Astronomy
Nearby Stream of Stars Reveals Past Cosmic Collision
The tangled remains of vast cosmic collisions can be seen across the universe, such as the distant Whirlpool Galaxy’s past…
Spectacular Views of Venus and the “Decrescent” Moon Worldwide
Did you see it? Earlier this week, we wrote about the spectacular conjunction of the planet Venus and the waning…
Does Free Will Exist? Ancient Quasars May Hold the Clue.
Do you believe in free will? Are people able to decide their own destinies, whether it's on what continent they'll…
Yesterday’s Mammoth Solar Flare Is The Biggest Of 2014 So Far
She's a rainbow! You can see the first moments of a huge flare belching off the sun in the picture…
Watch the Moon Meet Venus in the Dawn this Wednesday
Are you ready for some lunar versus planetary occultation action? One of the best events for 2014 occurs early this Wednesday…
Comet ISON Hosted A Rare Kind Of Nitrogen, Hinting At Reservoirs In Young Solar System
Comet ISON -- that bright comet last year that broke up around Thanksgiving weekend -- included two forms of nitrogen…
We ‘Hype’ Alien World Findings Amid Little Data, Exoplanet Scientist Says
With exoplanet discoveries coming at us several times a month, finding these worlds is a hot field of research. Once…
Asteroid Swarm ‘Pounded’ Pulsar Star, Causing Changes Visible From Earth
When you throw a bunch of rock and debris at a rapidly spinning star, what happens? A new study suggests…
New Planet-Hunting Telescope To Join Search For Alien Earths In 2024
How could life arise in young solar systems? We're still not sure of the answer on Earth, even for something…
Dense Gas Clouds Blot The View Of Supermassive Black Holes
Gas around supermassive black holes tends to clump into immense clouds, periodically blocking the view of these huge X-ray sources…