An artist's impression of a magnetar. (ESA)On the edge of our galaxy, one of the universe’s rarest stellar objects just became even more puzzling.Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Gaia observatory, astronomers examined the environment around SGR 0501+4516, a magnetar — a highly magnetized type of neutron star. Their findings suggest that...
Something's going on beneath the surface of North AmericaNASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio The Blue Marble Next Generation data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC) and NASA's Earth ObservatoryA study published in the journal Nature Geoscience has revealed a subtle yet significant phenomenon beneath the North American continent: its ancient bedrock is...
Credit: NasaWhen we observe the cosmos, a striking pattern emerges: Earth spins, the Sun spins, and even our Milky Way galaxy is rotating. Now, a bold new model proposes that the entire Universe might also be rotating. If proven, this revelation could resolve one of modern cosmology’s most persistent puzzles.We’ve long known that the...
An artist's impression of the Milky Way's hydrogen halo, with the Magellanic Clouds at eight o'clock. (NASA/CXC/M.Weiss; NASA/CXC/Ohio State/A. Gupta et al)A new sky survey has revealed the long-sought whereabouts of half of the Universe’s visible matter—solving a mystery that had puzzled scientists for decades.The Hidden Clouds Around GalaxiesThis elusive matter turns out to be...
Credit: DepositphotosPlanetary scientists have long believed that Earth's water came from external sources, such as hydrogen-rich rocks and comets, which arrived after the planet formed, given the apparent lack of moisture in the early building blocks of Earth.New Research Challenges the Conventional TheoryHowever, a recent study by researchers from the University of Oxford and...
Artist's impression of an exoplanet near a red star. (A. Smith, N. Madhusudhan/University of Cambridge)Astronomers announced last Thursday the detection of the most promising signs yet of possible life on a planet outside our Solar System — though some in the scientific community responded with caution.The planet in question is K2-18b, located 124 light-years away...
The meteorite used in this study—LAR12252—when it was discovered in Antarctica. Credit: The ANSMET (ANtarctic Search for METeorites) Program, Case Western Reserve University and University of Utah.Researchers at the University of Oxford have uncovered compelling evidence about the origins of Earth's water. By analyzing a rare meteorite type known as an enstatite chondrite—chemically similar...
Credit: DepositphotosRecent observations have corrected a long-held misconception regarding the length of a day on Uranus.New, more accurate measurements of the planet's rotation have revealed that a full day on Uranus lasts 17 hours, 14 minutes, and 52 seconds. This is 28 seconds longer than previously estimated, based on data gathered by Voyager 2...
An eight-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) unexpectedly turned into a nine-month wait for a return to Earth.
Image Credits: Debarchan Chatterjee / NurPhoto / Getty ImagesAirtel announced on Tuesday a partnership with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed satellite internet to India, years after Elon Musk’s company first attempted to enter the world’s second-largest internet market.However, this is not a confirmed rollout. The launch depends on regulatory approval from IN-SPACe and the...
