Space

In a remarkable display of ingenuity, NASA has released a flawless new image of Shackleton Crater, a lunar crater that has remained hidden from sunlight for billions of years. Located in the mountainous region of the lunar south pole, this ancient pockmark has intrigued scientists for its potential to contain water or ice in its

Our understanding of the Universe is like peering into the depths of an abyss, where known entities like matter, dark matter, and dark energy coexist. Recent measurements have provided new insights into the composition of the Universe, with dark energy accounting for approximately 69 percent of its entirety. On the other hand, matter, both normal

A recent study has shed new light on the origin of ice on the Moon. While scientists have known for some time that there is ice present on the lunar surface, the source of this water has been unclear. However, researchers now suggest that waves of electrons, originating from both the Earth and the Sun,

Astronomers have found an exoplanet with a leaky atmosphere. HAT-P-32b, a gas giant located 923 light-years away is losing its atmosphere at a fast pace, and the scientists have discovered the extent of this loss. The exoplanet is 1.8 times the radius of Jupiter and is spitting out gas to form two tails, which are

Researchers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have discovered six additional runaway stars in the Milky Way, including two record-breaking hypervelocity stars, which travel faster than any other runaway star detected in the galaxy. Four of these newly found objects are hypervelocity stars that travel at speeds exceeding the escape velocity of the Milky Way.

Claims that the US government has secretly retrieved crashed alien spacecraft and their non-human occupants have been around for a long time. These claims are deeply entrenched in post-war American UFO lore and conspiracy theory, inspiring the most well-known narrative in ufology: the “Roswell incident.” However, journalists Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal have injected fresh

Stars are celestial bodies that have fascinated humans for centuries. They appear as cut jewels, glittering coldly against the velvet darkness of the night sky. However, as stars cool, some of them gradually harden and crystallize. In recent years, astronomers have discovered a white dwarf composed primarily of carbon and metallic oxygen just 104 light-years

Spaceflight can have a significant impact on the human body, and researchers are still trying to understand the details. In a recent study, scientists explored the relationship between the length of space missions and the time between them and the fluid in the human brain. The cerebrospinal fluid, stored in the brain in four pockets

The Parker Solar Probe, a solar probe that made a dangerous plunge into the Sun’s corona, has now traced the wind that blows from the Sun’s surface back to its source. The probe made a record-breaking approach of 8.5 million kilometers (5.3 million miles) to the Sun in November 2021, which allowed the detection of

Photosynthesis, a process that enables plants and other organisms to convert sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into oxygen and energy in the form of sugar, is an integral part of Earth’s functioning. It is a process that is 2.3 billion years old and is responsible for the existence of life on our planet. However, as

Solar power is the third largest source of renewable energy and is expected to grow exponentially in the coming decades, with renewables accounting for 90 percent of the energy market by mid-century. However, technical challenges need to be overcome for this transition to occur, with intermittency being the main limiting factor for solar power. To