Astronomy
Breakthrough Detects Repeating Fast Radio Bursts Coming from Distant Galaxy
Using the Green Bank Telescope, researchers with Breakthrough Listen recently detected repeating fast radio bursts coming from a distant galaxy.
Exoplanet-Hunters Detect Two New “Warm Jupiters”
A new study conducted by an international team of astronomers has revealed two new "Warm Jupiter" exoplanets in two distant…
Watch Asteroid 3122 Florence Zip Past Earth This Weekend
Ready to hunt for low-flying space rocks? We've got an interesting pass of a Near Earth Asteroid this upcoming U.S.…
Messier 55 – the NGC 6809 Globular Star Cluster
Located in the Sagittarius Constellation, roughly 17,600 light-years from Earth, is the globular star cluster known as Messier 55
Is the “Alien Megastructure” around Tabby’s Star Actually a Ringed Gas Giant?
A new study from the University of Antioquia suggests that the mysterious behavior of Tabby's Star could be due to…
New Study of Antares Creates the Best Map Ever of a Distant Star
A new research study by a group of astronomers, based on observation using the VLTI, has created the most detailed…
Witnessing the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse Across America Mesmerizes Millions: Photo/Video Gallery
SANTEE, SOUTH CAROLINA - Witnessing ‘Totality’ during Monday’s ‘Great American Solar Eclipse’ was a truly mesmerizing experience far beyond anything…
Mars Express Captures Mars’ Moving Bow Shock
A team of European scientists analyzed five years worth of Mars Express data, which revealed interesting things about how its…
Hallelujah, It’s Raining Diamonds! Just like the Insides of Uranus and Neptune.
A new experiment conducted by an international team of scientists has recreated the "diamond rains" thought to exist inside Uranus…
Study of Moon Rocks Suggest Interior of the Moon is Really Dry
A new study of the "Rusty Rocks" returned by the Apollo 16 mission suggest that the Moon's interior is very…