Protostars Can Siphon Material from Far Away
When stars are born, they do it inside a molecular cloud. Astronomers long assumed that the "crèche" supplied all the…
A Monster Solar Storm Struck Earth 14,300 Years Ago
Because of our dependence on technology, a powerful solar storm would be a catastrophe, shutting down the electrical grid and…
Imagine What Life Would be Like on a Giant Rotating Space Station
Inspiration can come in all forms, but one of the best ways to convey ideas and get people excited about…
JWST Observes the Kuiper Belt: Sedna, Gonggong, and Quaoar
Using data acquired by the JWST, an international team of planetary scientists have revealed new insights about some of the…
Small Magnetic Fields Have a Big Impact on the Sun's Atmosphere
Surrounding the brilliant Sun is a layer of diffuse plasma known as the corona. You can't see it most of…
In 250 Million Years, a Single Supercontinent will Form, Wiping Out Nearly all Mammals
A recent study published in Nature Geoscience uses supercomputer climate models to examine how a supercontinent, dubbed Pangea Ultima (also…
Mercury is Still Shrinking
Mercury is considered a scorching, barren landscape that would literally melt your face off if you were standing on it…
NASA's Psyche Mission is off to Asteroid Psyche
NASA's Psyche mission just launched on a six year journey to explore a metal world in the Asteroid Belt.
China Chooses the Site for their TRIDENT Neutrino Detector
China is building a new neutrino detector named TRIDENT, the Tropical Deep-sea Neutrino Telescope. They're building it in the South…
A Huge New Gaia Data Release: More Stars, Gravitational Lenses and Asteroids
The ESA's Gaia mission is releasing a new tranche of astronomical data. The mission has released three regular, massive hauls…