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Scientists Measure the Universe’s Expansion in a Completely New Way and the Result Deepens the Cosmic Mystery

Scientists Measure the Universe’s Expansion in a Completely New Way and the Result Deepens the Cosmic Mystery

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 6, 2025December 6, 2025

The universe has a secret, and it is becoming harder to ignore. Astronomers have known for decades that space is…

Astronomers Track a Blazar for 16 Years and Uncover a Cosmic Mystery Hiding in Plain Sight

Astronomers Track a Blazar for 16 Years and Uncover a Cosmic Mystery Hiding in Plain Sight

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 6, 2025December 6, 2025

For more than a decade, a quiet mystery has been unfolding in a distant corner of the universe. The culprit…

Two Stars Just Erupted — and Their Explosions Were Nothing Like Anyone Expected

Two Stars Just Erupted — and Their Explosions Were Nothing Like Anyone Expected

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 6, 2025December 6, 2025

Astronomers have long known that novae burst into existence with explosive speed, lighting up the sky in a single bright…

What Lies Beyond the Stars? Massive Planet and Mysterious Brown Dwarf Discovered in Distant Galaxy

What Lies Beyond the Stars? Massive Planet and Mysterious Brown Dwarf Discovered in Distant Galaxy

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 5, 2025December 5, 2025

The stars in the night sky have long held humanity in awe, their distant light igniting our curiosity about the…

New Theory Suggests Dark Matter May Have Formed Right After the Big Bang—And It’s Almost Impossible to Detect

New Theory Suggests Dark Matter May Have Formed Right After the Big Bang—And It’s Almost Impossible to Detect

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 4, 2025December 4, 2025

In the vast, mysterious expanse of the universe, there’s a hidden force that holds the cosmos together, one that scientists…

Scientists Discover a Giant, Spinning Cosmic ‘Teacup Ride’ 140 Million Light-Years Away

Scientists Discover a Giant, Spinning Cosmic ‘Teacup Ride’ 140 Million Light-Years Away

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 4, 2025December 4, 2025

Imagine a vast, thread-like structure in the universe, stretching across millions of light-years, spinning gently like a carousel. Now, imagine…

Stars Exploding Across the Universe May Hold the Secret to Life’s Essential Elements

Stars Exploding Across the Universe May Hold the Secret to Life’s Essential Elements

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 4, 2025December 4, 2025

“Why are we here?” It’s a question as old as humanity itself, one that has inspired endless debate, reflection, and…

Astronomers Capture Stunning Images of Distant ‘Planetary Construction Zones’

Astronomers Capture Stunning Images of Distant ‘Planetary Construction Zones’

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 4, 2025December 4, 2025

In a groundbreaking achievement, astronomers using the SPHERE instrument at ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have captured an extraordinary gallery…

Scientists Finally Solve 39-Year-Old Mystery About Uranus’ Radiation Belt

Scientists Finally Solve 39-Year-Old Mystery About Uranus’ Radiation Belt

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 4, 2025December 4, 2025

For over three decades, a puzzle has lingered in the dark corners of space science. It all began in 1986…

Cryovolcanoes Erupt on Interstellar Comet—A First for Our Solar System!

Cryovolcanoes Erupt on Interstellar Comet—A First for Our Solar System!

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 4, 2025December 4, 2025

In the vast expanse of space, comets are often seen as the time capsules of the cosmos—frozen remnants of the…

The Cosmic Collision That Powers the Universe’s Brightest Black Holes

The Cosmic Collision That Powers the Universe’s Brightest Black Holes

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 3, 2025December 3, 2025

In the vastness of space, something strange is happening. Galaxies, those massive collections of stars, gas, and dust, are not…

Astronomers Uncover Pulsating Star System That Defies Expectations

Astronomers Uncover Pulsating Star System That Defies Expectations

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 3, 2025December 3, 2025

For years, KIC 5623923 was little more than a faint speck in the sky, one of thousands captured by NASA’s…

What Time is It on Mars? Scientists Finally Answer This Mind-Bending Question

What Time is It on Mars? Scientists Finally Answer This Mind-Bending Question

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 2, 2025December 3, 2025

Imagine standing on the surface of Mars, staring at the red landscape, and trying to check the time. A familiar…

Scientists Discover Life’s Hidden Origins in Sticky, Gel-Like Substances

Scientists Discover Life’s Hidden Origins in Sticky, Gel-Like Substances

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 2, 2025December 3, 2025

How did life on Earth begin? It’s a question that has baffled scientists and philosophers for centuries. Despite decades of…

Mysterious Super-Jupiters Reveal Surprising Secrets About Dust Storms, Defying What We Thought We Knew!

Mysterious Super-Jupiters Reveal Surprising Secrets About Dust Storms, Defying What We Thought We Knew!

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 2, 2025December 3, 2025

Imagine a planet so vast that it dwarfs Jupiter, the mighty king of our solar system. Yet, this super-Jupiter, a…

16 Martian River Basins That Could Be the Best Places to Search for Life

16 Martian River Basins That Could Be the Best Places to Search for Life

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 2, 2025December 3, 2025

Billions of years ago, the surface of Mars looked dramatically different. Instead of a cold, dry desert, the planet was…

Scientists Uncover Evidence That Mars Once Had Tropical Rainforests

Scientists Uncover Evidence That Mars Once Had Tropical Rainforests

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 2, 2025December 3, 2025

For years, scientists have puzzled over Mars’ transformation from a warm, potentially habitable world to the barren desert it is…

4 Million Years Ago, Two Stars Brushed Past Our Sun—And Left a Mark That Still Haunts Us

4 Million Years Ago, Two Stars Brushed Past Our Sun—And Left a Mark That Still Haunts Us

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 2, 2025December 3, 2025

Nearly 4.5 million years ago, Earth’s neighborhood in space was dramatically altered by two stars—a pair that brushed dangerously close…

Tiny Bacteria Could Build Human Homes on Mars—Here’s How

Tiny Bacteria Could Build Human Homes on Mars—Here’s How

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 2, 2025December 3, 2025

Since the first human steps on the Moon, humanity has set its sights on the stars, imagining a future where…

Scientists Uncover Rare Cosmic Connection Between Dying Nebula and Star Cluster

Scientists Uncover Rare Cosmic Connection Between Dying Nebula and Star Cluster

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 1, 2025December 3, 2025

Deep in the heart of the cosmos, there exists a fascinating and rare phenomenon: a planetary nebula named PHR J1724-3859.…

Scientists Capture Unprecedented Images of Explosive Solar Flares That Lit Up Earth’s Skies

Scientists Capture Unprecedented Images of Explosive Solar Flares That Lit Up Earth’s Skies

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 30, 2025December 3, 2025

On the chilly night of November 10, 2025, as people around the world went about their daily routines, something extraordinary…

The Asteroid That May Have Delivered the Building Blocks of Life to Earth

The Asteroid That May Have Delivered the Building Blocks of Life to Earth

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 30, 2025December 3, 2025

Imagine standing on a distant asteroid, gazing across the barren, rocky surface of a celestial body that hasn’t changed much…

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