Extraterrestrial Origin Of Fast Radio Burst Phenomenon Confirmed
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) have puzzled astronomers since they were first detected in 2007. These mysterious milliseconds-long blasts of radio…
Venus 2.0 Discovered In Our Own Back Yard
A team of international astronomers recently found the closest thing to a "Venus-like" planet in a nearby star system, which…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 444: Fractals
For this historic 444th episode of Astronomy Cast, we talk about fractals. Those amazing mathematical visualizations of recursive algorithms. What…
Mars’ Trojans Show Remains Of Ancient Planetoid
A study by an international team of researchers has revealed that Mars' Trojan asteroids could be the remains of ancient…
Surprise: Comet E4 Lovejoy Brightens
Had your fill of binocular comets yet? Thus far this year, we've had periodic comets 2P/Encke, 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková and 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák all…
1st Reflown SpaceX Falcon 9 Soars to Orbit with SES-10 Revolutionizing Rocketry Forever – Photo/Video Gallery
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s Billion dollar bet on rocket recycling paid off beautifully when the…
Deepest X-ray Image Ever Made Contains Mysterious Explosion
Using data from the Chandra observatory, a team of researchers witnessed the most distant X-ray explosion ever observed, and are…
Space Station Drama After Vital Micrometeorite Shielding Floats Away
This week, astronauts conducting a spacewalk had to perform an impromptu patch-up job when one of the ISS' shields broke…
Four Candidates For Planet 9 Located
A concentrated three-day search for a mysterious, unseen planet in the far reaches of our own solar system has yielded…
Weekly Space Hangout – Mar 31, 2017: The IDATA Project and Afterglow Access
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: This week's special guests are Timothy Spuck, Kathryn Meredith, Dr. James Hammerman and Andreas…