The hydrogen atom, with its single proton orbited by a single electron, is arguably the…
DISCOVERY
The Presence of Resonating Cavities Above Sunspots Has Been Confirmed
Sunspots are darker regions which often appear on the Sun’s surface. They are caused by…
Where Rocks Come Alive: OSIRIS-REx Observes an Asteroid in Action
It’s 5 o’clock somewhere. And while here on Earth, “happy hour” is commonly associated…
The Age of the Earth’s Inner Core Revised
By creating conditions akin to the center of the Earth inside a laboratory chamber, researchers…
Galactic Bar Paradox Resolved in Cosmic Dance
New light has been shed on a mysterious and long-standing conundrum at the very heart…
Global Magnetic Field of the Solar Corona Measured for the First Time
An international team led by Tian Hui from Peking University has recently measured the global…
Continuous Infrared Winds Discovered During the Eruption of a Stellar Mass Black Hole
Until now, these flows of material had been detected only in other wavelength ranges, such…
Earth May Always Have Been Wet
The Earth is the only planet known to have liquid water on its surface, a…
A Population of Asteroids of Interstellar Origin Inhabits the Solar System
A study conducted by scientists at São Paulo State University’s Institute of Geosciences and Exact…
New Insight into the Origin of Water on the Earth
Scientists have found the interstellar organic matter could produce an abundant supply of water by…
