An exoplanet is a planet outside our solar system that usually orbits a star in our galaxy. More than 7,000 have been found ...
For millennia, humans have asked whether we are alone in the universe, yet the discovery of aliens still eludes us. But if ...
A remarkable sight will appear in the southwestern sky an hour after sunset Saturday evening when Venus appears very close to a thin crescent moon.
Venus and Saturn are in the west; Jupiter lies overhead; and Mars is in the east. Opportunities to see so many easy-to-spot planets don’t come around too often, so go out and have a look.
These FRBs, named FRB 20240209A, are located outside of the massive ancient elliptical galaxy it is associated with that only contains old and dead stars, Shah said. Using the James Webb Space ...
Then, just a few days later on February 2nd, you can witness the conjunction of the moon and Venus, when they appear just "half a fist" apart. In our jargon-free guide, we explain just what makes ...
First up is the Andromeda Galaxy, our closest neighbour in the cosmos, featuring stunning spiral arms and a vibrant central core. Next is the Whirlpool Galaxy, a breathtaking spiral with a ...
Together, they created a 3D model to simulate how a super-Earth in place of the asteroid belt might have affected the inner planets of our solar system—Venus, Earth, and Mars. Since the ...
"Our measurements imply that the supermassive black hole mass is 10% of the stellar mass in the galaxies we studied." Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered ...