Astronomy
Astronomers use a Galaxy Cluster as an Extremely Powerful “Natural Telescope” to Peer Even Farther into the Universe
An international team of astronomers recently discovered a fainter, older galaxy using the most extreme case of the gravitational microlensing…
For the First Time, Planets Have Been Discovered in ANOTHER Galaxy!
Thanks to a new study performed by a pair of astrophysicists from the University of Oklahoma, the first extra-galactic planets…
12,800 Years Ago, Earth Was Struck by a Disintegrating Comet, Setting Off Global Firestorms
According to a massive research study, Earth was struck by a comet 12,800 years ago that caused massive wildfires to…
Outflows From Black Holes are Creating New Molecules Where There Should Only be Destruction
A new study from a team of astronomers from Northwestern University indicates that molecules could be born within the outflows…
Astronomers Find One of the Oldest Stars in the Milky Way
Thanks to a new study by a team of Spanish researchers, the oldest star in the Milky Way may have…
Watch this Chilling Animation of Capetown’s Water Disappearing
A new animation released by NASA's Earth Observatory illustrates how ongoing drought is diminishing Cape Town's water supply.
The Brightest Star in the Sky, Sirius, was Hiding a Cluster of Stars. Found by Gaia
Thanks to the efforts of an amateur astronomer, the star cluster that was recently revealed by Gaia mission is now…
The Most Detailed Map Ever Made of the Milky Way in Radio Waves
A new radio wave map of the Milky Way Galaxy is our most detailed yet and will be the basis…
Get Set For a “Super Blue Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse”
Can you feel the tremor in the Force? Early next Wednesday morning internet astro-memes collide, in one of the big…
The New Earth-Sized Planet Hunting Telescope ExTrA is Now Online
The Exoplanets in Transits and their Atmospheres (ExTrA), just went online and is now searching for exoplanets around red dwarf…