NASA’s DAVINCI space probe plunges into the infernal atmosphere of Venus

NASA’s DAVINCI mission will study the origin, evolution and current state of Venus in unprecedented detail…

A census of 140,000 galaxies has revealed a surprising fact about their stars

How many types of stars live in other galaxies? It seems like a simple question, but…

High Contrast Imaging Reveals Unknown Structure in Galaxy

Artist’s impression of a giant galaxy with a high-energy jet. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) Astronomers have just…

A “super-earth” exoplanet four times larger than our planet has been discovered

Meet Ross 508 b: Scientists discover an exoplanet ‘super-Earth’ four times larger than ours orbiting a…

5 planets will line up in the sky early this month

Beginning in the early morning hours of Friday, June 3, the five planets of Mercury, Venus,…

The mysterious Hypatia stone may hold the earliest evidence of a Type Ia . supernova

Zoom / Small samples of Hypatia stone next to a small coin. Rare Type Ia supernovae…

First images from NASA’s Webb Space Telescope

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Northrop Grumman These first…

Time crystals are ‘impossible’, but they are subject to quantum physics

In a new experiment, scientists create two time crystals inside a superfluid, and bring them into…

NASA hires two private companies to develop the lunar space suit

NASA announced today that two private companies – Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace – will develop…

Discover the world’s largest factory in Australia

The sprawling seaweed, a flowering marine plant known as Posidonia australis, stretches for more than 112…