There’s a Surprising Amount of Life Deep Inside the Earth. Hundreds of Times More Mass than All of Humanity
Scientists with the Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) are transforming our understanding of life deep inside the Earth, and maybe on…
Every Few Hours There’s a Flash of Light Coming From the Moon. Another Impact.
The ESA's NELIOTA project is busy monitoring the dark side of the Moon for impact flashes, which could tell us…
A Supernova 2.6 Million Years Ago Could Have Wiped Out the Ocean’s Large Animals
For many years, scientists have been studying how supernovae could affect life on Earth. Supernovae are extremely powerful events, and…
Finally! Voyager 2 is Now in Interstellar Space
The Voyager 2 recently crossed the outer boundary of the heliosphere, where it joins the Voyager 1 spacecraft in interstellar…
Get Ready for the 2018 Geminid Meteors
When it comes to meteor showers, the calendar year always seems to save the best for last. We're referring to…
InSight Uses its Seismometer to “Hear” the Sound of Wind on Mars
The InSight lander recently used two its instruments to record vibrations caused by Martian wind, effectively capturing what it sounds…
OSIRIS-REx Has Already Found Water on Bennu
NASA's OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer) has found water on the asteroid Bennu. Bennu is OSIRIS-REx's only…
Carnival of Space #590
Welcome to the 590th Carnival of Space! The Carnival is a community of space science and astronomy writers and bloggers,…
A Rapid Rise in Temperature Led to the Worst Extinction in our Planet’s History
Everyone knows about the extinction of the dinosaurs. A cataclysmic asteroid strike about 66 million years ago (mya) caused the…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 509: Fiction to Fact: 3D Printers
The technology of 3D printing is taking off. From tiny home-based 3D printers to larger manufacturing. And of course, 3D…