Astronomy
Dark Matter Detector Finds the Rarest Event Ever Seen in the Universe
The XENON experiment recently made a breakthrough in their hunt for dark matter, observing the most rare decay process in…
It Looks Like LIGO/Virgo Have Detected a Black Hole Eating a Neutron Star. For the First Time Ever
A new signal detected by LIGO/Virgo may be the so-called 'holy grail' of astrophysics: the merger of a neutron star…
Keep an Eye Out for the Eta Aquarid Meteors This Weekend
Never heard of the Eta Aquarid meteors? 2019 offers a good chance to check out this normally obscure meteor shower.…
A Strange Ice Feature Wraps Halfway Around Titan
For people interested in all things beyond Earth, the words methane and Titan go hand in hand. After all, Titan…
Rapidly Spinning Black Hole is Spitting Out Blobs of Plasma
Black holes, those beguiling singularities that sit on the precipice of the known and the unknown, keep surprising us with…
Friday’s SpaceX Dragon Launch CRS-17 to Light Up the U.S. East Coast
Ever seen a rocket launch before? Catching one is easier than you might think. You just need to be looking…
Messier 84 – the NGC Elliptical Galaxy
Welcome back to Messier Monday! Today, we continue in our tribute to our dear friend, Tammy Plotner, by looking at…
InSight Just Detected its First “Marsquake”
The InSight lander recently detected the strongest seismic signal yet, thanks to its Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) instrument.
As Expected, the Newly Upgraded LIGO is Finding a Black Hole Merger Every Week
The LIGO detector is back online after months of upgrades, and has made two new detections already!
Astronomers Catch a Superflare From a Puny Star
Astronomers recently spied a massive flare on a tiny diminutive star, a powerful, radiation spewing event that you wouldn't want…