22+ hour, 3+ min ago   (723+ words) Ancient dust from asteroid Ryugu reveals how nitrogen-rich compounds may have formed and survived before reaching young planets. Tiny grains collected from asteroid Ryugu have revealed how nitrogen-rich compounds may have formed and survived in space before reaching young planets....

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (775+ words) New gravitational wave observatories could detect ancient black hole mergers and reveal how the first stars shaped the early universe. New generations of gravitational wave detectors could soon detect the hidden remnants of the universe’s first stars, according to a…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (903+ words) New research suggests that giant sunspots may give the Sun the ability to produce rare and powerful superflares. New research suggests that the Sun may be capable of producing rare superflares, extreme eruptions that could release energy far beyond the…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (730+ words) A new study suggests that tiny salt fractures on Mars could temporarily trap liquid water and create protected environments for microbial life. A new study suggests that microscopic cracks inside Martian salt crystals could temporarily hold liquid water, creating possible…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (469+ words) Nasa’s curiosity rover has reached 5000 martian days on mars, marking a milestone in a mission that continues to study the planet’s ancient environments. When curiosity landed inside Gale crater on August 6, 2012, the rover began investigating whether mars once contained environments…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (985+ words) Scientists have demonstrated a new method to produce methane fuel from Martian carbon dioxide using an advanced copper catalyst. Researchers at the University of Mississippi have developed a method that could help future Mars missions produce rocket fuel directly from…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (618+ words) Using a next-generation telescope, astronomers investigated two distant sources that had puzzled researchers and found evidence pointing to a much more complex story. The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed that two mysterious objects from the early universe were not…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (231+ words) Astronomers have reconstructed a massive protostellar encounter that could reveal an unexpected route to building close binary stars. Astronomers have reconstructed the turbulent assembly of two massive young stars, finding evidence that they may have formed separately before a close…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (667+ words) A tiny asteroid detected just hours before impact has shown how quickly modern planetary defence systems can respond. An asteroid only about 80 centimetres wide was detected in space just hours before it entered Earth’s atmosphere, giving scientists a rare opportunity…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (530+ words) A new study reveals organic carbon in ancient Martian river rocks, adding another clue to the search for past life beyond Earth. A new analysis of ancient rocks on Mars has revealed organic carbon compounds that may provide new clues…...