Our solar system is moving 3 times faster than expected

A new study suggests that our solar system is moving 3 times faster than expected. The new result might conflict with the standard model of cosmology.

Whoa! Universe’s expansion slowing down?! See a video

We thought we lived in a rapidly accelerating expanding universe after all. But new research suggests the universe's expansion is already slowing.

Could black hole shadows reveal new theories of gravity?

A new international study proposes how astronomers could use future improved images of black hole shadows to test alternative theories of gravity.

Tucana the Toucan is home to the Small Magellanic Cloud

Tucana the Toucan is a constellation in the Southern Hemisphere that's a cinch to spot. Just look for our little satellite galaxy: the Small Magellanic Cloud.

Scientists discover toads that give birth to live young

Scientists have discovered new tree-dwelling toads in the mountain forests of Tanzania, Africa, that give birth to live young toadlets.

Amazing aurora photos capture the ‘sky on fire’

Stargazers saw vivid reds and greens paint the sky the night of November 11, 2025, as auroras dipped into southern-US latitudes and beyond. Aurora photos here!

Jane Goodall, an extraordinary life well-lived (1934 – 2025)

Jane Goodall, a pioneering primatologist, conservationist and peace advocate, died On October 1, 2025. She was 91 years old.

Hidden ocean on Enceladus might be stable enough for life

The subsurface ocean on Enceladus is stable enough for life, a new study of data from the Cassini mission suggests. Heat flow at both poles provides the clues.

1st 3D temperature map of exoplanet shows dynamic atmosphere

Astronomers have created the 1st 3D temperature map of a distant exoplanet. The planet, WASP-18b, is a scorching ultra-hot Jupiter 400 light-years away.

The Pleiades – or 7 Sisters – known around the world

The Pleiades star cluster - aka the 7 Sisters or M45 - is visible from almost every part of the globe. It looks like a tiny, misty dipper of stars.