This artist’s concept shows plumes erupting onto the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. In the background…
Category: Earth Sky
Meet Earth’s newest quasi-moon, recently discovered 2025 PN7
Newly discovered quasi-moon 2025 PN7 shares a similar orbit with Earth. But from Earth’s perspective, it…
Life around white dwarfs? Astronomers think it’s possible
White dwarf stars, like this one shown shrouded by a planetary nebula, are much smaller than…
Mystery of fastest white dwarfs solved!
Artist’s concept of a white dwarf remnant being given a high-speed shove from its system. Such…
Is Earendel the most distant star? Or a star cluster?
In 2022, scientists said Earendel was the most distant star in the universe we’ve yet seen.…
Look for a strange meteor shower this month: the Chi Cygnids
The Chi Cygnids is a strange meteor shower that becomes more active every 5 years in…
Mars’ interior might contain remnants of baby planets
View larger. | Artist’s concept of Mars being hit by a large asteroid impact. Mars’ interior…
Exotic steam world exoplanets focus of new research
View larger. | Artist’s concept of the exoplanet called GJ 9827 d, which is either a…
Space-time, the interwoven fabric of space and time
By Daryl Janzen, University of Saskatchewan Few ideas in modern science have reshaped our understanding of…
Stunning new solar flare images show unprecedented detail
View larger. | The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope captured this new image of the sun,…