Sharmila Kuthunur

A renovated Chinese underground lab has expanded the search for dark matter, offering new promise for the detection of this abundant yet elusive substance.

China's Chang'e-5 moon samples are giving scientists new insights into the history of our moon.

A team of researchers has grown chickpeas in simulated moondust for the first time.

A newly imaged star cluster is birthing groups of three, four and five stars, confirming the prevailing wisdom that the universe forms its stars in multiples.

In the spring of 2024, NASA plans to launch a spacecraft to capture minuscule dust particles streaming into our solar system from interstellar space.

Clouds of dust and gas not far from our solar system are giving astronomers a rare glimpse into the earliest stages of planet formation.

A hot Jupiter exoplanet's comet-like tail is far longer than previously thought, spanning at least 350,000 miles, scientists say.

The first close-up images of the gigantic star RW Cephei explain why it appeared to mysteriously grow dimmer in recent years before brightening once more.

The mysterious wispy green light captured by the James Webb Space Telescope last year near the heart of Cassiopeia A turns out to be a result of a blast wave slamming into surrounding material.

Europe will launch two satellites in September which will together form an artificial eclipse to help scientists study the sun.

A fresh analysis of Voyager 2's images of Uranus and Neptune reveal the two ice giants are similar shades of blue.

To combat increasing global temperatures, scientists have developed a new cooling glass paint which effectively uses space as a heat sink.

The recently detected gravitational waves are a muddled mix of various sources, new study finds.

These are the James Webb Space Telescope's most notable discoveries in 2023.

A newfound population of stars in nearby dwarf galaxies are the long-sought precursors of hydrogen-poor supernovas.

Scientists look back at Solar Orbiter's first three years of operation.

NASA's Perseverance rover has been exploring Mars' Jezero Crater for nearly three years, but it will soon move on to investigate a vastly different environment.

Scientists found signs of organic molecules in the first samples of potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu, as well as a 'head scratching' material that has yet to be identified.

NASA's MAVEN orbiter has collected data of the unexpected dynamics on Mars, showing how extreme solar events influence the planet's atmosphere, an insight valuable to understanding its evolution.

An instrument onboard India's Aditya-L1 spacecraft captured beautiful images of the sun earlier this week.

A fresh understanding of how black holes eat offers a new way to estimate their masses.

Buried dozens of meters under the equator of Mars is a large honeycomb pattern similar to, but much larger than, those found only near Earth's frigid poles.

The spacecraft that ferried India's Chandrayaan-3 lander-rover duo to the moon has returned home to Earth orbit.

NASA's revitalized OSIRIS-REx probe has begun tucking in one of its solar panels to protect itself from the sun.

A ghostlike dusty galaxy from the early universe might represent a whole population of hidden galaxies.