Cosmic twist: New study suggests the universe could be spinning
Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi explore universe rotation, potentially resolving Hubble tension in expansion rates.
Miso made in space tastes nuttier, researchers find
Researchers from the Technical University of Denmark discovered that space-fermented miso has a nuttier, roasted flavour profile.
Fixing cracks in moon bricks with bacteria
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science have developed a method using Sporosarcina pasteurii to repair lunar soil bricks.
In the pinball world of asteroids, a mudball meteorite avoided collisions
An international research team now believes that Aguas Zarcas is strong because it avoided collisions in space and did not have the cracks that weaken many meteorites.
World’s oldest impact crater found, rewriting Earth’s ancient history
Curtin University researchers have identified a 3.5-billion-year-old crater in the Pilbara, Western Australia, suggesting meteorite impacts shaped Earth’s early crust.
Gulf of Mars: Rover finds ‘vacation-style’ beaches on red planet
An international team of scientists find Zhurong rover’s ground-penetrating scans indicate an ancient northern ocean on Mars.
“Out of science fiction”: First 3D observations of an exoplanet’s atmosphere reveal a unique climate
In a groundbreaking study from European Southern Observatory (ESO), astronomers discovered scorching winds that swirl titanium around an exoplanet with a 30-hour year.
Laser-powered sails could unlock ultrafast space travel
Scientists at Caltech have built a tiny lightsail prototype utilising a common-path interferometer to pave the way for interstellar probe voyages.
Life’s building blocks found in Bennu asteroid samples
Japanese researchers detected ammonia and nitrogen-rich soluble organic matter covering all five DNA nucleobases in samples returned in 2023, supporting some theories for the origin of life on earth.
2 MILLION mph galaxy smash-up seen in unprecedented detail
Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire in the UK have used the WEAVE spectrograph to observe a 2 million mph galaxy collision in unprecedented detail.