The rock isn’t a massive one like other meteorites discovered on Earth. It weighs just 0.5 kg. As it was not contaminated, the scientists were able to provide some interesting insights into where the water on Earth comes from. Extraterrestrial … Read More
It is a bad idea to ask the public to name things. Just ask any sailor who was on the verge of serving on the good ship Boaty McBoatface. But here we are again (albeit in a less official capacity, … Read More
An exoplanet only 100 light-years from Earth appears to be the best candidate yet for a sloshy, water-covered ocean world. It’s known as TOI-1452b, and measurements of its size and mass indicate a density profile consistent with a global liquid … Read More
If you were to fall into a black hole (which we do not recommend), you”d likely find a singularity, or an infinitely small and dense point, at the center.“ That is what physicists have always believed. But now a pair … Read More
A new portrait taken with the world’s most powerful solar telescope has captured the face of our Sun in exquisite detail. The middle layer of the Sun’s atmosphere, known as the chromosphere, looks almost like a shag rug up close … Read More
On July 5, 2022, NASA’s Juno spacecraft completed its 43rd close flyby of Jupiter, observing the complex colors and structure of the giant planet’s clouds. Björn Jónsson, a citizen scientist, created these two images using raw data from the JunoCam … Read More