Joana Campos

A study provides a new look at the strategies that plants have developed to survive in difficult places. Find out more here!

The expansion rate of the Universe has two different but very precise values that are not compatible. This problem, known as the Hubble tension, joins other questions, such as the origin of dark energy and the flatness problem.

On January 3, 2019, China's Chang'e-4 lander landed on the far side of the Moon and sent out the Yutu rover. Find out more here!

The cryovolcanic comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, which will make its closest approach to Earth next year, once again showed its characteristic 'horns' after its second major eruption in four months.

Scientists using the H.E.S.S. observatory in Namibia have detected the highest-energy gamma rays ever emitted by a dead star called a "pulsar." Find out more here!

Although the Earth is warming, a new study suggests that the atmosphere could cause long periods of extreme cold or rain in winter in some regions. Find out more here!

The planet 8 Ursae Minoris b orbits a star about 530 light years away that is dying and should have already swallowed the planet. Why hasn't it?

Artificial intelligence is a broad term and has several applications. Astronomers have been using AI to study celestial bodies, making their work faster and easier.