Researchers have detected pollutants in the Earth’s stratosphere that are believed to originate from space junk burning up in the atmosphere. Using high-altitude NASA aircraft, the team found traces of lithium, aluminum, copper, and lead. The concentrations of these compounds were significantly higher than what could be expected from natural sources, such as cosmic dust […]

Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a high-speed jet stream over Jupiter’s equator, previously unseen. This jet stream, which is over 3,000 miles wide and travels at about 320 mph, was spotted above the main cloud decks of Jupiter. The discovery was a surprise to the researchers and highlights that there is […]

Solar scientists may be closer to understanding why the sun’s outer atmosphere, known as the corona, is significantly hotter than its inner layers. An international team of researchers, using the world’s most powerful solar telescope, the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawai’i, has observed the sun’s magnetic field in exceptional detail. They discovered complex, […]

Astronomers have discovered a previously unknown process in star formation which could prevent infant stars from destroying themselves. This process involves “cosmic winds” that circulate around gas and dust clouds, which eventually collapse to form stars. These winds help to slow the spin of the forming stars. This discovery was made by scientists from the […]

A number of asteroids in our solar system are so dense that no known element on Earth can account for their properties. These asteroids, known as compact ultra dense objects (CUDOs), may be composed of naturally occurring “superheavy elements” that are not listed in the periodic table, according to new research. The existence of these […]