Researchers theorize that, under the right conditions, carbon-rich exoplanets could generate huge quantities of diamonds beneath their surface. The recipe including heat, pressure, carbon, water,…
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Scientists have detected higher-than-expected levels of a chemical in Venus's atmosphere that may indicate the presence of life. The chemical can be produced by microbes,…
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NASA wants to enlist private companies to build hardware that can gather lunar surface samples and prepare them for return to Earth at a later…
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Scientists using a powerful radio telescope array scanned over 10 million stars in the hunt for technological signatures that would indicate the presence of intelligent…
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Scientists have discovered traces of rust minerals on the Moon's surface. The Moon has iron, but no liquid water or oxygen, so rust shouldn't be…
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Astronomers have observed what they believe is a triple-star system in space surrounded by a chaotic disc of dust that could form planets. The stars…
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NASA's Hubble telescope spotted a wispy orange ribbon in space, but it's actually the destructive blast wave of a supernova. The supernova is located in…
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Scientists using NASA's Fermi space telescope have spotted a distant galaxy that looks strangely familiar. The galaxy has the appearance of a TIE Fighter, a…
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Scientists are trying to narrow down the possible sources of gamma radiation coming from the center of the Milky Way. The latest research shoots down…
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An experiment has proven that bacteria can survive in the harsh conditions of space for years on end. A Japanese mission placed bacteria pellets in…
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NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be able to detect rogue planets by spotting their gravitational lensing. The telescope, which is slated to launch…
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Research shows that cooled lava tubes beneath the surface of the Moon and Mars could be used as temporary shelter or even locations for settlements. …
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Researchers have theorized that our Sun once had a binary companion or another star that was roughly the same size as itself. The binary pair…
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Researchers have spotted interesting changes in the South Atlantic Anomaly, which is a region of Earth's magnetic field that has a large dent. The area…
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Astronomers using observations from the Hubble Space Telescope have come up with a new theory as to why the star Betelgeuse is dimming. The researchers…
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NASA's TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, has completed its primary mission and will now move on to an extended mission where it will continue…
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Astronomers have spotted a new gas giant exoplanet that formed roughly 160 million years ago and is now glowing pink. The big pink planet is…
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Researchers say they've found evidence of recent activity on the surface of the dwarf planet Ceres that suggests there's water beneath the surface. If Ceres…
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NASA used the sunlight beaming through Earth's atmosphere and bouncing off of the Moon to analyze our planet's atmosphere. The experiment was a sort of…
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Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory have captured the most detailed images yet of a planetary nebula that looks like a brightly colored butterfly. The…
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Astronomers have discovered some truly ancient stars hanging around the edges of the Milky Way galaxy. The scientists believe the stars are all that remains…
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Scientists have pinpointed the best place on the planet to stick a telescope, but you wouldn't want to live there. The highest ice dome on…
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There is no evidence that life currently exists on Mars, and its surface is not considered habitable due to radiation and temperature extremes. Beneath the…
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The Hubble Space Telescope recently snapped one of the most incredible photos of Saturn ever. The image was captured on July 4th and shows Saturn,…
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NASA is doing everything it can to avoid bringing Earthly organisms to other worlds, but what if we should be doing the opposite? Seeding other…
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An unseen object appears to be interacting with other objects along the edge of our solar system, and researchers don't know exactly what it is. …
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A new cosmic structure was just discovered that may hold an incredible number of galaxies, stars, and planets. The structure is now known as the…
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