New research reveals how galaxies control their own growth and prevent premature death thanks to supermassive black holes that act like hearts, emitting jets of gas and radiation, thereby regulating gas accretion and star growth.
Lunar vortices are bright, meandering shapes on the surface of the Moon that remain a mystery to scientists. Recent research reveals that these phenomena are the result of magnetic anomalies caused by underground lava and the influence of solar wind.
On 21 July 1961 Gus Grissom has survived one of the most dramatic splashdowns in the history of space exploration. Since then, splashdown has remained the most common way for spacecraft to return to Earth, with the recent successes of SpaceX and its Dragon capsules.
Scientists have found that sub-Neptunes, planets between the size of the Earth and Neptune, show different densities depending on the resonance of their orbits, thus excluding observational biases as the cause, which raises new questions about the formation of planetary systems.
An international team of scientists used seismological data from NASA's InSight lander to determine the impact rate of meteorites on Mars, revealing that an 8-meter diameter crater forms daily, providing new insights into the age and structure of the red planet.
NASA's James Webb Telescope has discovered luminous, red objects in the early universe that point to the existence of old stars and supermassive black holes much earlier than previously thought, challenging existing models of cosmic evolution.