Astronomy

Space Saturn’s rings and moon Titan formed through ancient moon collisions

A new model links Saturn’s rings and Titan to ancient moon collisions, revealing a surprisingly violent recent history.

Space Astronomers spot ‘jellyfish galaxy’ torn apart 8.5 billion years ago Joseph Shavit

Space Dark matter may consist of particles with different masses Joshua Shavit

Space The Milky Way’s core may be dense dark matter, not a black hole Joseph Shavit

Space Asteroid Bennu sample finds life’s building blocks formed in space ice Mac Oliveau

Space JWST solves a longstanding mystery of giant planet formation Joseph Shavit

Space Student made cosmic dust in the lab revealing life’s early chemical origins Joshua Shavit

Space JWST finds a surprise flood of organic molecules in a hidden galaxy Joseph Shavit

Space Astronomers find clearest evidence yet of a dark matter subhalo near the Sun Joseph Shavit

Space NASA spots colossal eruptions shaking Io — Jupiter’s most volcanic moon Joshua Shavit

Space Giant dark matter ‘sheet’ may shape galactic motion in the Milky Way Joseph Shavit

Space Black hole ‘Jetty McJetface’ keeps brightening years after it shredded a star Joseph Shavit

Space Record-breaking neutrino points to exploding primordial black hole Joseph Shavit

Space Largest sulfur-bearing molecule ever found in space links interstellar chemistry to life Joshua Shavit

Space Mercury Is Not Dead: Bright Streaks Reveal Ongoing Activity Joseph Shavit

Space AI Tool Uncovers Hundreds of Hidden Cosmic Oddities in Hubble Data Shy Cohen

Space JWST confirmed the most distant galaxy ever observed at 13.5 billion light years away Joseph Shavit