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Published Astronomers find no young binary stars near Milky Way's black hole - Astronomers Find No Young Binary Stars Near Milky Way's Black Hole



Scientists analyzed over a decade's worth of data about 16 young supermassive stars orbiting the sup...
Published Researchers map the movement of white dwarfs of the Milky Way - Researchers Map the Movement of White Dwarfs of the Milky Way


White dwarfs were once normal stars similar to the Sun but then collapsed after exhausting all their...
Published Apollo rock samples capture key moments in the Moon's early history - Apollo Rock Samples Reveal Key Moments in the Moon's Early History


Volcanic rock samples collected during NASA's Apollo missions bear the isotopic signature of key eve...
Published How ice clouds develop: Asian monsoon influences large parts of the Northern Hemisphere - How Ice Clouds Develop: Asian Monsoon Influences Large Parts of the Northern Hemisphere


Atmospheric researchers have discovered a mechanism that allows nuclei for ice clouds to form and ra...
Published NASA's Webb takes star-filled portrait of pillars of creation - NASA's Webb Takes Star-Filled Portrait of Pillars of Creation



NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a lush, highly detailed landscape -- the iconic Pilla...
Published NASA Reveals Webb Telescope's first images of unseen universe - NASA Reveals Webb Telescope's First Images of Unseen Universe


NASA has revealed groundbreaking new views of the cosmos from the James Webb Space Telescope. The im...
Published ALMA discovers birth cry from a baby star in the Small Magellanic Cloud - ALMA Discovers Birth Cry from a Baby Star in the Small Magellanic Cloud


Researchers have observed 'baby stars' in the Small Magellanic Cloud, having an environment similar...
Published Pass the salt: This space rock holds clues as to how Earth got its water - Pass the Salt: This Space Rock Holds Clues as to How Earth Got Its Water



The discovery of tiny salt grains in a sample from an asteroid provides strong evidence that liquid...
Published The science behind the life and times of the Earth's salt flats - The Science Behind the Life and Times of the Earth's Salt Flats



Researchers have characterized two different types of surface water in the hyperarid salars -- or sa...
Published Collision may have formed the Moon in mere hours, simulations reveal - Collision May Have Formed the Moon in Mere Hours, Simulations Reveal


Most theories claim the Moon formed out of the debris of a collision between the Earth and an object...
Published Mercury's mysterious 'darkness' explained - Mercury's Mysterious 'Darkness' Explained


Scientists have long been puzzled by Mercury's very dark surface. Previously, scientists proposed th...
Published How elliptical craters could shed light on age of Saturn's moons - How Elliptical Craters Could Shed Light on the Age of Saturn's Moons


A new study describes how unique populations of craters on two of Saturn's moons could help indicate...
Published Primitive atmosphere discovered around 'Warm Neptune' - Primitive Atmosphere Discovered Around 'Warm Neptune'


A pioneering new study uncovering the 'primitive atmosphere' surrounding a distant world could provi...
Published Earth and Venus grew up as rambunctious planets - Earth and Venus: The Rambunctious Planets


Using machine learning and simulations of giant impacts, researchers found that the planets residing...
Published Newly discovered form of salty ice could exist on surface of extraterrestrial moons - Newly Discovered Form of Salty Ice Could Exist on Surface of Extraterrestrial Moons



An international team has found two new crystal structures for salty ice, or solid hydrate made from...
Published Moon orbits third largest dwarf planet in our solar system - Moon Orbits Third Largest Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System


Astronomers have uncovered a moon orbiting the third largest dwarf planet, 2007 OR10, in the frigid...
Published Gigantic Jupiter-type planet reveals insights into how planets evolve - Gigantic Jupiter-type planet reveals insights into how planets evolve


A team of astrophysicists studying an enormous and bizarre young planet approximately 300 lights yea...
Published Hubble discovers a fifth moon orbiting Pluto - Hubble Discovers a Fifth Moon Orbiting Pluto


A team of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is reporting the discovery of another moon...
Published Astronomers find ice and possibly methane on Snow White, a distant dwarf planet - Astronomers Discover Ice and Methane on Snow White, a Distant Dwarf Planet


Astronomers have discovered that the dwarf planet 2007 OR10 -- nicknamed Snow White -- is an icy wor...
Published Asteroid's comet-like tail Is not made of dust, solar observatories reveal - Asteroid's Comet-Like Tail Is Not Made of Dust, Solar Observatories Reveal



We have known for a while that asteroid 3200 Phaethon acts like a comet. It brightens and forms a ta...