Dark Matter Detector Finds the Rarest Event Ever Seen in the Universe
The XENON experiment recently made a breakthrough in their hunt for dark matter, observing the most rare decay process in…
It Looks Like LIGO/Virgo Have Detected a Black Hole Eating a Neutron Star. For the First Time Ever
A new signal detected by LIGO/Virgo may be the so-called 'holy grail' of astrophysics: the merger of a neutron star…
Keep an Eye Out for the Eta Aquarid Meteors This Weekend
Never heard of the Eta Aquarid meteors? 2019 offers a good chance to check out this normally obscure meteor shower.…
The World’s Space Agencies are Responding to a Hypothetical Asteroid Impact. You Can Watch it all Unfold Online.
Remember when Orson Welles' 1938 radio show called "The War of the Worlds" fooled people into thinking that Earth was…
Weekly Space Hangout: May 1, 2019 – Dr. Mark Showalter of SETI
Hosts: Fraser Cain (universetoday.com / @fcain) Dr. Pamela Gay (astronomycast.com / cosmoquest.org / @starstryder) Dr. Kimberly Cartier (KimberlyCartier.org / @AstroKimCartier…
A Strange Ice Feature Wraps Halfway Around Titan
For people interested in all things beyond Earth, the words methane and Titan go hand in hand. After all, Titan…
Rapidly Spinning Black Hole is Spitting Out Blobs of Plasma
Black holes, those beguiling singularities that sit on the precipice of the known and the unknown, keep surprising us with…
Friday’s SpaceX Dragon Launch CRS-17 to Light Up the U.S. East Coast
Ever seen a rocket launch before? Catching one is easier than you might think. You just need to be looking…
Carnival of Space #609
Welcome to the 609th Carnival of Space! The Carnival is a community of space science and astronomy writers and bloggers,…
Ep. 528: Modern Astronomy of the American Southwest
Last week we talked about the ancient astronomy of the American Southwest. But this is actually Pamela's stomping grounds, and…