Abha Jain

Abha Jain

Live Science contributor

Abha Jain is a freelance science writer. She did a masters degree in biology, specializing in neuroscience, from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India, and is almost through with a bachelor's degree in archaeology from the University of Leicester, UK. She's also a self-taught space enthusiast, and so loves writing about topics in astronomy, archaeology and neuroscience.

Articles by: Abha Jain

A Hubble Space Telescope image of the Orion Nebula shows swirling clouds of orange, blue, white and green dust in a field of twinkling stars

Hundreds of mysterious 'rogue' planets discovered by James Webb telescope may finally have an explanation

By Abha Jain published

The James Webb Space Telescope recently discovered dozens of inexplicable 'rogue' planets floating through space in pairs. Now, a new study may explain the mystery behind these rare "JuMBOs".

A star in the Lizard constellation appears to be dragging a trail of stardust behind it.

Passing stars may have changed Earth's orbit and climate, study finds

By Abha Jain published

Passing stars may have altered Earth's orbit, and its climate, many times throughout cosmic history. New research digs into what that means when it comes to understanding our planet's past.

An image of a young star-forming region filled with wispy blue, grey, green, and red nebulosity that is brightest towards the centre and fainter towards the edges, especially in the top left corner and on the right side. Thousands of stars are seen sprinkled across the field, concentrated towards the centre, and the brightest stars show the eight spikes due to diffraction that are characteristic of Webb images.

Physics-breaking 'rogue' objects spotted by James Webb telescope are emitting radio signals that scientists can't explain

By Abha Jain published

A bizarre object discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope may be a pair of 'rogue' planets ― but a new study finds they are emitting radio signals rarely seen from other worlds.

This graphic shows the orbits of all the known Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs), numbering over 1,400 as of early 2013.

Earth's intense gravity may rip space rocks apart, reducing the risk of 'planet killer' asteroids

By Abha Jain published

Earth and other terrestrial planets probably use their gravitational forces to tear apart asteroids ― but this creates more streams of smaller asteroids.

The greenish comet 46P/Wirtanen is responsible for the new shooting stars.

Brand-new meteor shower from 'Christmas comet' may appear over Earth for 1st time this week

By Abha Jain published

A brand-new meteor shower triggered by the 'Christmas comet' 46P/Wirtanen may appear over Earth for the first time on Dec. 12, though it will be visible from only a small sliver of the world.

An artist's depiction of an intruder star disrupting an infant planetary system.

A 'runaway star' could save Earth from extinction a billion years from now. Here's how.

By Abha Jain published

Earth will become too hot to handle in a billion years. There's a (very) remote chance a passing star could save us by knocking our planet back into the habitable zone.