Keywords: Astrophysics


James Webb reveals unexpected atmosphere on scorching exoplanet 55 Cancri e

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has provided new insights into the atmosphere of 55 Cancri e, an ultra-hot rocky exoplanet located approximately 41 light-years from Earth. The findings challenge previous scientific models and offer astronomers a rare opportunity to better understand the internal......

Russian scientists uncover solar magnetic pattern that could improve space weather forecasting

Researchers in Russia have identified a new mathematical pattern in the Sun's polar magnetic field that could improve scientists' ability to understand and predict solar activity. The study, led by scientists from Perm National Research Polytechnic University in collaboration with several Russian......

James Webb Telescope Detects Unusual Atmosphere on Extreme Lava World 55 Cancri e

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new and unexpected details about the atmosphere of the distant exoplanet 55 Cancri e, a rocky world classified as an ultra-hot super-Earth located approximately 41 light-years from Earth. The planet, first discovered in 2004, is roughly twice the size of Earth......

Kyoto study finds massive stars can speed up before collapse

Massive stars do not always slow down as they age, according to new research led by Kyoto University. Scientists report that magnetic fields inside certain stars can accelerate their rotation in the final stages before collapse. The finding challenges a long-standing assumption in astrophysics that stellar......

Astronomers map 12 billion years of a spiral galaxy’s evolution

Astronomers have reconstructed the full 12 billion year history of a spiral galaxy for the first time, offering new insight into how galaxies form and evolve over cosmic time. The study, led by the Center for Astrophysics Harvard and Smithsonian and published in Nature Astronomy, focuses on the massive......

Six planets to align in weekend sky event

A rare planetary alignment will be visible this weekend as six planets—Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, and Jupiter form an arc across the night sky. NASA says the so‑called “planetary parade” will peak on February 28, offering a fleeting chance to observe multiple planets......

Ancient galaxy slowly starved by its black hole

Astronomers have uncovered one of the universe's earliest "dead" galaxies, where a supermassive black hole at its core halted star formation not through a dramatic outburst but via repeated cycles of gas heating and ejection a process likened to death by a thousand cuts. The study, published......

Astronomers uncover hottest early galaxy cluster and starless dark matter cloud

Astronomers unveiled two groundbreaking discoveries this week at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Phoenix, challenging core theories on galaxy formation and dark matter. They identified the oldest and hottest galaxy cluster ever observed, along with the first confirmed detection of a starless......

Pandora mission to explore distant exoplanets in search of life

NASA and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are preparing for the upcoming launch of the Pandora Mission, a compact satellite designed to study distant exoplanets for potential signs of life by analyzing their atmospheric compositions. Scheduled to lift off on January 5, 2026, aboard a SpaceX......