Unexpected Solar Flare is Also the Largest in Twelve Years
The largest solar flare in twelve years was recently witnessed by a team of UK scientists, and could teach us…
Gravitational Waves will let us see Inside Stars as Supernovae Happen
A new study by an international team of astrophysicists has demonstrated that gravitational waves could be detected coming from exploding…
Messier 56 – the NGC 6779
Located in the northern constellation of Lyra, roughly 32,900 light years from Earth, is the globular star cluster known as…
Juno Mission Makes Mysterious Finds about Auroras on Jupiter
A new study by scientists from the John Hopkins Univeristy Applied Physics Lab (JHUAPL) indicates that Jupiter's auroras may be…
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Closes as Deadly Hurricane Irma Targets Direct Hit on Florida Forcing Millions to Evacuate
TITUSVILLE/CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – NASA and Air Force officials have ordered the closure of the Kennedy Space Center and Cape…
Exoplanet-Hunting Aliens Could Be Looking at Earth Right Now!
A new study by a team of European astrophysicists has turned exoplanet-hunting on its head by asking "could aliens detect…
X-ray Study Shows Older Stars May be More Supportive to Life
A new study by an international team of researchers indicates that older Sun-like stars emit less harmful X-rays, a finding…
New Study Claims that TRAPPIST-1 Could Also Have Gas Giants
A new study led by researchers from the Carnegie Institute of Science indicates that TRAPPIST-1 could also be orbited by…
Detection of Mineral on Mars Bolsters Argument that Mars was Once Habitable
The discovery of boron on Mars, a key ingredient in the emergence of organic molecules, has bolstered the case for…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 456: Pluto Revisited
This week, we return to our starting point, where Astronomy Cast began: Pluto. 11 years on, we have a whole…