The next full moon, in April, will determine the date of Easter. This has been the case for nearly two thousand years, since the First Council of Nicaea decided how to establish the date of this religious holiday.
Astronomy
Historic images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope make it possible to analyze in real time how comets fragment as they leave the solar system.
NASA's new plan is fascinating and revolutionary: to build bases on the Moon as the ultimate stepping stone to reach Mars, marking the beginning of an unprecedented era of space exploration.
Two protoplanets, one five times as big as Jupiter and the other ten times the size, are forming near the young star WISPIT 2.
What effect do solar storms have on the atmosphere of our sister planet, Mars? Imperial researchers investigate.
Ganymede stands out in our solar system as the largest moon, even surpassing planets like Mercury, and for harboring a saltwater ocean beneath its icy crust.
A recent study suggests that searching for unusually cold stars could reveal alien megastructures. The key lies in detecting the residual heat these civilizations would emit when harnessing vast amounts of stellar energy.
Motions of the stars and gases within the Small Magellanic Cloud have long been viewed as irregular when compared to other galaxies. A recent study points to the likelihood of a collision with its neighbor.
After Earth, the Moon is the most studied celestial body, but there is still no definitive explanation for its origin. A giant impact or multiple impacts? Without a doubt, its origin was violent.
When talking about extreme objects in the universe, it is impossible not to think of neutron stars. The gravitational collapse of an entire star has fused protons with electrons, creating unimaginable densities.
A new study proposes addressing the Hubble tension by comparing estimates of the age of the universe derived from some of the oldest stars in the galaxy.
A study shows that Martian regolith reduces the activity of tardigrades, but the use of water lessens the toxic effects on life.