3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (256+ words) NASA recently released a spectacular image of a nebula with a "superbubble." "The glittering stars at the center of the void are responsible for its creation; through their powerful stellar winds and explosive supernovae, these stars expelled much of the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (13+ words) Researchers could help explain the sun’s internal structure and its depleted lithium abundance....

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (302+ words) Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have a front-row seat to some of Earth's most colorful displays throughout 2026, including the northern and southern lights glowing far below. Orbiting roughly 260 miles above the planet, the space station provides a perspective few…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (477+ words) When two black holes find each other in the vastness of space, they can form a binary odd couple—and it’s more common than researchers expected. Scientists think most black holes are born when a star dies and its core…...

4+ hour, 37+ min ago   (552+ words) Earth's moon may have formed far faster than scientists once believed, with new simulations suggesting it came together in as little as five hours after a catastrophic collision. That unexpectedly short timeline could reshape researchers' understanding of one of the…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (94+ 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…...