Astronomy
Tidal Heating Could Make Exomoons Much More Habitable (and Detectable)
A new study shows how the study of tidal heating in exomoons could greatly expand the search for life in…
Red Supergiant Stars Bubble and Froth so Much That Their Position in the Sky Seems to Dance Around
Making a 3D map of our galaxy would be easier if some stars behaved long enough to get good distances…
This is How You Get Multiple Star Systems
Stars form inside massive clouds of gas and dust called molecular clouds. The Nebular Hypothesis explains how that happens. According…
A Dying Star’s Last Act was to Destroy all Its Planets
When white dwarfs go wild, their planets suffer through the resulting chaos. The evidence shows up later in and around…
Record ‘Fast Nova’ Flares Over a Single Day
A galactic nova flared briefly into naked eye visibility for a day, before vanishing from sight.
We Could Discover new Kinds of Particles Around Black Holes Through Gravitational Waves
A new study has shown how gravitational waves can be used to detect exotic particles orbiting black holes.
Remember That Rocket That was Going to Crash Into the Moon? Scientists Think They've Found the Crater
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) – NASA’s eye-in-the-sky in orbit around the Moon – has found the crash site of…
VY Canis Majoris is Dying, and Astronomers are Watching
Three-dimensional models of astronomical objects can be ridiculously complex. They can range from black holes that light doesn't even escape…
Recent Supernovae Produced Giant Cavities in the Orion Nebula
The Orion Nebula is a well-known feature in the night sky and is visible in small backyard telescopes. Orion is…
BepiColombo’s Second Mercury Flyby
BepiColombo's stunning close pass by Mercury on Thursday provides a prelude of what’s to come.