What Made this Mysterious Pit on Mars? Impact Crater or Natural Collapse?
An unusual pit on the surface of Mars is a bit of a mystery to scientists: is it the result…
Construction Tips from a Type 2 Engineer: Collaboration with Isaac Arthur
Fraser Cain and Isaac Arthur team up again to bring you another epic collaboration. This time, it’s construction tips from…
Astronomers Measure the Mass of a White Dwarf, and Prove Einstein was Right… Again
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of NASA astronomers has repeated an old experiment that was used to confirm…
At the Largest Scales, Our Milky Way Galaxy is in the Middle of Nowhere
A presentation at the June 6th AAS meeting confirms that our galaxy is inside an enormous cosmic void, the largest…
We’re One Step Closer to Knowing Why There’s More Matter Than Antimatter in the Universe
The T2K experiment just released its first batch of data, which could help answer why there is an apparent imbalance…
Amazing Video: Watch SpaceX’s Dragon in Flight, as Seen From the Ground
Always on the lookout for interesting events in the skies, astrophotographer Thierry Legault has captured an incredible video of SpaceX's…
Even Calm Red Dwarf Stars Blast Their Planets with Mini-Flares, Destroying their Habitability
A study presented at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society this week has dealt another blow to the…
Mars Had Way More Water on its Surface Than We Thought
A new study suggests that Mars had a much larger ocean than previously thought. However, we can't understand how the…
Cancer Risk for a Human Mars Mission Just Got a Lot Worse
A new study by scientists from UNLV indicates that astronauts going to Mars will be at an increased risk of…
Summer Astronomy, Minimoon & Saturn Opposition 2017
There's one reason to stay up late this summer, as the planet Saturn reaches opposition this week on June 15th…