’s largest conditional cash transfer initiatives. BFP has prevented more than 8.2 million hospitalisations and 713,083 deaths in Brazil between 2004 and 2019.

Uncovering Ongoing Surface Modification On Europa

The JWST shows that ice on Europa is developing at different rates in different places, such as Tara Regio, where crystalline ice (lighter colors) is found on the surface as well as below the surface.

Stunning Images Reveal The Sun's Surface in Unprecedented Detail

A team at the National Solar Observatory is using AO to examine the Sun's corona in unprecedented detail.

X-rays have revealed a mysterious cosmic object never before seen in our galaxy

In a new study we report the discovery of a new long-period transient – and, for the first time, one that also emits regular bursts of X-rays.

NASA's MAVEN Makes First Observation of Atmospheric Sputtering at Mars

After a decade of searching, NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere Volatile Evolution) mission has, for the first time, reported a direct observation of an elusive atmospheric escape process called sputtering.

China Launches Tianwen 2 Asteroid Sample Return Mission

China joins the asteroid sample return game, with the ambitious Tianwen 2 mission, which launched successfully on Thursday (local time).

High Odds We'll Exceed 1.5 C Temp Rise by 2029

The United Nations warned on Wednesday that there is a 70 percent chance that average warming from 2025 to 2029 would exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius international benchmark.

The Big Bang's Glowing 'Echo' May Be Something Else Entirely

Researchers from Nanjing University in China and the University of Bonn in Germany have run calculations suggesting we've overestimated the strength of the Cosmic Microway Background. In fact, it might not even be there at all.

Trees can provide early warning of volcanic eruptions, NASA finds

Volcanoes often give little warning before they erupt, but now scientists have discovered an unexpected early warning sign—trees.

Star Caught Orbiting Inside Another Star in Bizarre First

Binary star systems are pairs of stars held together by gravity, orbiting a common center of mass.

Dolphins and the Birth of Aquatic Names

Dolphins are incredible marine mammals that have "names" for each other, just as humans do, and they use these names to chatter among themselves.

Image Reveals the Most Distant Galaxy Ever Seen

The record-breaking galaxy is revealing secrets about the first stars and their unexpected chemical fingerprints.

Scientists' hunt for 'Planet Nine' finds evidence of dwarf world

A US-trio appears to have discovered a distant dwarf planet with a 25,000-year orbit bringing it into the ring of icy rocks around the solar system - the Oort cloud.

This Laser Breakthrough Can Read Text on a Page From a Mile Away

A new device recently demoed by researchers was able to scan tiny individual characters of text from a distance of 1.36 kilometers.