As the smallest planet in the solar system, and the closest to the sun, Mercury is…
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X-ray map of the Crab nebula reveals strange pockets of turbulence
The Crab nebula is one of the most thoroughly studied cosmic objects ever, but new observations…
What are the prospects for life on the icy moons Europa and Enceladus?
As far as we know, there are three main ingredients required for life: liquid water, an…
A supermassive black hole is hurtling away from its home galaxy
For the first time, researchers have spotted what appears to be a supermassive black hole flying…
Breathtaking JWST image of Uranus shows rings, clouds and a polar cap
We only have a few images of the rings around Uranus, but now the James Webb…
Solar flares made in the lab could teach us about the real thing
We don’t fully understand how the sun spits out high-energy particles during a solar flare, so…
NASA announced the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission
NASA has selected four crew members to travel around the moon in its Artemis II mission,…
NASA announces four astronauts for Artemis II mission around the moon
NASA has selected four crew members to travel around the moon in its Artemis II mission,…
We may finally know how Hawking's black hole paradox could be solved
Under the laws of quantum mechanics, information about what has fallen into a black hole cannot…
Bits of Saturn’s rings are falling onto the planet and heating it up
Observations from five spacecraft over 40 years have shown that as Saturn’s rings slowly disintegrate, the…