Astronomy
A Protostar’s Age Gleaned Only From Sound Waves
Precisely dating a star can have important consequences for understanding stellar evolution and any circling exoplanets. But it’s one of…
Rare and Beautiful Noctilucent Clouds Wow Over Holland – Gallery
A trio of talented Dutch astrophotographers have captured a series of magnificent views of the rare and beautiful phenomena known…
Cannibal Galaxy Could Show How These Huge Structures Grow
There's a hungry galaxy on the loose about 62 million light-years away from us. Astronomers just revealed that the Umbrella…
A Brief History Of Gliese 581d and 581g, The Planets That May Not Be
Two potentially habitable planets in the Gliese 581 system are just false signals arising out of starstuff, a new study…
Chandra Image May Rival July 4th Fireworks
While Fourth of July festivities tonight may bring brilliant colors blazing across the night sky, only 23 million light-years away…
Mars One Soliciting Your Research Ideas for 2018 Robotic Red Planet Lander
Would you like to send your great idea for a research experiment to Mars and are searching for a method…
A Spectacular Set of Conjuctions on Tap for the Moon, Mars and Saturn this Weekend
Got clear skies this July 4th weekend? The Moon passes some interesting cosmic environs in the coming days, offering up…
Eureka! Kola Fireball Meteorites Found in Russia
A spectacular fireball that crackled across the sky near the Russia-Finnish border on April 19th this year left more than a bright…
How to See Pluto at Opposition as New Horizons Crosses the One Year Out Mark
Are you ready for 2015? On July 14th, 2015 — just a little over a year from now — NASA’s…
Rosetta’s Comet Already Sweating The Small Stuff, Far From The Sun
Feeling thirsty? If you could somehow capture the water vapor from Rosetta's comet, you would have the equivalent of two…