A Flurry of Fall Binocular Comets
Fall 2021 offers up an all-night parade of challenging telescopic comets.
There are Natural Features on Mars That Could Serve as Radiation Shelters
Mars is bombarded with radiation. Without a protective magnetic shield and a thick atmosphere like Earth's, radiation from space has…
A Black Hole or Neutron Star Fell Into Another Star and Triggered a Supernova
What happens when you slam a neutron star (or black hole, take your pick) into a companion star? A supernova,…
Here’s Lake Mead’s Record Low Water Levels Seen From Space
How bad is the drought in the western United States? A stunning depiction of the record dry spell comes in…
Many Sunlike Stars Gobbled up Some of Their Planets
New research shows that other sunlike stars in our galaxy aren't so kind to their planets. Up to a quarter…
NASA is Testing out a new air Taxi Prototype
NASA is commonly thought of as America’s space agency, but its name also emphasizes another research area. The National Aeronautics…
Inspiration 4 Crew Gets a Sneak Peak out of Crew Dragon’s Cupola
The crew of the upcoming Inspiration4 mission (the first all-civilian spaceflight) took a moment to get their pictures taken inside…
Ocean Worlds With Hydrogen-Rich Atmospheres Could be the Perfect Spots for Life
A new study has identified another class of exoplanet that could drastically increase the odds of finding life beyond the…
Heavier Stars Might not Explode as Supernovae, Just Quietly Implode Into Black Holes
Above a certain mass, large stars don't become supernovae. That limit might be lower than we thought.
The Galactic Beauty of Star Formation
I'd never seen galaxy images like this before. Nobody had! These images highlight star forming regions in nearby(ish) galaxies. There…