Lunar soil could support life on the Moon, say scientists
Chang'E-5 lunar soil sitting at the bottom of a photothermal reactor. Credit: Sun et al. Scientists have developed a technology...
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Astronomers find giant hidden molecular cloud fueling star birth in Milky Way
The location of the area of focus for this research in the Milky Way galaxy is shown above, along with...
Study suggests liquid brines could form on Mars surface during seasonal frost melting
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Due to extreme temperatures and the dryness of Mars, it's thought to be impossible for liquid...
For the first time, astronomers witness the dawn of a new solar system
This is HOPS-315, a baby star where astronomers have observed evidence for the earliest stages of planet formation. The image...
Subaru telescope discovers ‘fossil’ in outer solar system
The orbit of 2023 KQ14 (in red) compared to the orbits of the other three sednoids (in white). 2023 KQ14was...
Distant galaxy protocluster harbors a remarkably evolved core, observations find
An RGB image of A2744-z7p9OD using the F090W, F277W and F444W filters, with overlaid points indicating the positions of spectroscopically...
How likely is life on Mars?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Mars is by far the most Earth-like planet in the solar system… but that's not saying...
One survey by NASA’s Roman could unveil 100,000 cosmic explosions
This infographic describes the High-Latitude Time-Domain Survey that will be conducted by NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The survey's...
Taking a realistic look at terraforming Mars
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers with a variety of backgrounds and affiliated with multiple institutions in the...
Astronomers use simulations to reconstruct three-star ejection from R136 cluster
Schematic representation of the runaway stars VFTS 590, the binary star Mel 39 and the binary star Mel 34 ejected...
