Interstellar Comet Borisov is so Pristine, it’s Probably Never Been Close to a Star Before
By comparing our local Comet Hale-Bopp to the interstellar visitor 2I/Borisov, a team of astronomers have concluded that the interloper…
Satellites Have Brightened the Skies by About 10% Across the Entire Planet
New research has found that as the number of satellites in Earth orbit continues to increase, their accumulated light pollution…
TESS has Found 2,200 Potential Exoplanets so far
Exoplanetology has been on a tear recently. This is largely due to an abundance of data collected by a new…
If Astronomers see Isoprene in the Atmosphere of an Alien World, There’s a Good Chance There’s Life There
According to new research from MIT, isoprene is another biosignature we should be on the lookout for on exoplanets!
In a Comprehensive new Test, the EmDrive Fails to Generate any Thrust
The EmDrive is a hypothetical rocket that proponents claim can generate thrust with no exhaust. This would violate all known…
Clear Signs of Recent Erosion on Mars
Erosion can take many forms. Most commonly known is water wearing away the sides of creeks or lakes. But wind…
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has a Dark Secret. It Feeds on Smaller Storms
Jupiter's Great Red Spot - the largest and most powerful of all the storms in the solar system - has…
There are Ocean Currents Under the ice on Enceladus
Underneath its shell of ice, the globe-spanning ocean of Enceladus isn't sitting still. Instead, it might possibly host massive ocean…
A Billion Years From now There won’t be Much Oxygen in the Earth’s Atmosphere
Breathe it while you still can. A new research study forecasts the future of oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere and…
The Debris Cloud From a Supernova Shows an Imprint of the Actual Explosion
Computer models are continuing to play an increasing role in scientific discovery. Everything from the first moments after the Big…