Astronomers See Massive Stars Forming Together in Multiple Star Systems
All stars form in giant molecular clouds of hydrogen. But some stars are extraordinarily massive; the most massive one we…
Early Galaxies Looked Nothing Like What We See Today
Talk to anyone about galaxies and it often conjurs up images of spiral or elliptical galaxie. Thanks to a survey…
M87*'s Event Horizon Image. One Year Later
In 2017, a worldwide collection of radio telescopes gathered data about the event horizon around the supermassive black hole at…
This Strange-Looking Galaxy is Actually Two. And They're Merging
This strange-looking galaxy seems to be a spiral with a long tidal tail stretching away. It's known as Arp 122,…
The Ice Sheet on Mars is Even Thicker Than Previously Believed
Maybe Mars isn’t as dry as we thought. ESA's Mars Express has revealed new details about a region near Mars’…
A Biocatalytic Reactor for Detoxifying Water on Mars!
Mars is the next frontier of human space exploration, with NASA, China, and SpaceX all planning to send crewed missions…
The JWST Solves the Mystery of Ancient Light
The very early Universe was a dark place. It was packed with light-blocking hydrogen and not much else. Only when…
Planetary Surfaces: Why study them? Can they help us find life elsewhere?
Universe Today recently explored the importance of studying impact craters and what they can teach us about finding life beyond…
Early Mars Climate was Complex, with Streams Flowing Intermittently for Millions of Years
There's overwhelming evidence that Mars was once wet and warm. Rivers flowed across its surface and carved intricate channel systems…
NASA Selects a Sample Return Mission to Venus
In Dante Alighieri's epic poem The Divine Comedy, the famous words "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here" adorn the…