Astronomers have recently unveiled a cosmic infant: TIDYE-1b, a planet that’s barely 3 million years old—practically a newborn when you consider Earth’s 4.5 billion-year lifespan. Located about 520 light-years away in the Taurus Molecular Cloud, this discovery is turning planetary ...
Hold onto your atoms because things might be getting wild at the tiniest scale imaginable! A recent study published in Physics of the Dark Universe suggests that minuscule black holes—primordial black holes (PBHs), to be exact—might not just be cosmic ...
Two Giant Asteroids, 25,000 Years Apart, Leave Huge Craters but No Climate Chaos Around 35.65 million years ago, Earth was hit by not one but two massive asteroids within a span of just 25,000 years. These space rocks—one as wide ...
A centuries-old shipwreck off the coast of Kenya might just be the smoking gun connecting us to Vasco da Gama’s final voyage—a true treasure trove for historians and adventurers alike. Lying near the town of Malindi, this underwater relic has ...
In a cosmic nursery 520 light-years away, astronomers have uncovered a planetary newborn: TIDYE-1b, also cataloged as IRAS 04125+2902 b. At a mere 3 million years old, this infant planet offers a rare glimpse into the early stages of planetary ...
It seems Earth’s tiniest inhabitants have once again proven their uncanny ability to adapt and thrive, even in conditions that would make the hardiest astronaut squirm. Recent research has uncovered that a sample from asteroid Ryugu, meticulously protected from contamination ...
Black holes are like the universe’s unsolved riddles, often wrapped in paradoxes and coated in enigma. And thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), this cosmic mystery has just gotten even juicier. Recent observations have uncovered colossal black holes ...
Imagine peering through a cosmic kaleidoscope where two galaxies align perfectly, their combined gravitational forces bending light from a distant quasar into a mesmerizing pattern. This isn’t science fiction—it’s the latest groundbreaking discovery in astrophysics. A Cosmic Coincidence In the ...
Astronomers have just thrown a cosmic wrench into our tidy models of galaxy formation, thanks to a jaw-dropping discovery: a galaxy with not one, not two, but three concentric rings. Imagine a celestial bull’s-eye floating 800 million light-years away! This ...
A hidden tunnel, stretching thousands of light-years across space, quietly connecting distant parts of the Milky Way like some cosmic highway. Recent studies suggest such an interstellar passage may be lurking near our own solar system, forming part of a ...
Ever wondered if we’re truly alone in the universe—or if there’s a bustling community of alien civilizations somewhere out there? Turns out, a new scientific model is shaking up what we think we know about life in the cosmos, offering ...
Imagine looking up at the Andromeda galaxy, a massive collection of stars 2.5 million light-years away, only to find one of its shining giants—the supergiant star M31-2014-DS1—has simply vanished. No cosmic fireworks, no explosion lighting up the night sky. Just… ...
Mark your calendars for a cosmic close call on Friday the 13th, April 2029. That’s when Apophis, an asteroid the size of the Empire State Building and aptly nicknamed the “God of Chaos,” will zoom by Earth at an unsettlingly ...
When it comes to the search for extraterrestrial life, one thing’s for sure: it’s no longer just sci-fi enthusiasts and conspiracy theorists raising their eyebrows. Last year, Congress found itself in the middle of an unusual conversation: a hearing on ...
For decades, the astronomical community has been abuzz with speculation about a potential ninth planet—dubbed “Planet Nine“—lurking in the distant reaches of our solar system. This hypothetical “super-Earth” is theorized to possess a mass approximately five to seven times that ...
Astrophysicists have uncovered a rare planetary system featuring a remarkably dense super-Earth and a non-transiting companion, orbiting a Sun-like star known as K2-360. The system, located about 600 light-years away, contains a unique ultra-short-period (USP) planet, K2-360 b, which completes ...
For decades, scientists have pondered whether Mars, that dry, red desert swirling in dust storms and alien landscapes, once held an ocean teeming with water. Now, a groundbreaking new study from China’s Zhurong rover mission has stirred up the debate ...
A satellite floating high above Earth, made not from metal but from good old-fashioned wood. Yes, you read that right—wood! The concept might sound straight out of a sci-fi novel or even a fairy tale, but LignoSat, the world’s first ...
Solar flares are flaring up again, and they’re giving us all a run for our frequencies. Since yesterday, powerful solar activity from our favorite blazing star has caused radio blackouts around the world. If you’ve been noticing strange radio disruptions ...
In a breakthrough discovery that has scientists and dinosaur enthusiasts buzzing, paleontologists have unearthed one of the oldest reptile fossils ever found, offering tantalizing insights into the early rise of dinosaurs. This fossilized reptile, named Gondwanax paraisensis, was recently uncovered ...
Ever wonder how many hidden planets could be lurking out there in the vastness of space, quietly orbiting stars we already know? While scientists have already confirmed the existence of almost 6,000 exoplanets beyond our solar system, it turns out ...
When you hear about asteroids whizzing past Earth, it’s usually in the context of doomsday movies or sci-fi novels. But come April 13, 2029, our reality might just flirt with science fiction. That’s the date when asteroid 99942 Apophis—a name ...
In a mind-bending discovery that has astronomers buzzing, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured something no one expected—a primordial black hole from the early universe expanding at a pace that defies current scientific theories. We’re talking about LID-568, a ...
When we imagine planets in the “habitable zone” around distant stars, it’s tempting to picture an interstellar Eden – a place where liquid water flows, temperatures are just right, and life could possibly thrive. But here’s the kicker: not every ...
Imagine uncovering a long-lost branch of your family tree—one that lived 42,000 years ago, in a world completely alien to ours. That’s what happened to a team of scientists led by Ludovic Slimak in 2015 when they discovered the remains ...