Is There A Black Hole Hiding Right Here In Our Solar System?
Way out on the edge of our solar system something big is lurking that has yet to be identified. Astronomers know it's there because they…
Read MoreWay out on the edge of our solar system something big is lurking that has yet to be identified. Astronomers know it's there because they…
Read MoreEarlier this week, the International Space Station welcomed a trio of new travelers. The mission brought NASA's Jessica Meir, Russia's Oleg Skripochka, and Hazzaa Al…
Read MoreBlack holes are one of the most interesting features of our universe. So incredibly dense that their gravitational pull can swallow up light itself, they…
Read MoreGalaxies come in all shapes and sizes, and the galaxies most pleasing to the eye are always in the most recognizable shapes. Dramatic spirals with…
Read MoreThe Mars we often seen in photos from rovers and orbiters is dry, dusty, and barren, but there are parts of the planet that, when…
Read MoreOne of the great things about having powerful observational tools to scan the heavens is that we have a good chance of spotting potential planet-killing…
Read MoreOf all the planets in our solar system, most people would agree that Saturn is the most instantly recognizable. Its massive rings make it an…
Read MoreThe astronomy community was buzzing in late 2017 after an object believed to have originated from outside our solar system was spotted speeding around the…
Read MoreSending stuff to space is very, very difficult. It can be easy to forget that, especially with the seemingly constant stream of rocket launches we…
Read MoreThanks to ever-advancing observational technology, astronomers can now spot distant galaxies in greater detail than ever before. For scientists, being able to study these distant…
Read MoreHurricane Dorian continues to batter the East Coast of the United States with high winds and plenty of rain, and as the storm creeps slowly…
Read MoreYou'd never be able to tell from the ground, but the area around Earth is getting a bit crowded. Fully functional satellites from NASA, the…
Read MoreIn our solar system, each planet has a reasonably well-defined and mostly circular path that it follows around the Sun. This, astronomers think, is true…
Read MoreOf all the types of exoplanets researchers have discovered in recent years with ever more powerful telescope technology, the so-called "hot Jupiters" might be the…
Read MoreResearchers have made incredible advancements in the detection and study of exoplanets in recent years, spotting literally thousands of new planets and learning tantalizing details…
Read MoreIn the ongoing search for worlds outside of our solar system, scientists often compare newly-discovered planets with our own as they offer educated guesses about…
Read MoreHumans are headed back to the Moon and, eventually, Mars, and for space-faring astronauts, luxury is often the last thing on their mind. Still, orbiting…
Read MoreThe Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has had a big week already. The group's Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft successfully entered orbit around the Moon a few days…
Read MoreNASA's TESS exoplanet-hunting satellite has already made some incredible discoveries in its first couple of years in service, but its latest find will definitely look…
Read MoreEarth has managed to avoid any truly catastrophic impacts from objects in space for quite some time, but that doesn't mean material from the cosmos…
Read MoreScientists have a pretty good handle on the life cycle of various stars. They know the types of stars that are likely to die in…
Read MoreFiguring out how our reality took shape over billions of years is no easy task for scientists. Theories about how the Big Bang played out…
Read MoreAt the heart of our home galaxy is a supermassive black hole that gobbles up anything that gets too close. It's huge, with a mass…
Read MoreNew exoplanet discoveries have been popping up with increasing regularity in recent years thanks to technological advances that allow scientists to spot evidence of their…
Read MoreThe Hubble Space Telescope is really, really good at spotting distant objects in space, but it's just as well-suited for catching a snapshot of planets…
Read MoreWe're rapidly approaching the one-year anniversary of the launch of NASA's much-hyped mission to "Touch the Sun" with its Parker Solar Probe. The spacecraft is…
Read MoreAge is a relative thing. With our finite (and relatively short) lifespans, humans tend to think of anything older than 100 years as being "really…
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