How interstellar objects similar to 3I/ATLAS could jumpstart planet formation around infant stars
Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. Could similar objects be the seeds of new planets around young...
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QROCODILE experiment advances search for dark matter using superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors
The QROCODILE experiment. Credit: Physical Review Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1103/4hb6-f6jl Over the past decades, many research teams worldwide have been...
Isotopic analysis determines that water once flowed on asteroid Ryugu
How the evolution of Ryugu may have played out over a billion years. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09483-0 A team...
Astronomers confirm wandering black hole in nearby dwarf galaxy
Artistic illustration (Image generated by ChatGPT). Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences Traditionally, black holes are usually thought to "reside" at...
‘Potential biosignatures’ found in ancient Mars lake
Jezero Crater on Mars where tantalising 'biosignatures' have been found. Credit: Imperial College London A new study suggests a habitable...
Webb observes immense stellar jet on outskirts of our Milky Way
This image of the protostellar jet in Sh2-284, captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera), shows compass...
Simulations solve centuries-old cosmic mystery—and discover new class of ancient star systems
A globular cluster (white concentration of stars) naturally emerges in the high resolution EDGE simulations. These simulations also predict the...
Hawking and Kerr black hole theories confirmed by gravitational wave
Artistic representation of a ringing rotating black hole. Credit: Aurore Simonnet (SSU/EdEon). Scientists have confirmed two long-standing theories relating to...
An exploding black hole could reveal the foundations of the universe
This artist's concept takes a fanciful approach to imagining small primordial black holes. In reality, such tiny black holes would...
Astrophysicists find sun’s 11-year magnetic cycle mirrors younger stars, shaping Earth’s space weather
Credit: NASA Most places on Earth have seasons because our planet is on a tilt as it orbits the sun....
