Violent Star Explosion 2 Billion Light-Years Away Reveals Long-Lasting Reverse Shockwave
A gamma-ray burst detected in 2016 gave astronomers a chance to explore the outflow of energy from the exploded star.
Einstein’s Theory Of Relativity Validated Near Milky Way’s Central Supermassive Black Hole
Weighing as much as four million suns, the black hole carries a strong gravitational field, which makes one of the most challenging conditions to test theories of gravitational physics.
Yellowstone Super-Volcano Is Not Powered By Earth’s Core, Scientists Reveal
A researcher produced X-ray images of Earth's interior to understand how the volcano was powered several million years ago.
Sounds Of The Sun: Listen To The Eruption-Revealing Hum Of Our Star
The sound waves are helping scientists understand what's happening inside the Sun.
Prehistoric Hippo-Like Creature Identified From Long-Forgotten ‘Dinosaur’ Bone
The bone remained in the cabinet of a university museum for decades before being investigated.
Water On Mars: Lake Found One Mile Below Red Planet’s South Pole
A series of radar observations helped a team of Italian researchers discover a liquid body of water hiding beneath the planet's polar ice cap.
Earthquake-Triggered Landslides Could Soon Be Predicted With New Model
The model could aid relief work and save thousands of lives in the aftermath of an earthquake.
Ceres’ Surface Features Are Pretty Similar To Some On Earth
NASA’s Dawn has been imaging Ceres and its surface since 2015, but just recently, the agency released some of its photographs to show the uncanny similarities with Earth.
Astronomers Observe Halo Of Young Galaxy 10 Billion Light-Years Away
Researchers used a new instrument at Keck Observatory to trace the movement of gas in the halo of the distant galaxy.
One Huge Formation On Mars Causes Most Of Martian Surface Dust
Scientists analyzed the chemical composition of dust to pin down the exact region of its origin.
NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft Observes Unusual Proton Aurora On Day Side Of Mars
The phenomenon was observed when MAVEN was using its Imaging UltraViolet Spectrograph to study the atmosphere of the red planet.
Signs Of Life On Europa Could Be Inches Below Jovian Moon's Surface
Scientists created a radiation map to determine what could be the best locations to find possible biosignatures on the Jovian moon.
Russia’s Fedor Rescue Robots Could Fly To International Space Station In 2019
The bots made huge headlines after showcasing abilities to shoot a gun with both hands last year.
Russian Hackers Reportedly Compromised US Power Control Rooms, Claimed ‘Hundreds Of Victims’
The hackers used conventional spoofing mechanisms to gain access to the secure network.
Andromeda Galaxy Shredded Milky Way’s Massive Sibling Some 2 Billion Years Ago
Researchers used computer simulations to piece together the evidence suggesting the presence of another massive galaxy in the local group.
Hair Loss, Wrinkles, Other Visible Symptoms Of Aging Reversed In Mice
The researchers explored the role of mitochondria, the powerhouse of the cell, in aging to achieve this breakthrough.
SpaceX Hyperloop Competition: German Students’ Pod Hits Record Speed, Wins Again
Their self-propelled pod broke the previous speed-record and clocked a top speed of 290 mph on SpaceX's one-mile-long test track in California.
World’s Fastest Spinning Object Developed, Rotates 60 Billion Times Every Second
The researchers used silica, common chemical compound, and lasers to levitate and spin the object at ultra-fast speeds.
Radio Waves To Help Track Space Debris, Dead Satellites
The new technique would not just save money, but also billions of dollars worth of technology orbiting in space.
How NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Will Approach The Sun Without Melting
The probe will be exposed to temperatures going into millions of degrees, which, can melt electronic components in no time whatsoever.
Russian Nuclear Warhead-Capable Underwater Drone Poseidon Goes Into Testing
The drone has been in development for years but was first announced by President Putin a few months ago during his address to the two houses of the Russian parliament.
Spiky Armored Dinosaur Fossil From 76 Million Years Ago Found In Utah
The dinosaur would have been 13 to 16 feet long and three and a half feet.
Titan, Saturn’s Largest Moon, Seen In Clearest-Ever Infrared Images
The images were created after combining the data collected by the Cassini spacecraft during it's 13-year mission on Saturn.
Ancient Lake Deposits Show Earth's Biosphere Before Animals Emerged Was Very Different
The researchers collected samples from an evaporating lake in Ontario and used sophisticated techniques to trace 1.4 billion-year-old signs of atmospheric oxygen.
NASA's HaloSat To Hunt For Universe’s Missing Matter In Milky Way’s Halo
Hundreds of thousands of years after the birth of the universe, normal matter evolved into what we see today, but according to current mass estimates, it is just half of what should be present.
Young Star Seen Gobbling Up Baby Planets 450 Light-Years Away
Scientists made this observation while studying strange dimming phases of a star just as massive as our sun.
Vastness Of Space: Every Dot In This Photograph Is A Whole Galaxy
Many of the galaxies captured in this image came to be to be in a young universe and sit billions of light years away from Earth.
Blue Origin Live Stream: New Shepard Rocket To Make Ninth Test-Flight
The company hopes to build on these flights and fly passengers on quick sub-orbital trips.
Massive Stash Of Diamonds Likely Hidden Deep Within Earth, Seismic Study Reveals
The researchers made the discovery while trying to solve a strange seismic anomaly.
Jupiter Moons: 12 New Satellites Found Orbiting Gas Giant, Including Tiny ‘Oddball’
The findings bolster the theory that Jupiter's moons have been indulged in head-on collisions in the past.