Massive Volcanic Eruptions 66 Million Years Ago Happened Almost Exactly When the Dinosaurs Died Off
Everyone knows an asteroid strike wiped out the dinosaurs, right? Lots of evidence shows that the Chicxulub impact event had…
Messier 79 – the NGC 1904 Globular Cluster
Located 42,000 light-years from Earth is the globular cluster known as Messier 79, which may have originated outside of our…
The Latest Images of Ultima Thule are in, and they are the Sharpest Yet!
The latest images taken by New Horizons of Ultima Thule are the most detailed to date, and are providing new…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 519: Transients: What They Are and Why They Matter
Astronomers have found that sometimes the Universe changes. Things move, things explode, things get brighter or dimmer. In fact, knowing…
X-rays Might be a Better Way to Communicate in Space
In the coming years, NASA plans to test x-ray technology aboard the ISS as a way of creating more robust…
Meet WFIRST, The Space Telescope with the Power of 100 Hubbles
WFIRST ain't your grandma's space telescope. Despite having the same size mirror as the surprisingly reliable Hubble Space Telescope, clocking…
Say Hello to Hippocamp! The New Moon Discovered at Neptune, Which Could Have Broken off from the Larger Moon Proteus
Moons have the coolest names, don't they? Proteus, Titan, and Callisto. Phobos, Deimos, and Encephalitis. But not Io. That's a…
The Oldest and Coldest White Dwarf Ever Found has Bizarre Dust Rings Around it
A citizen scientist recently discovered a white dwarf star that has multiple dust rings, a finding which could force a…
Shout Out to Japan! Their Hayabusa2 Spacecraft has Collected its First Samples from Asteroid Ryugu
Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft has completed an important part of its mission to asteroid Ryugu. The spacecraft descended to the surface…
Signs that Ancient Rivers Flowed Across the Surface of Mars, Billions of Years Ago
Billions of years ago, Mars was likely a much warmer and wetter place than the cold, dry, barren world we…