Astronomy
Astronomers Discover Second-Closest Known Exoplanet
The planet, a frozen Super-Earth, orbits Bernard's Star about six light-years away
Where Did Earth’s Water Originate? Solar Nebula, Study Suggests
Researchers say the hydrogen contained in these clouds of gas and dust contributed to formation of one out of every 100 water molecules found on Earth
Optical Tweezers Give Scientists a Tool to Test the Laws of Quantum Mechanics
Quantum superposition is one of the great mysteries of physics—a mass existing in two states at once—and scientists hope to probe the phenomenon
The Milky Way Ate One of Its Neighbors 10 Billion Years Ago
Star data shows we gobbled up a galaxy called Gaia-Enceladus about 1/4 the size of the Milky Way, leaving behind telltale signs of the merger
Kepler Space Telescope, Revealer of New Worlds, Officially Shuts Down After Historic Mission
Launched in 2009, Kepler discovered thousands of new exoplanets before finally running out of fuel earlier this month
If a Moon Has a Moon, Is Its Moon Called a Moonmoon?
A new study suggests it's possible some moons could have moons and the internet wants to give them a name—but scientists have yet to actually find one
Saturn's Rings Rain Organic Compounds Into Its Atmosphere
The Cassini probe's final flybys show that 22,000 pounds of material per second drops from the rings into the planet's ionosphere
Astronomers Find What May Be First Exomoon—And It's an Absolute Unit
Astronomers suspect that there's Neptune-sized celestial body trailing an exoplanet about 8,000 light years
In the Search for Aliens, We've Only Analyzed a Small Pool in the Cosmic Ocean
A new study estimates how much of outer space we've scoured for other life and finds we haven't exactly taken a deep dive
TESS Space Telescope Will Find Thousands of Planets, but Astronomers Seek a Select Few
NASA's new space telescope has already discovered two planets, but the hunt for a world like Earth is just getting started
The Universe's Strongest Material is a Cosmic Lasagna
A new study suggests that the "nuclear pasta" found in neutron stars is 10 billion times stronger than steel
This Pulsar is Giving Off Weird Infrared Light and We're Not Sure Why
Researchers believe a disk of dust from a supernova or a pulsar wind nebula could explain the strange energy signal
'It Wasn't Aliens': Solar Observatory That Was Mysteriously Evacuated Will Reopen Tomorrow
The Sunspot Observatory in New Mexico was closed for ten days due to a 'security threat,' though aliens and solar flares have been ruled out
Decades After Being Passed Over for a Nobel, Jocelyn Bell Burnell Gets Her Due
Honored with a Special Breakthrough Prize, the astrophysicist says she'll use the winnings to fund scholarships to support today's outsiders in the field
Astronomers Spot Galactic Wind From Early Universe
The ejection of molecular gas from a galaxy 12 billion light-years away may have kept an early galaxy from burning out too quickly
Monster Galaxy Churns Out 1,000 Times As Many Stars As Our Own
COSMOS-AzTEC-1 is almost 13 billion years old highly organized but unstable and could shed light on galaxy evolution
Astronomers Say This Reflective Space Sculpture Will Cause Unneeded Light Pollution. The Artist Argues Otherwise
‘Orbital Reflector,’ a 100-foot long, diamond-shaped balloon, aims to inspire humans to gaze up at the night sky with a renewed sense of wonder
Why Astronomers Want to Look for Earth's Mini-Moons
A new, powerful telescope in Chile will be able to detect tiny asteroid chunks circling our planet, which could be a goldmine for researchers
The Andromeda Galaxy Ate The Milky Way's Lost Sibling
New simulations show Andromeda absorbed the large galaxy M32p about 2 billion years ago
The Century’s Longest Lunar Eclipse Will Shroud the Moon This Week
Including phases where the moon is partially masked, the event will last nearly four hours total
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