Scientists have discovered a mysterious wall at the Solar System’s Edge.
On November 5, 2018, NASA’s Voyager 2 joined its sister aircraft Voyager 1 beyond the heliosphere, ‘the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields created by our…
Every 17 hours, Uranus is emitting gas into space
Uranus is an unusual planet with a humorous name and it has been discovered that the planet spins on an unconventional axis, which means its magnetic field…
1000 light years away from Earth, this object was captured on camera
From time to time, neutron stars do something very, very strange. The rate of its rotation changes absurdly. This is called glitching, and we do not know…
Asteroid develops two tails following impact with DART collision
Astronomers have been keenly watching the asteroid Didymos since the historic DART mission successfully crashed a spacecraft into it last month. And now, Hubble has detected something unexpected –…
In a universe that is parallel to our own, time is run backwards
According to a new study, a “anti-universe” where time goes backwards could exist alongside ours. The idea is based on the fact that nature includes fundamental symmetries,…
What would happen if you continued to move forward in a straight line?
Is the Universe finite or infinite? Is it infinite or does it loop back on itself? This is what would happen if you traveled indefinitely. Our view…
Tomorrow, the “Cannibal” coronal mass ejection from the “black plasma plume” will strike Earth
A plume of “dark plasma” hurled from the sun will be engulfed to form a “cannibal” coronal mass ejection which will sideswipe the Earth on Thursday (Aug. 18), causing…
What number of meteorites strike Earth each year?
Every year, millions of rocky shards from outer space burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, many briefly flaring and appearing in the sky as “shooting stars.” But how…
Moon pits with a temperate climate would be the ideal place for human lunar bases
The shady bottoms of lunar pits remain at a comfortable 17°C no matter the time of day or night, according to recent observations by the Lunar Reconnaissance…
First evidence of light behind a black hole
Scientists have observed light from behind a black hole for the first time, confirming a prediction based on Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Dan Wilkins of…