Hubble Has Tracked Down the Source of 5 Different Fast Radio Bursts
In a new survey, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have managed to pinpoint the location of several Fast Radio…
This is Currently the World’s Largest Iceberg
A gigantic chunk of ice recently broke off from an ice shelf in Antarctica, and is currently the world’s largest…
It Could be Possible to see Gravitational Wave Lenses
Can waves of gravity be lensed by gravity? A recent study looks for lensed gravitational waves.
Virgin Galactic Reaches the Space Frontier Over New Mexico for the First Time
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane crossed its 50-mile-high space boundary over New Mexico for the first time today, after months…
Comets Have Tails of gas, Dust… and Metal?
In outer space, an object’s location has a huge impact on its temperature. The closer the object is to its…
Shrapnel From Relatively Recent Supernovae Found in the Earth’s Crust
A Japanese oil exploration company recently dug up some samples from the Pacific Ocean floor and donated them to researchers. …
Larger Rocky Planets Might be Rare Because They Shrunk
Researchers at the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Astrophysics published a paper last week that just might explain a mysterious…
Swarms of Robots Could Dig Underground Cities on Mars
Underground habitats have recently become a focal point of off-planet colonization efforts. Protection from micrometeorites, radiation, and other potential hazards…
Aircraft Could fly at Mach 17 on Shockwaves From Continuous Detonations
Ever felt the need to get somewhere really, really quickly? Would Mach 17 work? That’s the speed a new prototype…
Pictures From China’s Mars Rover Fuel NASA Chief’s Funding Pitch to Congress
The first pictures from a Chinese probe on the surface of Mars were released May 19, sparking a plea from NASA’s…