2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (363+ words) A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster than expected, the cosmos’ version of a grape shriveling into a raisin under the sun. Scientists from the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Space Research reported Thursday that…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (625+ words) The discovery might pave the way for answering one of the biggest unresolved questions about our universe Scientists may have found the most significant indication of dark matter ever. An intriguing particle interaction – found during a search for dark matter,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (348+ words) New research suggests that we might have missed something very important in our understanding of how the Moon formed. Despite its importance and relative proximity, scientists are still not sure how the Moon actually formed in the first place. But…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (626+ words) The discovery might pave the way for answering one of the biggest unresolved questions about our universe Scientists may have found the most significant indication of dark matter ever. An intriguing particle interaction – found during a search for dark matter,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (924+ words) Nasa has named its latest flagship space telescope after the American scientist Nancy Grace Roman. Roman’s contributions to astrophysics should have made her famous, yet many people will never have heard of her. For decades, astronomers have been spoiled with…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (532+ words) Mysterious material makes up most of the universe – but we don’t know where or what it is New computers simulations might let scientist find where dark matter is hiding. Astronomers have long known that much our universe is made up…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (339+ words) Stargazers across North and South America enjoyed the best view of the celestial spectacle The Moon briefly turned a deep, eerie red this morning as the Earth blocked out its light from the Sun in a lunar eclipse. Roughly 96 per…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (432+ words) Lunar surface will take on a strange, red colour – if you can wake up on time The UK is about to see a stunning, strange “blood Moon lunar eclipse” – though it comes with a catch. A lunar eclipse happens when…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (174+ words) Who will be able to see the ‘Blood Moon’ lunar eclipse this week? The Independent Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (494+ words) Eclipses occur in pairs because the sun, moon, and Earth align so precisely that one masks the other. The moon is next in line to pull a vanishing act. Having missed out on this month’s total solar eclipse, skywatchers across…...