Mysterious gullies on Mars appear to have been carved by burrowing CO₂ ice blocks
Mars dune with gullies in the Matara crater. The erratic course is probably due to disturbances such as wind ridges...
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Tidal forces heat white dwarfs to unexpected temperatures in tight binary orbits
Impression of the 6.9 minute double white dwarf binary J1539+5027, composed of a tidally heated white dwarf (yellow) and its...
Software solution can correct image blurring by James Webb Space Telescope
Before and after the image sharpening process. Credit: Max Charles/University of Sydney A pair of Sydney Ph.D. students helped sharpen...
Exploring the hidden rings of the Milky Way
The MeerKAT radio telescopes. Credit: Square Kilometer Array Organization (SKAO) / South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) Radio astronomy opens...
Common yeast can survive Martian conditions
Assembly of ribonucleoprotein condensates in response to Mars-like stress conditions. Credit: Dhage et al. Any life on Mars in the...
‘Space tornadoes’ could cause geomagnetic storms, but these phenomena aren’t easy to study
The early structure of the CME in the SC domain. Credit: The Astrophysical Journal (2025). DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/adf855 Weather forecasting is...
Hunting for pairs of monster black holes
Montage of some well known interacting galaxies. Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage When galaxies collide, it's not a gentle...
Betelgeuse’s secret companion star finally revealed
An image of Betelgeuse, the yellow-red star, and the signature of its close companion, the faint blue object. Credit: NASA/JPL/NOIRLab...
Dark matter might leave a ‘fingerprint’ on light, scientists say
Differential cross-sections for photons scattered on 1 TeV WIMP dark matter particles as a function of photon energy(x-axis) and scattering...
ESA’s Mars Express and ExoMars orbiters catch a glimpse of 3I/ATLAS
ExoMars TGO images comet 3I/ATLAS. Credit: ESA/TGO/CaSSIS The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has been something of a mystery ever since it...