Did Astronomers Just Witness the Formation of a “Strange Star”?

There are plenty of types of stars out there, but one stands out for being just…

NASA’s SPHEREx Launches Soon and Will Search For Water in Molecular Clouds

As far as we can tell, life needs water. Cells can’t perform their functions without it.…

CADRE’s Three Adorable Rovers Are Going to the Moon

Dubbed CADRE, a trio of lunar rovers are set to demonstrate an autonomous exploration capability on…

What’s That Smell? It’s Sulfur – A New Tool For Finding Alien Life

Astronomers have identified sulfur as a potentially crucial indicator in narrowing the search for life on…

What Would Actual Scientific Study of UAPs Look Like?

For those who missed the memo, UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) are now called UAPs (Unidentified Aerospace-Undersea…

Is Intelligent Life Inevitable? – Universe Today

Biologists identified a series of “hard steps” on the journey from abiogenesis – that life evolved…

Webb Telescope Tracks Fireworks Around Our Galaxy’s Black Hole

The supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy may not be as…

Asteroid 2024 YR4 now has a 1 in 38 chance of impact in 2032

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has been in the headlines in recent weeks as its impact probability continues…

This Ancient Galaxy Cluster is Still Forming Stars When it Should be ‘Red and Dead’

The Phoenix Cluster is one of the most massive galaxy clusters known. Astronomers have identified 42…

A Spiral Structure in the Inner Oort Cloud

We typically think of the Oort cloud as scattered ice balls floating far from the Sun,…