A new study shows that isolated planets and giants can create their own planetary systems far from their stars.
Astronomy
A recent study is reigniting hopes that the Red Planet may still harbor, or may once have supported, the ingredients for life.
James Webb has recorded an event that could explain how supermassive black holes appeared in the universe.
New research shows that ancient moonquakes, not meteorite impacts, were responsible for altering the landscape at the Apollo 17 landing site. The finding poses key risks for future human missions.
The starry sky is perhaps the first book in which, using the language of the constellations, the ancients wrote mythological tales, passing them on to subsequent generations. In this series of articles, we propose a reading of this celestial book, beginning with the constellation of Cepheus.
A team of geophysicists and geologists has developed a high-fidelity Martian soil simulator, called UPRS-1, that almost perfectly reproduces the regolith of Utopia Planitia on the Red Planet.
Astronomers have discovered a 300-km-diameter object in the outer reaches of our solar system. Its rather unusual orbit could call into question the existence of the famous Planet 9.
John Sandusky, a scientist at Sandia Space Telescope, proposes a bold idea: reusing heliostats at night to detect near-Earth asteroids. His proposal promises to be a low-cost alternative to conventional telescopes.
The accelerated growth of the space industry is worrying the scientific community because of its impact on the ozone layer, which is still recovering after decades of damage.
NASA's DART mission deflected an asteroid in 2022, but released a torrent of space rocks on unpredictable trajectories, now forcing astronomers to rethink planetary defense strategies.
What cosmic delights with NASA’s latest space telescope reveal and what will they tell us about our universe?
What's more sensational? The discovery itself or the technique used? Thanks to an innovative technique, a study has discovered traces of planets already present while stars were still forming.