Astronomy
Watch Scientists Freeze and Shake the James Webb Space Telescope
The largest space telescope ever built has a few last tests to pass
Exoplanet Discovery Arrives in Time for New Telescope Technology
Astronomers call LHS 1140b one of the "best targets" for hunting liquid water with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
Watch a Large Asteroid Streak Through the Night Sky
Only a small telescope will be needed
Meet DeeDee, the Solar System's Newest Dwarf Planet (Maybe)
Though the tiny icy orb meets all the criteria, it has yet to receive the official designation
Scientists Capture Beautiful, Explosive Collision of Young Stars
The high-resolution images could hold clues about the early stages of star formation
Atmosphere Detected Around an Earth(ish)-Sized Planet
Just 39 light years away, GJ 1132b is 1.4 times the Earth's radius and has an atmosphere that may be composed of steam or methane
Mars May Have Had a Ring in the Past and Could Have One in the Future
The red planet's moon may have broken apart into a ring of debris and reformed several times over the planet's history
How Do New Planets Get Their Names?
Sorry, Planet McPlanetface: Asteroids, moons and other celestial bodies go through a strict set of international naming guidelines
Are Fast Radio Bursts from Alien Spacecraft? It's Unlikely, but Possible
A new paper raises the (distant) possibility that the unusual high-energy bursts from the cosmos are from intergalactic ships
New Definition Would Make the Moon and Pluto Planets
A suggested update to the International Astronomical Union criteria would add over 100 planets to the solar system
NASA Wants the Public to Log In to Help Find Planet 9
Citizen scientists can examine photos to help discover a new planet, which recent evidence suggests is hiding at the edge of the solar system
The 17th-Century Lady Astronomer Who Took Measure of the Stars
Astronomer Maria Cunitz might not be such an anomaly, were other women given the same educational opportunities
Scientists Spot Seven Earth-Sized Planets Orbiting a Nearby Star
This newly discovered solar system presents the best opportunity yet to study potentially habitable worlds, NASA scientists report
How Astrophysicists Found a Black Hole Where No One Else Could
A new method could help scientists peer inside universe's densest star clusters to find undiscovered black holes
A Comet, Eclipse and a Full Moon Will Light Up the Skies Friday Night
There will be a lot going on in the night sky, including a pass by the green comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková
Blazing Green Meteor Lights Up Midwest Skies
Early Monday morning, the fireball buzzed Wisconsin before breaking up over Lake Michigan
The Story of the Astrolabe, the Original Smartphone
Prosperous times likely paved the way for this multifunctional device, conceptual ancestor to the iPhone 7
Ancient Asteroid Collision Is Still Raining Space Rocks Down on Earth
A new study shows that today's meteorites considerably differ from those of the ancient past
Scientists Capture a "Sonic Boom" of Light
A new, ultra-fast camera recorded the phenomenon for the first time
Dark Matter Could Be Destroying Distant Galaxies
The mysterious substance may suck gas from the galaxies—and a gasless galaxy is a dead galaxy
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