What if Jupiter vanished? Here’s why Earth depends on its giant guardian..
If Jupiter disappeared tomorrow, the change would not be immediately catastrophic. The planets would continue in their orbits…
Star formation revealed by ALMA in distant Milky Way region
Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery that sheds new light on star formation in some of the galaxy’s…
Solar flares are 6x hotter than we thought, solving 50-year mystery
A new study from the University of St Andrews has shed light on one of the longest-standing mysteries…
Solar Orbiter traces Sun’s energetic electrons to dual eruptions
The European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter mission has traced floods of energetic electrons hurled out by the Sun…
For the First Time, Astronomers See a Baby Planet Still Glowing From Birth
Image of a dusty disk around a young star. Among the multiple concentric rings we see a small…
Voyager 2’s journey into interstellar space raises more questions than answers!
Voyager 2 continues to travel at over 55,000 kilometres per hour, moving deeper into interstellar space. Its power…
5 mysteries of the solar system that still baffle scientists
In 2017, astronomers detected ‘Oumuamua, an interstellar object passing through our solar system. Its unusual shape and acceleration…
Observable universe is 93 billion light years wide but what’s beyond it? Here’s what we can’t see…
One of the most important pieces of evidence for this limit is the cosmic microwave background radiation, faint…
How small is Earth? Exploring the vast scale of galaxies, clusters and beyond
From the ground beneath our feet to the farthest reaches of intergalactic space, the universe stretches far beyond…
What did NASA’s Juno mission discover about Jupiter? Here are 5 mind-blowing findings..
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, peeling back layers of mystery around the Solar System’s…
Could you survive HD 189733b, the 927°C world that rains razor-sharp glass?
From afar, HD 189733b glimmers like a tranquil jewel, a sapphire-coloured world suspended in the darkness of space.…
Inside the massive storm bigger than Earth
Voyager 2’s observations transformed planetary science. For the first time, astronomers could study the Great Red Spot as…