Voyager 1 NASA probe continues mission 48 years later
In its 48th birthday month, here’s everything to know about the cosmic journey of Voyager 1 and its…
Will the future of work for Gen Z include space? Tech leaders predict space work and travel could be just a decade away
Young people are getting the short end of the stick when it comes to the AI revolution, and…
Comet 3I/ATLAS seen with glowing tail by telescope
A ground telescope in Chile recently glimpsed the comet’s glowing tail, which observations reveal has steadily been growing…
Did you know the most distant galaxy discovered?
The distance to JADES-GS-z14-0 is measured not simply by light-years travelled but by its redshift value, calculated at…
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…