Astronomy
One That Fell to Earth: Researchers Reveal 2012 Novato Meteorite Took a Beating
What's the chance of that thump you just heard in your house was a meteorite hitting your roof? That was…
What Sparked Star Explosion 2014J? NASA Telescope Seeks Clues
X marks the spot: after probing the area where a star used to be, in X-rays, astronomers have been able…
Need A Summer Vacation? Pictures Allow You To Tour The Solar System For Free
Many of us in the northern hemisphere are on summer vacation right now, and others are dreaming of it. While…
Funding Friday: How $1 Can Make A Difference For Tanzanian Astronomy
If you have a dollar to spare, why not share it? That's the attitude that Astronomers Without Borders is encouraging…
Diamond Pinpricks: Gorgeous Shot Of Star Group That Once Baffled Astronomers
Is this group of stars belonging to one generation, or more? That's one of the things that was puzzling astronomers…
James Webb Space Telescope’s Pathfinder Mirror Backplane Arrives at NASA Goddard for Critical Assembly Testing
The central piece of the “pathfinder” backplane that will hold all the mirrors for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)…
NASA’S NuSTAR Catches a Black Hole Bending Light, Space, and Time
NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) has captured a spectacular event: a supermassive black hole’s gravity tugging on nearby X-ray…
A Spectacular Dawn Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter Set For August 18th
“What are those two bright stars in the morning sky?” About once a year we can be assured that we’ll…
Can Radio Waves Lead to Exomoons?
I firmly believe that our next greatest discovery will be detecting an exomoon in orbit around a distant exoplanet. Although…
How did Supermassive Black Holes Grow so Massive so Quickly?
Black holes one billion times the Sun’s mass or more lie at the heart of many galaxies, driving their evolution.…