Astronomers are Starting to Understand the Quasar Lifecycle
Supermassive black holes have a complicated lifecycle. Sometimes they're "on", blasting out tremendous amounts of energy, and sometimes they're "off',…
Galaxy Mergers can Boost Star Formation, and it can Also Shut it Down
Galaxy mergers are beautiful sights, but ultimately deadly. In the midst of the collision, the combined galaxy will shine brighter…
A Sunlike Star Found With Four (No, Five!) Exoplanets Orbiting It
Thanks to an international team astronomers led from MIT, a nearby Sun-like star has been spotted with a system of…
A Crater on Venus Indicates the Planet Hasn’t Been Volcanic for a Long Time
Venus may not have had Earth-like tectonic plates or volcanism for the last billion years, according to a new study.…
Neutrinos Have a Newly Discovered Method of Interacting With Matter, Opening up Ways to Find Them
Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently conducted another neutrino experiment that could lead to the discovery of new…
White Dwarf Atmospheres Might Contain the Pulverized Crusts of Their Dead Planets
Astronomers have developed a new technique to search for exoplanets - by looking for their crushed up bones in the…
2020 Ties for the Hottest Year on Record
According to NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), 2020 tied 2016 for being the hottest year on record!
We Now Have a 3D Map of The 525 Closest Brown Dwarfs
Zooniverse brings out the best of the internet - it leverages the skills of average people to perform scientific feats…
Exoplanetary System Found With 6 Worlds in Orbital Resonance
200 light-years away from Earth, there's a K-type main-sequence star named TOI (TESS Object of Interest) 178. When Adrian Leleu,…
Iceland is a Similar Environment to Ancient Mars
A new study conducted by NASA scientists and Rice University shows how Iceland's environment is the closest analog on Earth…