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An illustration of a Jupiter mass planet migrating through a protoplanetary disk.
New research from the University of Tokyo uses tidal timing to identify hot Jupiters that moved inward through calm disk migration.
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An artist’s impression shows a black hole’s accretion disc with its inner region wobbling as the orbiting material shifts orientation around the central object.
SpaceAstronomers discover spacetime drag around a supermassive black hole — as predicted by EinsteinJoseph Shavit
Study findings suggest the history of the terrestrial atmosphere, spanning billions of years, could be preserved in buried lunar soils.
SpaceEarth’s magnetic field funneled atmospheric elements to the Moon over billions of yearsJoseph Shavit
A massive young planet orbiting two tightly bound stars has been directly imaged for the first time at solar system–like distances
SpaceAstronomers spot closest giant planet orbiting binary stars ever observedJoseph Shavit
New high resolution images show that nova eruptions unfold through layered bursts of gas, delayed ejections and fast moving shocks that light up the sky.
SpaceNew images reveal an early-stage stellar eruption (nova) in stunning detailJoseph Shavit
An artist’s rendering shows TOI-561 b with a thick atmosphere over a global magma ocean, supported by Webb observations indicating the planet isn’t a bare rock despite intense stellar radiation.
SpaceJWST may have found a thick atmosphere in an unexpected place — an ultra-hot super-EarthJoseph Shavit
On Oct. 5, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope gave astronomers their clearest view of GRB 250702B’s host galaxy, which is so far away its light takes about 8 billion years to reach us.
SpaceThe seven-hour flash: Astronomers discover the longest gamma-ray burst on recordJoseph Shavit
Pale rocks found by Perseverance suggest Mars once had heavy rain and long-lasting water that may support past life.
SpaceWhite rocks on Mars point to ancient rainfall and a wetter planetJoseph Shavit
A new look at distant quasars split by gravity shows the universe may be growing faster than expected
SpaceNew gravitational lens measurements reveal a faster expansion rate for the universeJoshua Shavit
Michaela “Michi” Benthaus is set to become the first wheelchair user to reach suborbital space.
SpaceBlue Origin launch to mark first-ever wheelchair user in spaceJoseph Shavit
This image shows the gas disc in a computer simulation of a Milky Way-like galaxy from the Auriga suite. Colours represent the ratio of magnesium (Mg) to iron (Fe), revealing that the galactic centre (pink) is poor in Mg, while the outskirts (green) are Mg-rich. These chemical patterns provide important clues about how the galaxy formed.
SpaceThe Milky Way’s stars reveal a hidden history of two galaxies in oneJoseph Shavit
A surge in satellites is clogging Earth’s orbit and dirtying the air above. New research shows cleanup can work if industry shares the gains.
SpaceSpace is filled with junk, and scientists say it is time to start cleaningJoshua Shavit
A massive new project maps dark matter using 100 million galaxies, turning old telescope data into a clearer picture of the universe.
SpaceA massive new project maps dark matter using 100 million galaxiesJoseph Shavit
Artist's concept of a planet called TRAPPIST-1d passing in front of the star TRAPPIST-1.
SpaceTRAPPIST-1’s solar flares could reshape the search for habitable planetsJoseph Shavit
Astronomers uncover how passing stars and exploding giants shaped the gas around our solar system and may still shield Earth today
SpaceAstronomers reveal how passing stars and exploding giants shaped our early solar systemJoseph Shavit
Fermilab’s neutrino beam accelerator complex in Batavia, Illinois, where scientists created a beam of neutrinos by firing protons into a carbon target, producing charged particles that decay into neutrinos and other particles. The unwanted particles are absorbed by the Earth, leaving a pure neutrino beam that travels to a 14,000-ton detector 500 miles away in northern Minnesota.
SpaceNeutrinos may explain why anything exists at all, study findsJoshua Shavit
Image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, showing two dwarf galaxies (NGC 4490 and NGC 4485, depicted as glowing hues) connected by a wispy bridge of gas (seen as a red stream). There are regions of bright blue ionised gas visible in concentrated areas of the red stream.
SpaceAt 50 million-light-years long, scientists discover one of the universe’s largest structuresJoseph Shavit