By Andy Tomaswick – December 17, 2025 Collected at: https://www.universetoday.com/articles/why-most-exoplanets-are-magma-worlds In astronomy, there is a concept called “degeneracy”. It has nothing to do with delinquent people, but instead is used to describe data that could be interpreted multiple ways. In some cases, that interpretation is translated into exciting new possibilities. But many times, when that […]

By Evan Gough – December 16, 2025 Collected at: https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-first-alien-civilization-we-encounter-will-be-extremely-loud For decades, science fiction writers have tried their best to prepare us for eventual contact with aliens. Their efforts are dominated by several recurrent tropes. There’s the invasion by a warlike species, there’s the highly-evolved species trying to communicate with our primitive species, there’s the […]

By Matthew Williams – December 15, 2025 Collected at: https://www.universetoday.com/articles/uranus-and-neptune-might-be-rock-giants Although they are technically gas giants, Uranus and Neptune are referred to as “ice giants” due to their composition. This refers to the fact that Uranus and Neptune have more methane, water, and other volatiles than their larger counterparts (Jupiter and Saturn). Given the pressure […]

By University of Zurich December 13, 2025 Collected at: https://scitechdaily.com/new-findings-suggest-uranus-and-neptune-are-not-what-they-seem/ The Solar System is usually grouped into three main types of planets based on what they are made of: the four rocky terrestrial worlds (Mercury, Venus, Earth ,and Mars), the two massive gas giants (Jupiter and Saturn), and the pair of ice giants (Uranus and Neptune). New research from a scientific […]

By Northwestern University December 11, 2025 Collected at: https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-teach-the-brain-to-read-light-as-a-new-sense/ Scientists have created a soft wireless implant that uses tiny flashes of light to send information straight into the brain, allowing animals to learn brand-new artificial signals. By lighting up specific patterns across the cortex, the system teaches the brain to interpret these flashes as meaningful […]

By Paul Sutter – December 14, 2025 Collected at: https://www.universetoday.com/articles/is-the-big-bang-a-myth-part-3-the-splitting-of-the-forces (This is Part 3 of a series exploring the mythic side of the Big Bang. Check out Part 1 and Part 2!) The early universe was a very different place than today. And by “early” I don’t mean a billion or even ten billion years ago. The universe […]

By Matthew Williams – December 14, 2025 Collected at: https://www.universetoday.com/articles/scientists-find-the-strongest-evidence-yet-of-an-atmosphere-on-a-molten-rocky-exoplanet Since it commenced science operations in mid-2022, the James Webb Space Telescope has made significant strides in detecting atmospheres around exoplanets. These included providing the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere (WASP-39b), atmospheric water vapor (WASP-96 b), and even heavier elements […]

December 10, 2025 by Lee Mohon, NASA Collected at: https://phys.org/news/2025-12-galaxy-clusters-physics.html Galaxy clusters are the most massive objects in the universe held together by gravity, containing up to several thousand individual galaxies and huge reservoirs of superheated, X-ray-emitting gas. The mass of this hot gas is typically about five times higher than the total mass of […]

By Paul Sutter – December 13, 2025 Collected at: https://www.universetoday.com/articles/is-the-big-bang-a-myth-part-2-the-primaeval-atom (This is Part 2 of a series exploring the mythic side of the Big Bang. Check out Part 1!) In the early 20th century, after years of effort, Albert Einstein developed his general theory of relativity. This was a massive improvement in our understanding of gravity, […]

December 11, 2025 by Lindsey Valich, University of Rochester Collected at: https://phys.org/news/2025-12-earth-atmosphere-human-life-moon.html The moon’s surface may be more than just a dusty, barren landscape. Over billions of years, tiny particles from Earth’s atmosphere have landed in the lunar soil, creating a possible source of life-sustaining substances for future astronauts. But scientists have only recently begun […]