Top Astronomical Events for 2020
Ready for another amazing year of sky watching? Hard to believe, were already a fifth of the way into the…
Waiting for Betelgeuse: What’s Up with the Tempestuous Star?
Have you noticed that Orion the Hunter—one of the most iconic and familiar of the wintertime constellations—is looking a little……
Halo Around a Pulsar could Explain Why We See Antimatter Coming from Space
Astronomers have been watching a nearby pulsar with a strange halo around it. That pulsar might answer a question that's…
Carnival of Space #643
This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to read Carnival…
Our Guide to the December 26th Annular ‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse
Ready for the final 'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse of 2019? The final eclipse of the year kicks off this…
Black Holes Were Already Feasting Just 1.5 Billion Years After the Big Bang
Using the ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), an international team of astronomers observed gas clouds that in the early Universe…
Starliner Launches But it Can’t Reach the Station
Boeing's Starliner crew capsule launched successfully, but a mishap prevented it from docking with the ISS. The ship is undamaged…
Astronomers Discovered a New Kind of Explosion That the Sun Can Do
Using data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, a team of scientists have discovered a new type of solar phenomenon that…
Mars 2020 Takes a Test Drive
NASA's Mars 2020 rover has passed its driving test. The test was mostly a forward and backward maneuver, with a…
100,000 Supernovae Exploded Near the Core of the Milky Way
Using data from the GALACICNUCLEUS survey, a team of astronomers has determined that star formation occurred in massive bursts in…