Articles by

Lisa Grossman

A volcano on Venus was spotted erupting in decades-old images

Venus has active volcanism. A new analysis of decades-old images reveals the first definitive sign of a...

A runaway black hole has been spotted fleeing a distant galaxy

A streak of light stretching away from a remote galaxy might be the first sure sign of...

Newborn stars sculpt their galaxies in new James Webb telescope images

A gaggle of galaxies crackle with intricate detail in new images from the James Webb Space Telescope....

The James Webb telescope found six galaxies that may be too hefty for their age

The James Webb Space Telescope’s first peek at the distant universe unveiled galaxies that appear too big...

The James Webb telescope spotted the earliest known ‘quenched’ galaxy

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the earliest known galaxy to abruptly stop forming stars. The...

The Kuiper Belt’s dwarf planet Quaoar hosts an impossible ring

The dwarf planet Quaoar has a ring that is too big for its metaphorical fingers. While all...

New data show how quickly light pollution is obscuring the night sky

The night sky has been brightening faster than researchers realized, thanks to the use of artificial lights...

Enceladus is blanketed in a thick layer of snow

Saturn’s moon Enceladus is shrouded in a thick layer of snow. In some places, the downy stuff...