Cosmic speedsters: why giant planets outspin brown dwarfs
For several decades, the astronomical community has encountered significant challenges in distinguishing massive gas giant planets from brown dwarfs….
Astrophysics
How Dense Is a Neutron Star? The Answer Will Shock You
What if you could squeeze the entire mass of our Sun into a ball the size of a small city?…
16 Psyche’s hidden layers: reading the history written in stardust
Even two centuries after its initial discovery, the asteroid 16 Psyche continues to present profound questions regarding its formation….
Did the Universe Rewrite Its Own Rules in a Single Day?
What if the universe handed us three jaw-dropping discoveries in a single day — and all of them shattered something…
Can Dry Ice Survive a Dying Star? JWST Proves It Can
What if one of the universe’s most violent environments was secretly hiding something as cold and quiet as dry ice?…
Is the Lagoon Nebula Building Stars While You Read This?
Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered if the stars we see were always there —…
Are You Moving at 828,000 km/h Through the Galaxy?
We Are All Passengers on a 828,000 km/h Cosmic Ride Around the Galaxy Did you ever stop to think that…
Can a Planet Baked by a Red Dwarf Still Hold an Atmosphere?
What if the clue to understanding whether other Earth-like worlds can hold on to their atmospheres was hiding just 91…
Cosmic serenity: how quiet galaxies brewed life
Astronomical observations have revealed a profound and unexpected commonality between the nucleus of our Milky Way and the earliest…
Did the Sun Flee the Milky Way’s Core to Spark Life?
Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered — was the Sun always right here, or did…