MoonstruckIn a First, Scientists Find a Moon Forming Around a Planet Outside Our Solar System The observations will shed new light on how moons and planets form in young stellar systems, scientists say. By Saumya Kalia
High StakesWhat Is the Environmental Cost of Space Tourism? One rocket launch produces up to 300 tons of carbon dioxide into the upper atmosphere where it can remain for years, experts say. By Saumya Kalia
Building Blocks of LifeMethane Found on Saturn’s Moon Could Be a Sign of Life, Research Suggests Enceladus, a planetary body with oceans, is producing more methane than can be explained by non-biological events, researchers say. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Once Upon A TimeMars Was Once Habitable For Millions of Years, Research Shows Researchers found a form of clay on the planet that indicates habitability, but doesn't provide evidence of life itself. By Devrupa Rakshit
Choose Your FighterIn A World First, Scientists See Black Hole Colliding With a Neutron Star "Observing these collisions opens up new avenues to learn about fundamental physics, as well as how stars are born, live, and die." By Aditi Murti
Mission In ProgressNASA Sends Baby Squids Into Space for Research The research team is studying how spaceflight affects the squids -- to understand ways of preserving human health during long space missions. By Devrupa Rakshit
Birthplace of StarsAstronomers Map More Than 100,000 ‘Star Nurseries’ To Show Where Stars Are Born "[They] are responsible for building galaxies and making planets, and they're just an essential part in the story of how we got here." By Devrupa Rakshit
Great AuroraScientists Finally Decode the Mystery of Northern Lights’ Origins The creation of the aurora was understood in theory before -- researchers simulated it for the first time in a lab. By Saumya Kalia
Tiniest Ever!Astronomers Find the Closest Black Hole to Earth, Name It ‘Unicorn’ This black hole has a mass so small that it comes under an exclusive, new category. By Devrupa Rakshit
Taking WingNASA Remotely Operates the First Helicopter Flight on Mars "Today’s results indicate the sky – at least on Mars – may not be the limit.” By Devrupa Rakshit
The Light of a Dark Black NightMore Sunlight Reflecting From Satellites, Space Junk Is Blinding Astronomers to Space Exploration “This is definitely the time to be concerned about the future of both professional and amateur astronomy." By Devrupa Rakshit
Space NoveltySpace Station Astronauts Discover Never‑Before‑Seen Microbes Researchers from India and the U.S. have isolated three previously unknown strains of bacteria found on various space station surfaces. By Devrupa Rakshit
When The Universe Was YoungA Meteorite Older Than the Earth Has Been Found in the Sahara The ancient space rock is a glimpse into the infancy of our solar system. By Aditi Murti
Planet Nine?A Huge, Mysterious Object Is Hovering on the Edge of the Solar System Scientists don't know whether it's another planet or a black hole, but it's pulling small planets and other space objects toward it. By Liesl Goecker
UnearthedCIA Releases Trove of Previously Classified UFO Intel More than 2,700 documents detail years of unexplained incidents. By Rajvi Desai
A Bright EndingIn a First, Astronomers Watch a Galaxy Die in Real‑Time The historic observations are challenging some fundamental assumptions about the trajectory of such star systems. By Satviki Sanjay
First ContactWorld’s Only Telescope Powerful Enough to Detect Alien Life Opens to International Collaboration China's FAST, or Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope, was previously only open to local scientists. By Satviki Sanjay
Litter Litter Everywhere!Japanese Scientists Are Developing Wooden Satellites To Minimize Future Space Junk There are currently nearly 6,000 satellites circling the Earth, and about 60% of them are defunct space junk. By Devrupa Rakshit
