Fast radio burst mystery perhaps finally solved, say scientists
The fast radio burst mystery which has baffled scientists for the past ten years may be finally solved, a team of astronomers and astrophysicists...
Alien megastructure just destruction of family of comets, scientists suggest
For all those who thought an alien megastructure could explain the bizarre dimming of star KIC 8462852, a team of scientists has concluded that...
Sun superflare with 100 billion megaton bomb force could cause disaster on Earth
A Sun superflare with the energy equivalent of a 100 billion megaton bomb could cause disaster on Earth – it could severely disrupt our...
Huge dark matter concentration in nearby dwarf galaxy discovered
A huge dark matter concentration has been discovered in a nearby dwarf galaxy called Triangulum II. Dark matter is estimated to outnumber regular (visible)...
Molten iron rain and hot dust of distant planet with no sun
A planet-like object 75-light years away has weird weather – there are layers of hot dust cloud and molten iron rain - says a...
Earth-sized exoplanet discovered ‘next door’, galactically speaking
Scientists have discovered the closest Earth-sized exoplanet so far – just 39 light-years from our planet, GJ 1132b is a rocky world like ours,...
Sunless world where molten iron rains down below hot dust clouds
Imagine a distant, sunless world where it rains molten iron and its clouds are made of super-hot dust. This is what a team of...
Russian monkeys being trained for Mars trip
Russian monkeys (rhesus macaques) are being trained in preparation for the Mars spaceflight, which if all goes according to plan, will occur by the...
Young stars found where only older ones were thought to exist in Milky Way
Scientists have discovered a group of young stars in a neighborhood of the Milky Way they thought was exclusively occupied by older stars. Experts had...
Earth can absorb more CO2 in parallel with rising emissions, new study shows
A new study confirms that planet Earth is able to absorb more CO2 in parallel with the rising emissions. Approximately half of all the CO2...