| Oct 2 | Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus just revealed stunning new clues to life Fresh analysis of Cassini data has revealed new complex organic molecules inside ice grains spewing from Enceladus. These discoveries strengthen the case that the moon’s underground ocean hosts chemistry similar to life’s building blocks on Earth.... |
| Oct 1 | Scientists may be closing in on dark matter’s true identity The LUX-ZEPLIN detector is breaking new ground in the hunt for dark matter, setting unprecedented limits on WIMP particles. Its results not only narrow the possibilities for dark matter but also open exciting paths toward other rare physics discov... |
| Oct 1 | Scientists just found the strongest signs of life on Mars yet Perseverance rover data shows Jezero Crater once held a calm lake, leaving behind mudstones rich in organic-linked minerals. The presence of iron-phosphate and iron-sulfide nodules suggests processes resembling microbial activity on Earth. Scienti... |
| Oct 1 | Webb spots first hints of atmosphere on a potentially habitable world Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope are unraveling the mysteries of TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized exoplanet 40 light years away that could harbor liquid water. Early data suggests hints of an atmosphere, but much remains uncertain. Rese... |
| Sep 30 | New rocket fuel compound packs 150% more energy A new boron-rich compound, manganese diboride, delivers much higher energy density than current solid-rocket materials while remaining stable until intentionally ignited. Its power comes from an unusual, strained atomic structure formed during ult... |
| Sep 30 | Scientists just solved Uranus’ coldest mystery For decades, Uranus baffled scientists because it seemed to have no internal heat. Now, new computer modeling shows the planet actually emits more energy than it receives from the Sun. This subtle warmth suggests Uranus’ story is more complex than... |
| Sep 30 | Astronomers stunned as fiery auroras blaze on a planet without a star The James Webb Telescope has revealed fierce auroras, storms, and unchanging sand-like clouds on the rogue planet SIMP-0136. These insights are pushing the boundaries of our understanding of alien atmospheres and exoplanet weather. |
| Sep 29 | Hubble finds a hybrid galaxy with a mysterious and violent past Hubble has captured a striking new image of NGC 2775, a galaxy that defies easy classification. Blending features of spirals, ellipticals, and lenticulars, its puzzling structure may be the result of past galactic mergers. |
| Sep 29 | Earth was born dry until a cosmic collision made it a blue planet Scientists have shown that Earth’s basic chemistry solidified within just three million years of the Solar System’s formation. Initially, the planet was barren and inhospitable, missing water and carbon compounds. A colossal collision with Theia l... |
| Sep 29 | Black hole discovery confirms Einstein and Hawking were right A fresh black hole merger detection has offered the clearest evidence yet for Einstein’s relativity and Hawking’s predictions. Scientists tracked the complete cosmic collision, confirming that black holes are defined by mass and spin. They also ga... |
| Sep 26 | Hidden galaxy bursting with baby stars, X-ray fireworks, and cosmic... Although this spiral galaxy appears unremarkable from afar, NGC 7456 is bursting with newborn stars and glowing gas, providing researchers with insight into galactic evolution. |
| Sep 26 | The surprising new particle that could finally explain dark matter Physicists are eyeing charged gravitinos—ultra-heavy, stable particles from supergravity theory—as possible Dark Matter candidates. Unlike axions or WIMPs, these particles carry electric charge but remain undetectable due to their scarcity. With d... |
| Sep 25 | A rogue black hole is beaming energy from a nearby dwarf galaxy Astronomers detected a black hole displaced nearly a kiloparsec from the center of a dwarf galaxy 230 million light-years away. Unlike most, it is actively feeding and producing radio jets, making it one of the most convincing off-nuclear cases ev... |
| Sep 23 | NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity captures stunning details of alien rock... Curiosity is exploring Mars’ boxwork terrain, where ridges and hollows may have formed from cementation and erosion. The rover has been documenting rock textures and chemistry, comparing smoother ridge rocks with nodular hollow-edge rocks. Scienti... |
| Sep 23 | 10 people who beat 8,000 others to become NASA astronaut candidates NASA has chosen 10 new astronaut candidates who will train for missions to the Moon and Mars. Their selection represents a powerful blend of talent and ambition, fueling humanity’s next great leaps into space. |
| Sep 23 | The Universe’s first magnetic fields were shockingly weak, but chan... Primordial magnetic fields, billions of times weaker than a fridge magnet, may have left lasting imprints on the Universe. Researchers ran over 250,000 simulations to show how these fields shaped the cosmic web, then validated the results with obs... |
| Sep 21 | Could these strange rocks be the first true evidence of life on Mars? In Jezero Crater’s Bright Angel formation, Perseverance has found rocks rich in organic molecules and minerals linked to microbial metabolism. Their arrangement hints at redox reactions that resemble Earth’s life-driven chemistry. While not proof ... |
| Sep 21 | Neutrinos may be the hidden force behind gold and platinum When two neutron stars collide, they unleash some of the most powerful forces in the universe, creating ripples in spacetime, showers of radiation, and even the building blocks of gold and platinum. Now, new simulations from Penn State and the Uni... |
| Sep 21 | Hubble reveals baby stars in a galaxy torn by gravity Hubble’s latest look at Messier 96 reveals a warped spiral galaxy glowing with rings of stellar birth. The new details shed light on how stars emerge and influence their surroundings. |
| Sep 21 | NASA just confirmed its 6,000th alien world. Some are truly bizarre NASA has confirmed 6,000 exoplanets, marking a major milestone in humanity’s quest to understand other worlds. From gas giants hugging their stars to planets covered in lava or clouds of gemstones, the diversity of discoveries is staggering. With ... |