Chinese researchers have developed the first tractor beam powerful enough to control macroscopic objects, according to a recent study that was published in the journal Optic Express. That means you can use your unaided sight to see the device in a…
The Earth sits in a 1,000-light-year-wide void surrounded by thousands of young stars — but how did those stars form? In a paper appearing in Nature , astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) and the Space Telesc…
According to Universe Today, a group of astronomers has found 25 fast radio bursts (FRBs), which are enigmatic and very powerful radio wave pulses that recur in intricate patterns. In data collected between 2019 and 2021 by the Canadian Hydrogen In…
With the confirmation of a dozen new moons in Jupiter's orbit, the biggest planet in the Solar System is suddenly the neighborhood big dog when it comes to moon collection. With the advent of these 12 previously undiscovered moons, the gas gia…
Scientists have warned that the planets in our solar system might crash if Neptune's orbit is altered by only 0.1 percent by a passing star. The study, which was published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, shows that a…
A SpaceX satellite launch may be the cause of the spectral blue spiral seen above Hawaii. The intriguing spiral was discovered on January 18 by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan using its Subaru Telescope, just after SpaceX had launche…
Earth's inner core, a hot iron ball the size of Pluto, has stopped spinning in the same direction as the rest of the planet and might even be rotating the other way, research suggested on Monday. Roughly 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles) below the…
In a new study, scientists say that a particle that links to a fifth dimension can explain dark matter. (The previous article has been updated.) The “ warped extra dimension ” (WED) is a trademark of a popular physics model that was first introduc…
We all see mesmerizing views when flying, but some are more exceptional than others. A pilot flying over the Atlantic noticed one of these, according to a post shared on Reddit. The caption says, "Mysterious red glow seen over the Atlantic,…
Maybe you think one Earth is enough. But what if there were billions? Researchers make a new estimate that the number of Earth-like planets in our Milky Way galaxy can reach as high as 6 billion. Astronomers at the University of British Columbia…
It is the first time that scientists have detected a signal that originates from another galaxy located 9 billion light years away from Earth. The radio signal was captured by the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope located in Pune, India. The giant ra…
The asteroid 2023 BU, which is now traveling toward Earth and will pass incredibly near to it on January 26, was only recently spotted by scientists. It will be an amazing view and the chance to see a cosmic rock pass by considerably closer than …
An uncharted region of space known as the " zone of avoidance " lurks behind the Milky Way's center – and astronomers just found an enormous, multi-galaxy structure there. A composite image showing the 58 galaxies clustered togethe…
