6+ hour, 20+ min ago   (953+ words) There's some misunderstanding among the public at large in regards to what a scientific theory is. They're statements about nature based on logic, evidence, and observation. But they're not papal pronouncements about reality that can never be challenged, lest the…...

2+ hour ago   (729+ words) NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has ruled out two suspected Dyson sphere candidates, revealing distant galaxies were behind the unusual infrared signals. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has eliminated two suspected Dyson sphere candidates after new observations showed that their…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (550+ words) He even got to “visit” it in the late ’90s. Clyde Tombaugh’s passion for astronomy began in 1918, when he was only 12 years old, sparked by an uncle who had given him his first small telescope and a few astronomy textbooks. However,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1067+ words) NIRSpec found a water-shaped transit signal at GJ 486 b, but two MIRI eclipses measured a nearly bare-rock dayside, making cool stellar patches the stronger explanation....

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (593+ words) New observations suggest that mysterious early cosmic objects may be hiding compact galaxies around ancient black holes. The discovery changes the way scientists interpret a population of distant cosmic sources known as little red dots. These small, reddish objects were…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (193+ words) Extreme tidal forces are driving the planet towards a rapid and inexorable orbital evolution, destining it to a fatal encounter with its own star. Astronomers have discovered a new ocean world outside the solar system that orbits extremely close to…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (712+ words) NASA’s Chandra Observatory unveils 16 galaxy images revealing the powerful forces shaping the universe. NASA has released a new gallery of 16 galaxy images combining X-ray observations from the Chandra X-ray Observatory with data from several major telescopes, revealing hidden structures and…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (20+ words) Phys.org This site can’t be reached phys.org refused to connect....

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (242+ words) Each recipient receives $4,000 in research support funds. Funds may be applied toward conference travel, publication charges, computing costs, or other research-related expenses. The 2026 recipients are: - Dominika Król — for studying AGN feedback through spatially resolved, multi-wavelength observations spanning radio to X-rays,…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (455+ words) Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have revealed a surprisingly large population of faint, low-mass stars in distant galaxies, suggesting some of the early Universe’s biggest galaxies may contain up to four times more stellar mass…...