‘Diamond’ Super-Earth’s Makeup Called Into Question In New Study
A precious planet? Don't think so fast, a new study says. The so-called "diamond super-Earth", 55 Cancri e, may actually…
Higgs Boson Physicists Receive 2013 Nobel Prize
That was fast! Just one year after a Higgs Boson-like particle was found at the Large Hadron Collider, the two physicists…
Tale Of Two Moons Reveals Asteroid’s Insides
Fluffy, with a core of density. That's what the interior of the asteroid 87 Sylvia likely looks like, astronomers say.…
A Fine Pair of Lunar Occultations for North America This Weekend
Heads up, North American residents: our Moon is about to blot out two naked eye stars on Friday and Saturday…
Astrophoto: Uranus at Opposition
Last week, we asked if you were looking for an observing challenge: looking for planet Uranus when it reached opposition…
Astronomy Cast Episode 316: Observational Versus Experimental Science
Sometimes you can do science by watching patiently, and sometimes you’ve just got to get your hands dirty with an…
Oct. 7, 1959 – Our First Look at the Far Side of the Moon
For millennia, human eyes have seen only one face of the moon. Put a dude from the Iron Age in…
Mercury’s Resonant Rotation ‘Should Be Common’ In Alien Planets
Three to two. That's the ratio of the time it takes Mercury to go around the sun (88 days) in…
Is That Planet Habitable? Look To The Star First, New Study Cautions
Finding Earth 2.0, in the words of noted SETI researcher Jill Tarter, is something a lot of exoplanet searchers are…
This Cave Video Makes You Feel Like You’re On An Alien Planet
A few weeks ago, a bunch of astronauts went underground in Italy in the name of science and better finessing…