Astronomy
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…
NASA Reignites Program for Nuclear Thermal Rockets
NASA recently announced a three-year partnership with BWXT to develop nuclear thermal rockets for future mission to Mars and beyond!
Cosmic Census Says There Could be 100 Million Black Holes in our Galaxy Alone
A new study by a team from UCI indicates that black hole mergers could be very common, which has implications…
Stars Orbiting Supermassive Black Hole Show Einstein was Right Again!
A team of European astronomers accurately measured the orbit of a star around the supermassive black hole at the center…
New Study Says Moon’s Magnetic Field Existed 1 Billion Years Longer Than We Thought
A new study by researchers from MIT has cast doubt on when the Moon lost its magnetic field, indicating that…
A Different Kind Of Science Show
Brian Koberlein reports on his new Kickstarter to develop a TV show called Big Science