When a black hole spins rapidly, it drags the space around it, akin to a whirlpool in water. This phenomenon is called ...

Mars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an ...

An artist’s illustration depicts 2025 MN45—the fastest-rotating asteroid with a diameter over 500 meters that scientists have ...

Launched on Jan 9, 2024, China's Tianguan satellite celebrates two years of stable operations and sustained science in orbit ...

The river Rhine is estimated to carry between 3,000 and 4,700 metric tons of macrolitter—pieces of litter larger than 25 ...

A wobbling jet from a giant, voracious black hole is suppressing star formation in a distant galaxy—and astronomers have ...

A newly discovered celestial object may be a starless cloud that could change how astronomers understand dark matter.

The world’s oceans are becoming dangerously acidic. A controversial proposal would raise the pH — by mixing chemicals into ...

The asteroid, 2025 MN45, completes a full rotation once every 1.88 minutes, meaning it must have a very high strength to keep ...

Having a sense of awe for nature dwarfs one’s own sense of importance and provides a critical catalyst for acting ...

Astronomers have revealed a new type of cosmic object called Cloud-9 — a dim, starless gas cloud anchored by a massive dark ...