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Magnetars’ strong flares forge gold and other heavy elements
For the 1st time, astronomers have seen that flares from magnetars - or highly magnetized, compact, dead stars - can create heavy elements such as gold.
May 8, 2025
Is a mammoth black hole lurking in this nearby galaxy?
Does the nearby galaxy Messier 83 have a supermassive black hole in its heart? NASA's Webb space telescope has found tantalizing new clues that suggest it does.
May 7, 2025
What is Vesta? Neither an asteroid nor a planet, says study
What is Vesta? It's neither an asteroid nor a planet. And a new study shows Vesta doesn't have a core, which could lead to 2 possibilities for how it formed.
May 6, 2025
Eos: Huge nearby cloud in space was invisible … until now
Using a new technique, astronomers have discovered a huge molecular cloud in space near our solar system, dubbed Eos. It had remained undetected until now.
May 1, 2025
Family of stars set to leave home and zip across the galaxy
The Gaia mission has spotted a family of stars that is getting to ready to leave home in record time and zip in all directions across the galaxy.
May 1, 2025
Surprise! Super-Earth exoplanets in Saturn-like orbits
The discovery of a super-Earth orbiting farther from its star than Saturn orbits the sun suggests that super-Earth exoplanets are common in our galaxy.
April 30, 2025
NASA orbiter spots Curiosity rover making tracks on Mars
A spacecraft orbiting Mars has caught the Curiosity rover in action as it drives to its next science mission. See the image and read more here.
April 29, 2025
New study says rain on ancient Mars fed rivers and lakes
Did it rain on ancient Mars? A new study suggests that heavy precipitation - rain or snow - helped form rivers that fed into lakes billions of years ago.
April 29, 2025
Want to find alien life? Look for patterns of energy
To search for alien life - even exotic life beyond our imagination - a new study suggests looking for "patterns of energy" instead of just organic molecules.
April 27, 2025
Solar wind might make water on the moon, study says
A new NASA study has found strong evidence that the solar wind constantly fired out by the sun produces water on our moon.
April 25, 2025
