2+ hour, 35+ min ago   (378+ words) Learn why only 14 out of over 6,000 exoplanets orbit two stars, and how Einstein's general theory of relativity may be to blame. "You have a scarcity of circumbinary planets in general and you have an absolute desert around binaries," said first…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (499+ words) Learn about 2024 YR4, the asteroid with a 4 percent chance of hitting the Moon in 2032, and the possible timeline of effects that could follow. The impact would announce itself with light. The researchers estimate that the collision could produce a flash reaching…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (486+ words) Learn how physicists recreated the early universe's primordial soup, known as quark-gluon plasma, and discovered how it responds when particles race through it. Right after the Big Bang, the universe existed as an ultra-hot, ultra-dense fluid made of quarks and…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (608+ words) Learn about the bright streaks that may represent recent geological activity on Mercury, which has been considered a dead planet in the past. Mercury's barren surface has led to the planet being labeled as "dead," but signs of geological activity…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (464+ words) Find out how to watch the upcoming Snow Moon, a full moon that will shine exceptionally bright on Feb. 1, 2026. To mark the start of February 2026, a full moon known as the "Snow Moon" will rise in the night sky early…...

1+ week, 55+ min ago   (438+ words) Learn about the new map that shows how dark matter bends light emitted by galaxies and keeps a tight hold on normal matter in the universe. Dark matter's existence was first proposed in 1933 by Swiss-American astronomer Fritz Zwicky, who knew…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (537+ words) Learn more about the vast metallic cloud that dimmed a sun-like star, puzzling astronomers. In September 2024, astronomers noticed something peculiar. A star not too dissimilar to our sun suddenly lost its brightness, appearing 40 times dimmer than normal. There was no…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (456+ words) Learn more about Point Nemo, a remote area in the Pacific where the ISS will be sent in 2030 or 2031. Point Nemo has the distinction of being the most remote place on Earth. Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (548+ words) Learn more about the hunt for bacteria on Mars and how astronauts will need to make sure they aren't bringing any dormant bacteria with them to the Red Planet. One of the coolest things about bacteria is that some can…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (518+ words) Learn how studying microbial communities during long-duration spaceflight could also reveal new ways to support human health and agriculture on Earth. In a new Perspective article published in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, an international research team outlines how studying biofilms…...