Evidence for a new planet in the exclusive solar system world
An astronomer re-analyzed satellite data from the 1980s and discovered a mysterious object that fits the theoretical predictions about the hypothetical Planet Nine.Astronomer Michael Rowan-Robinson presented an…
‘Planet killer’ asteroid found hiding in sun’s glare may hit Earth
Astronomers have discovered a giant asteroid hiding in the glare of the sun that might one day cross paths with Earth The 0.9-mile-wide (1.5 kilometers) asteroid is the largest…
Dead and alive at the same time: Black holes have quantum properties
Black holes have properties characteristic of quantum particles, a new study reveals, suggesting that the puzzling cosmic objects can be at the same time small and big,…
Watch out! You are currently viewing the first direct image of a new “solar system”
Just over 300 light-years away is a star that’s a lot like a very young version of our Sun, with multiple exoplanets orbiting it. That’s an interesting…
Astronomers spot largest potentially hazardous asteroid detected in last eight years
Twilight observations with the US Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, have enabled astronomers to…
NASA terminates infrared eyes to cosmos and space telescope
This composite image made available by NASA shows a neutron star, center, left behind by the explosion from the original star’s death in the constellation Taurus, observed…
Chinese researchers develop a quantum processor that is 60,000 times faster than modern supercomputers
The race is on to develop a quantum computer that can outpace a conventional supercomputer, and researchers from around the world are full-steam ahead. If scaled to adequate…
The Direct Fusion Drive That Could Get Us to Saturn in Just 2 Years
According to experts, the right kind of propulsion technology might transport spacecraft to Saturn in about two years. The direct fusion drive (DFD), a concept being explored by Princeton…
Massive stars emit a warning signal before going supernova
Massive stars (typically weighing from 8 to 20 solar masses) will become a hundred times fainter in visible light, before going supernova. The universe is a strange…
Scientists spar over underground lakes on Mars
The debate over the existence of underground water on Mars is heating up, even though some scientists argue it’s too cold there. Others, meanwhile, say there’s now…