A Star had a Partial Supernova and Kicked Itself Into a High-Speed Journey Across the Milky Way
Supernovae are some of the most powerful events in the Universe. They're extremely energetic, luminous explosions that can light up…
Mount Everest, Seen from Space!
One under-appreciated space asset is the photography skills of the Russian cosmonauts on board the International Space Station. They are…
Astronomers Do the Math to Figure Out Exactly When Johannes Vermeer Painted this, More than 350 Years Ago
Most of us will be forgotten only a generation or two after we pass. But some few of us will…
What Shuts Down a Galaxy’s Star Formation?
A new study finds that while black holes drive the formation of galaxies, they are also what kills them in…
The Moon Might Have Formed a Little Later than Originally Believed
A new study indicates that the Moon is actually younger than we thought, and wasn't finished forming until the Earth's…
Curiosity Is Going To Spend Its Summer Driving Around a Dangerous Sandy Region on Mars
Do road trips actually require roads? Not if you’re NASA’s Curiosity rover, who is embarking on an extended 1 mile…
Supernovae shockwaves aren’t spherical
When stars blow up, they tend to release their energy in a roughly spherical shape. But much after the initial…
Do the TRAPPIST-1 Planets Have Atmospheres?
A new study takes a hard look at the TRAPPIST-1 system to determine if its seven exoplanets could have viable…
A Stellar Stream of Stars, Stolen from Another Galaxy
Modern professional astronomers aren't much like astronomers of old. They don't spend every suitable evening with their eyes glued to…
Perseverance Has Been Put Inside its Atlas V Rocket
NASA's Perseverance rover and elements of the Mars 2020 mission were recently loaded aboard the rocket that will take it…