Seeing baby stars at every stage of their formation
Stars form from the collapse of dense clouds of gas and dust, which makes it very hard for astronomers to…
Lava Tubes on the Moon and Mars are Really, Really Big. Big Enough to Fit an Entire Planetary Base
Could lava tubes on the Moon and Mars play a role in establishing a human presence on those worlds? Possibly,…
Astronomers Think They’ve Found the Neutron Star Remnant From Supernova 1987a
Recent observations and theortetical work have brought us one step closer to resolving the mystery of what lies at the…
InSight’s Mole Is In!
The InSight lander is making progress on Mars. After many months of struggle and careful adaptation, the InSight lander's 'Mole'…
The Martian Sky Pulses in Ultraviolet Every Night
There’s a surprising phenomenon taking place in Mars’ atmosphere: during the spring and fall seasons on the Red Planet, large…
A magnetar has been discovered throwing off bizarre blasts of radiation. Is this where fast radio bursts come from?
Magnetars are the ultimate aggressive star: intense magnetic fields, massive outbursts, the works. We've known that magnetars are capable of…
Asteroids Somehow Migrated Past Jupiter During the Solar System’s Early History
In baseball, players receive a Gold Glove award if they show outstanding fielding play throughout the course of the season. …
An exoplanet has been found for the first time using radio telescopes
Astronomers have found an extrasolar planet around a main sequence star. Which isn't a big deal. With a radio telescope.…
Neutron stars of different masses can make a real mess when they collide
When neutron stars collide, they go out with a tremendous bang, fueling an explosion up to a thousand times more…
Why Can Black Hole Binaries Have Dramatically Different Masses? Multiple Generations of Mergers
Black hole mergers with very different masses tell us how small mergers can give rise to even larger ones.