Astronomy
A Sun-Like Star Just Blasted out a Flare That Would be Devastating if it Happened Here
A Sun-like star over 100 light-years away experienced a massive flare and ejection that would be devastating if it happened…
Astronomy Jargon 101: Absolute Magnitude
In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll surely measure the awesomeness of today's…
Twin Stars Prove Einstein at Least 99.99% Right
A 16-year study by an international team of astronomers has confirmed Einstein's Theory of General Relativity and witnessed some predicted…
Even Really Massive Stars Seem to Have Planets
Can planets form around massive, hot stars? Some astronomers think they can't. According to the evidence, planets around stars exceeding…
The Constellation Fornax
Welcome to another edition of Constellation Friday! Today, in honor of the late and great Tammy Plotner, we take a…
Galaxies Have Been Found With no Dark Matter at all
According to new research led by Dutch astronomers, there may be lots of galaxies in the Universe that have no…
Brrrr: Bundle Up For the 2021 Geminid Meteors
One of the best annual meteor showers of the year, the Geminids top off 2021.
Hubble is Fully Operational Once Again
After suffering a technical glitch and going into sleep mode for the second time this year, Hubble is once again…
NASA’s New Asteroid Impact Monitoring System Comes Online
An asteroid striking Earth is a genuine possibility. There are tens of thousands of asteroids classified as Near-Earth Asteroids (NEAs),…
Company Tests Iodine Thruster in Space for the First Time
Ion thrusters have played second fiddle to chemical rockets for most of the history of space exploration. Part of that…