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How to find aliens: Look when their planets are aligned
A new study proposes a novel idea for how to find aliens: Look for their deep space communications when their planets are in alignment, as seen from Earth.
August 28, 2025
Star spots and planetary transits on distant stars
NASA scientists use TESS and Kepler data with a new method to map star spots on distant stars to enhance our understanding of stellar activity and exoplanets.
August 27, 2025
How dark matter in exoplanets could create new black holes
A new study suggests that particles of dark matter in exoplanets could form tiny black holes, which would eventually turn entire planets into black holes.
August 26, 2025
Asteroid Bennu samples reveal dramatic solar system past
Research on Asteroid Bennu samples brings to light diverse characteristics that give insight into how, when and where the asteroid was formed.
August 25, 2025
The Wow! Signal: New analysis closes in on mysterious source
The Wow! Signal, a mysterious radio signal detected in 1977, remains unexplained. However, a recent analysis of the data suggests new possibilities.
August 24, 2025
All of the first stars might not have been massive
Recent studies suggest not all of the first stars in the universe were massive. Some of them could be up to only 40 times the mass of the sun.
August 24, 2025
An atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1 d? New observations say maybe
Is there an atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1 d? New observations from Webb suggest that if there is, it might be more like Mars or Venus. Or it might not exist at all.
August 22, 2025
Could Ceres have been habitable? New research holds a clue
Could Ceres have been habitable? New research indicates it might have had the energy necessary to support some microbial metabolisms.
August 22, 2025
5 bright comets approaching Earth. Charts here!
There are 5 bright comets heading toward Earth. The one that will arrive first, Comet Lemmon, might be visible with the unaided eye. Charts here.
August 21, 2025
New moon discovered orbiting inside distant Uranus’ rings
Astronomers have discovered a new moon orbiting Uranus. The newly found moon - the planet's 29th - is just 6 miles wide.
August 21, 2025
