Chipping Away at the Great Attractor Mystery. Another Galaxy Cluster Found Behind the Milky Way’s Disk
Something huge lurks in the shadows of the Universe. Known as the Great Attractor, it is causing the Milky Way…
One Total Lunar Eclipse Photo to Rule Them All
We’ve seen some great images from the total lunar eclipse this week. But this one might top them all. Astrophotographer…
Hubble saw the Same Supernova at Three Different Times Thanks to Gravitational Lensing
As cosmic events go, supernova explosions epitomize the saying, "Live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse." They're the…
Check Out the Journey From Raw Data to Beautiful Image
Creating astronomical images is no easy task, and astronomers with the European Southern Observatory have provided a handy guide to…
Earth’s First Known Mass Extinction Event Starved Life of Oxygen
650 million years ago, Earth was completely or almost completely frozen, according to the Snowball Earth Hypothesis. As the atmosphere…
Stunning Photos from the November 8, 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse
Did the skies above you cooperate this morning to see the total lunar eclipse? Mine did not, and Fraser reports…
China Launches Mengtian, the Last Major Module to its Space Station
China's Tiangong space station just received its final module, the Mengtian laboratory, making it complete,
Astronomers Spot the Debris From Planets That Formed 10 Billion Years ago
Astronomers find the remnants of ancient planetary systems, and a glimpse of our fate.
The Smallest Radar Ever Sent to Space Will Probe the Interior of Dimorphos After its Impact From DART
Are miniature probes the future of deep space exploration? (more…)
Searching for Life on Highly Eccentric Exoplanets
When we think about finding life beyond Earth, especially on exoplanets, we immediately want to search for the next Earth,…