A new study analyzing historical photographs taken by the Palomar Observatory between 1949 and 1957 has detected several mysterious bright spots in the sky. These transient objects, captured on film
A new study analyzing historical photographs taken by the Palomar Observatory between 1949 and 1957 has detected several mysterious bright spots in the sky. These transient objects, captured on film
The latest installment of the European Space Agency’s Hubble Picture of the Week showcases the stunning spiral galaxy NGC 3370, which has been observed by the Hubble Space Telescope over
Fragments of a rare type of meteorite have been found in the sample of material brought back from the lunar far side by China’s Chang’e 6 mission, and they could
Figure reproduced from H. Toru Shay et al. (2025). The detected inventory of TMC–1 molecular species and their column densities is converted into numerical vectors with the VICGAE model. The
Schematic diagram of the AQUILA chamber. Science Direct Saturn’s magnetosphere contains trapped plasma and energetic charged particles which constantly irradiate the surface of Enceladus. In this study, we exposed Enceladean
Satellites around Earth are watching as a powerful Hurricane Melissa travels toward Jamaica. On Oct. 21, scientists began monitoring Hurricane Melissa — the 13th named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane
We cannot see directly beyond the cosmic microwave background, which means we can’t directly observe the first 380,000 years of the Universe. But there are indirect ways we might observe
An innovative technique for measuring the force acting on individual grains of sand could help scientists uncover how winds have shaped the surface of Mars. The method, developed by researchers
Scientists have “heard” the symphony of two newborn black holes — each created when its respective parent black holes crashed together and merged. One of those collision events, in fact,
An international team of scientists, including researchers at Penn State, dubbed the exoplanet, named GJ 251 c, a “super-Earth” as data suggest it has a rocky composition similar to Earth




