A Globular Cluster was Completely Dismantled and Turned Into a Ring Around the Milky Way
An international team of astronomers discovered some surprising when studying a debris ring around our Milky Way: the remnants of…
Newly forming star has spiral arms like a tiny galaxy
Protoplanetary disks - where young stars are forming their families of planets - usually form concentric rings of gaps. But…
Mira-type variable stars are constantly throwing the key chemicals for life out into space
We know that the carbon in your bones was formed long ago in the heart of a star. But how…
This is What the Solar System Really Looks Like
At first glance, it looks like something from an alien autopsy. A strange organ cut from a xenomorph's thorax, under…
Beyond “Fermi’s Paradox” V: What is the Aestivation Hypothesis?
Is it possible that the aliens are not hiding, but sleeping and waiting for the Universe to get better?
Meteors of August: Our Guide to the 2020 Perseids
It's August and that means the Perseid meteors are inbound, starting this weekend this shower is a sure-fire bet, though…
Antarctica Is the Best Place On Earth for a Telescope, Is Also the Hardest Place to Put a Telescope
Twinkling stars might make for spectacular viewing on a hot summer’s night, but they are an absolute nightmare to astronomers.…
A Strange Planet has been Found that’s Smaller than Neptune But 50% More Massive
Astronomers have found another strange exoplanet in a distant solar system. This one's an oddball because its size is intermediate…
Martian Features Were Carved by Glaciers, not Flowing Rivers
Orbiters are giving us a chance to study the surface of Mars closely, and some of the features that pop…
New Solar Model Successfully Predicted Seven of the Sun’s Last Nine Big Flares
Since it launched in 2010, the Solar Dynamics Observatory has helped scientists understand how the Sun's magnetic field is generated…