Astronomy
Tales From Totality: Standing in the Shadow of the Moon
They came, they saw, they battled clouds, traffic and strange charger adapters in a strange land. Yesterday, millions stood in…
New Study Says that Martian Weather May Get Snowy Overnight
A new study by a team of American and French researchers indicates that Mars experiences evening snowstorms, similar to "microburst"…
Large Near-Earth Asteroid Will Pass Earth by This September
According to NASA, the large Near-Earth Asteroid known as Florence will pass harmlessly past Earth this coming September
Another Nearby Red Dwarf Star System, Another Possible Exoplanet Discovered!
A new study from the University of Texas Arlington has indicated that the Gliese 832 system (located just 16 light-years…
Gravitational Lensing Provides Rare Glimpse Into Interiors of Black Holes
An international team of scientists relied on a new kind of gravitational lensing to conduct a detailed study of a…
Prelude to Totality: A Final Look at the Total Solar Eclipse
It's hard to believe: we're now just one short weekend away from the big ticket astronomical event for 2017, as…
The Most Distant Massive Galaxy Observed to Date Provides Insight into the Early Universe
A team of international astronomers have just observed the most distant massive galaxy to date, providing clues to galaxy formation…
Potentially Habitable, Tidally-Locked Exoplanets May be Very Common, say New Study
A new study from the University of Washington indicates that tidally-locked planets may be quite common, a finding which has…
Messier 54 – the NGC 6715 Globular Cluster
Located in the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy, some 87,000 light years from Earth, is the globular star cluster known as Messier…
Scientists Discover TRAPPIST-1 is Older Than Our Solar System
A new study by a pair of astronomers has revealed that the TRAPPIST-1 system is up to twice as old…