Brian Koberlein
Thirsty on the Moon? Just Throw Some Regolith in the Microwave
Lunar colonists may use microwaves to extract water from the Moon's surface.
Black Hole Event Horizons Can Get So Big it'll Boggle Your Imagination
Some black holes are truly monsters, and astronomers are pretty good at determining just how large they are.
Even if There's Life on TRAPPIST-1, We Probably Can't Detect it
If we ever find life on other worlds, it is unlikely to be a powerful message from space. It's certainly…
Aliens Could Map Earth From its Mobile Phone Towers
Mobile phones are so ubiquitous that we typically don't think about how they work. They just do, much to our…
Bizarre Exoplanet Breaks All the Orbital Rules
A fluffy hot jupiter has an orbit that doesn't line up with the rotation of its star.
These Stars are Already Merging, but Their Future Will Be Catastrophic
Two stars are in the process of merging, but they will become black holes before they do.
You Don't Want to Be Within 160 Light-Years of a Supernova
When it comes to supernovae, what is the minimum safe distance for habitable planets? Larger than we thought.
What a Mess. A Black Hole's Stellar Meal is Brighter and Longer Lasting Than Ever Seen Before
A black hole munching on a star may have caused one of the brightest transients every observed.
Gravitational Waves From Pulsars Could Be Used to Probe the Interior of the Sun
Gravitational waves from known pulsars might be used to probe the interior of the Sun.
Is This a Black Hole or a New Type of Star?
A new model argues that strange, star-like objects might appear similar to black holes.