2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (515+ words) A closer look at Mercury’s battered surface is revealing clues that could reshape scientists’ understanding of the planet’s hidden interior. Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, has been gradually shrinking for billions of years and may have lost more…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (622+ words) A proposed shortcut against global warming is gaining investment, but researchers warn that changing the atmosphere could create consequences no small experiment can predict. The Israeli-American company “Stardust Solutions” is developing technology to artificially cool the planet. The concept involves…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (506+ words) The spacecraft has spent years taking the long way around, and its most difficult maneuvers are only now beginning. The BepiColombo mission is beginning the final stage of its nearly eight-year journey to Mercury – the planet closest to the Sun…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (798+ words) The thin stellar trails astronomers hoped would expose invisible matter may be far less pristine than earlier theories assumed. New galactic simulations have shown that irregularities in the Milky Way’s stellar streams do not necessarily indicate the presence of dark…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (201+ words) A new observatory could transform how scientists study cosmic evolution, test Einstein’s theory, and search for worlds beyond our solar system. NASA is preparing to launch a new flagship space observatory – the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The spacecraft will…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (320+ words) Its extreme orbit brings the star into a region where gravity could reveal a hidden property of our galaxy’s central black hole. S301 is about 50% more massive than the Sun and five times brighter. As it travels along its orbit, its…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (348+ words) Hidden among ancient star clusters, a long-forgotten collision is helping scientists reconstruct how our galaxy grew into its present form. This is reported by Independent. Astronomers have determined that about 11.8 billion years ago, the Milky Way underwent one of the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (490+ words) A barely visible trail in a distant galaxy is giving scientists an unusual new method to investigate matter they cannot observe directly. For the first time, astronomers have detected a stellar stream beyond the Milky Way that formed from a…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (487+ words) Ancient temples, desert heat, and a darkened midday sky will create an extraordinary setting for visitors planning years ahead. On 2 August 2027, Luxor in southern Egypt will witness one of the longest total solar eclipses of the 21st century. Totality will last…...