Astronomy
Meteors of August: Our Guide to the 2020 Perseids
It's August and that means the Perseid meteors are inbound, starting this weekend this shower is a sure-fire bet, though…
Antarctica Is the Best Place On Earth for a Telescope, Is Also the Hardest Place to Put a Telescope
Twinkling stars might make for spectacular viewing on a hot summer’s night, but they are an absolute nightmare to astronomers.…
A Strange Planet has been Found that’s Smaller than Neptune But 50% More Massive
Astronomers have found another strange exoplanet in a distant solar system. This one's an oddball because its size is intermediate…
NASA Astronauts are Back on Earth After a Successful Crew Dragon Splashdown
Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley just returned from the ISS, completing the first crewed mission from US soil in…
Finally! SpaceX Starship Prototype SN5 Flies Just Over 150 Meters Into the Air
Yesterday, SpaceX moved one step closer to sending people to the Moon and Mars when its SN5 prototype successfully made…
Some Stars Could Support as Many as 7 Habitable Planets
A new study by a team of astronomers and planetary scientists calculate that some stars could have as many as…
Perseverance Went Into Safe Mode Shortly After Launch, But it’s Fine
NASA's Perseverance rover experienced some hiccups shortly after launch, but is back on track and making its seven-month journey to…
SpaceX Just Completed a Static Fire of Starship Prototype SN5. Next Comes the Hop
SpaceX successfully completed a static fire test with its SN5, which will be followed shortly by a hop test!
Ancient Meteorites Can be Found Embedded in Rocks, Like Fossils
Comets visit the inner Solar System, and leave without saying goodbye. Maybe they leave a trail of dust behind, and…
This Is Fascinating. An Image of a Galaxy’s Magnetic Field
There’s always more than one way to look at the world. There’s also more than one way to look at…