An interstellar comet appears to carry tiny mixtures of ice and dust resembling material on distant worlds in our own solar system. The discovery suggests that some ingredients of planet formation may develop in similar ways around different stars. Scientists…
Period: October 23–30, 2026 This week, notable research and essays were published regarding large-scale simulations of the early universe and the changes artificial intelligence is bringing to mathematical discovery. Additionally, important research has been reported on the probabilistic laws of quantum mechanics…
The galaxy, named J023721.13-010528.5, stretches about 4.2 million light-years and has a distinctive S-shaped structure. The findings were published in “The Astrophysical Journal” on October 21. The study was led by Pavan Khadekar, a PhD student at IISER Pune, under the guidance of…
The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful in the world, recently analyzed the planet’s atmosphere. The idea of a planet orbiting two suns sounds like science fiction. More specifically, it’s an idea from Star Wars: the fictional planet Tatooine…
A new study lets some of the air out of a long-held theory that growing, rocky planets will lose their atmosphere if they smash into a large object in space. In fact, these kinds of collisions often help proto-planets hold…
Beta Pictoris (β Pictoris), a young main sequence star about 63 light years away, is known for having the first directly-imaged debris disk. Three planets in that disk have also been directly-imaged. One of them, Beta Pictoris c, is also the…
A sinuous spiral galaxy (center) appears in the same field of view as a vivid gravitational lens (right corner) in this Hubble image. NASA’s Swift Mission Ends, Leaves Behind Scientific Bonanza Sunshade for NASA’s NEO Surveyor Mission Ready for Its…
Webb spectra suggest 3I/ATLAS carries dusty ice grains resembling material in distant solar system worlds. (CREDIT: The Brighter Side of News) Dusty ice streaming from a comet born around another star carries a surprisingly familiar signature. Observations of interstellar comet…
NASA's Juno spacecraft has uncovered remarkable new details about how Jupiter withstands the constant stream of high-energy particles flowing from the Sun. The findings reveal that the solar system's largest planet relies on a much more complex system of plasma…
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