Solar storm puts on brilliant light show across the globe, but no serious problems reported

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, are seen…

How a researcher used modern astronomy to explore her link with the Milky Way

Credit: CC0 Public Domain What did our ancestors think when they looked up at the night…

AI may be to blame for our failure to make contact with alien civilizations

There’s a mindboggling number of planets out there. Credit: NASA/James Webb telescope Artificial intelligence (AI) has…

An abundance of distant gas-rich galaxies found by FAST

Signals of the new six galaxies discovered by FAST (black lines) and confirmed by optical telescopes…

Strong solar storm could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US

This image provided by NASA shows a solar flare, as seen in the bright flash in…

Bolivian salt lakes from orbit

Credit: modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2024), processed by ESA. CC BY-SA This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features…

Hubble Space Telescope glimpses spiral galaxy UGC 9684

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope highlights the spiral galaxy UGC 9684. Credit: ESA/Hubble…

We need to consider conservation efforts on Mars, say researchers

Artist’s impression of Mars during the Noachian Era. Credit: Ittiz/Wikipedia Commons Astrobiology is the field of…

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? The Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests may invalidate MOND

Galaxy rotation has long perplexed scientists. Credit: NASA/James Webb Telescope One of the biggest mysteries in…

Astronomers propose a new stellar theory to explain the origin of phosphorus

Artist’s impression of this research. Credit: NAOJ Astronomers have proposed a new theory to explain the…