Astronomy
Catch a ‘Pac-Man’ Partial Lunar Eclipse for Europe and Africa This Weekend
Checking out the October Hunter’s Full Moon this coming weekend? This Full Moon is also special, as it features the…
‘Her Space, Her Time’ Reveals the Hidden Figures of Physics
Quick: Name a woman scientist. Chances are the name you came up with is Marie Curie, the physicist and chemist…
Lunar Astronauts Will Need Easy Walking Trails Around the Moon's South Pole
An international team of scientists used topographical data of the Moon's southern polar region to determine the optimal routes for…
“The Big One”: The Most Powerful Marsquake Ever Detected
A new paper in the Geophysical Research Letters explains how the largest recorded seismic event on Mars provided evidence for…
How Close is Too Close to a Kilonova?
Cataclysmic events happen in the Universe all the time. Black hole mergers, supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, and a whole host of…
In 1952, A Group of Three “Stars” Vanished. Astronomers Still Can’t Find Them
In 1952, the Palomar Observatory imaged a close grouping of three point-like light sources, measuring 15th magnitude in brightness. It…
Do Red Dwarfs or Sunlike Stars Have More Earth-Sized Worlds?
Earth is our only example of a habitable planet, so it makes sense to search for Earth-size worlds when we're…
If There Was Ever Life on Mars, this Ancient Mud Lake is the Perfect Place to Look
When it comes to Mars and our ongoing efforts to understand that planet's ancient habitability, evidence is so far elusive.…
This Dark Nebula Hides an Enormous Star
The birth of a star is a spectacular event that plays out behind a veil of gas and dust. It's…
Air Showers Ruin Astrophotos, but They Could be a New Method for Studying the Universe
New research from Japan has shown how cosmic ray air showers could be studied to learn more about the nature…