Conor Feehly

"The most exciting prospect at the (Uranian) moons is that they could still host subsurface oceans at present.”

Hubble Space Telescope observations suggest supermassive black hole jets double the frequency of nova explosions. But how?

New observations from the MeerKAT radio survey suggest our estimates of the cosmic dipole effect are actually in line with the large scale structure of the universe.

"It's now a part of mainstream astrophysics."

Data from the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes combine to create an awe-inspiring visualization of the Pillars of Creation.

Space mysteries Earth's surface is broken up into large plates that rub against each other, causing earthquakes, volcanoes and large mountain ranges. But how unique is our planet's geology?

NASA recently selected three proposals that will help develop the tech needed by its proposed life-hunting Habitable Worlds Observatory space telescope.

How deep are Europa's ice sheets? Could the moon sustain life? The Europa Clipper Mission, which is due to launch in October, will help scientists answer these intriguing questions.

Space mysteries How do scientists know if a planet has a magnetic field?

Space mysteries What would happen if our closest neighbor, the moon, disappeared? Here we explore the possible effects it could have on the environment and life on Earth.

Space mysteries Every so often, Earth's magnetic poles completely flip. What causes this to happen? And how do these reversals affect life on Earth?

From scorching hot Jupiters to worlds that seem to be a little like Earth, here are 2023's most exciting exoplanet finds.

Black holes create some of the most extreme environments in the cosmos — can stars form in such conditions?

Internal heating may be able to keep water in liquid form within these exoplanets.

Spectral analysis of the mystery asteroid Phaethon reveals its composition at last.

Planetary scientists simulate how haze might be obstructing our view of exoplanet's atmospheres, and potentially alien water.

Over 25 years, the ISS has taught us what it means to live and work in space.

NASA's EMIT instrument is turning into an important tool in combating climate change.

Significant amounts of nickel observed in galaxies only two-to-three billion years after the Big Bang.

Data from the deceased Cassini spacecraft offers astronomers an unconventional way to measure the optical depth of Saturn's rings.

Fresh James Webb Space Telescope observations of exoplanet WASP-107b revealed sandy clouds high in its atmosphere.