In the final moments of comet 3I/ATLAS in the solar system, observations revealed the presence of methane in its composition.
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An asteroid will come very close to our planet in April 2029, giving the European Space Agency the opportunity to study it in detail thanks to the launch of a probe that will head toward it.
We have all noticed how the Moon looks enormous when it rises over the horizon. However, this phenomenon is a fascinating illusion created by our own mind.
A sudden drop in power forced the shutdown of the low-energy charged particles experiment. This was part of a contingency crafted in advance by NASA engineers in the event of a sudden power drop.
Sometimes the Moon seems to glow even on its dark side, and it is not an optical illusion, but a real phenomenon: Earth illuminating its own satellite in a curious and special celestial display.
Discovered in the dwarf galaxy Pictor II, the star PicII-503 shows an extreme iron deficiency: this chemical signature makes it the clearest example of a star within a primordial system that preserves the chemical enrichment of the Universe’s first stars.
An article published in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics suggests that dark matter may be more diverse than previously thought.
Although Venus’s surface is a toxic hellscape, its mysterious temperate clouds could hide extraterrestrial microorganisms originating from a distant past with a common origin shared with Earth.
Beneath an immense shell of ice, Europa hides a global ocean. An incredible space mission is speeding through the solar system seeking to answer our greatest question: could it harbor extraterrestrial life?
Artemis II entered a new phase in 2026 following its successful April 1 launch, and the next steps are already being planned.
An exoplanet as dense as lead is challenging what we know about the universe. Its incredible compactness intrigues scientists and raises new questions: how do these extreme worlds form, and what do they reveal about planetary evolution?
Fifteen new moons have been discovered in the Solar System: four orbit Jupiter and eleven orbit Saturn. And all of them offer fascinating clues about Earth's past.