South Korea’s lunar orbiter unveils jaw-dropping images of Earth and the moon
After orbiting the moon for just over a month, the Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) is now sending back breathtaking images of Earth’s rocky neighbor — and…
Deep space ‘hurricanes’ could point the way to alien worlds
Young stars are surrounded by chaos: Clouds of gas, dust and ice swirl about in a so-called protoplanetary disk. And when gravity binds this material together, planets…
Stunning images capture the moment a green comet’s tail is blasted away by the sun
A rare green comet passing through our solar system for the first time in 50,000 years received a warm welcome from the sun this week… perhaps too warm. Images captured by Michael…
Radio signal from 8 billion light-years away could reveal the secrets of the universe’s ‘dark age’
By using warped space-time as a magnifying glass, astronomers have picked up the most distant signal of its kind from a remote galaxy, and it could blow…
Mysterious ‘sparks’ on the sun could help scientists predict solar flares
Solar flares, powerful bursts of radiation from the sun, are often preceded by a pre-flare spark, scientists have discovered. The finding could lead to better predictions of…
Even the саlmeѕt red dwаrfѕ аre wіlder thаn the ѕun, reveаlѕ рарer
Artist’s conception of a violent stellar flare erupting on neighboring star, Proxima Centauri. There’s something menacing about red dwarfs. Human eyes are accustomed to our benevolent yellow…
Sсіenсe wіth Sаm: Whаt would hаррen іf there wаѕ no moon?
The moon may seem little more than a boring piece of rock, barely worth keeping. But it may be the reason for our existence. Join Sam as…
(VIDEO)Stаr Trek’ѕ рlаnet Vulсаn found to not be а рlаnet аfter аll
A large international team of space scientists has discovered that the detection of an exoplanet orbiting the star 40 Eridani was made in error. The group has…
The Fіrѕt-Ever Interѕtellаr Aѕteroіd Iѕ the Stаrt of а New Erа іn Aѕtronomy
The 400 meter-long asteroid is thought to have been traveling for millions of years before entering our Solar System. A New Type of Asteroid As much as…
The рlаnet thаt сould end lіfe on Eаrth: Exрerіment demonѕtrаteѕ ѕolаr ѕyѕtem’ѕ frаgіlіty
Solar system montage of the nine planets and moons of Jupiter in our solar system. A terrestrial planet hovering between Mars and Jupiter would be able to…