Astronomers
How To Watch April’s Lyrid Meteor Shower From Home
Though not as plentiful as the Perseids in summer, the Lyrids can serve up some serious fireballs
Astronomers Spy Brightest Supernova Ever Seen
A star 100-times more massive than the sun exploded with 10-times more energy than a normal-sized supernova
Scientists Suggest New Origin Story for 'Oumuamua, Our Solar System’s First Interstellar Visitor
Perhaps the cigar-shaped object is a shard from a shredded planetary body, a computer simulation suggests
Japan's Experiment to Calculate an Asteroid's Age Was a Smashing Success
The spacecraft Hayabusa2 hurled a four-pound copper ball toward the asteroid's surface at about 4,500 miles an hour to create an artificial crater
Where Will NASA Explore Next? Here Are the Four Shortlisted Missions
Targets include Venus, Jupiter’s moon Io and Neptune’s moon Triton
The Most Cratered Object in the Asteroid Belt Looks Like a Golf Ball
Pallas's odd orbit sends it crashing through the asteroid belt, colliding with other objects along the way
In a Single Grain of Moon Dust, 'Millions of Years' of Lunar History
Researchers can now analyze precious samples of lunar rock atom by atom
Pluto Has a Nitrogen Heartbeat
Nitrogen on the dwarf planet’s glacial 'heart' becomes vapor each day and freezes each night
Spitzer Space Telescope Ends Operations After Scanning the Cosmos for 16 Years
Looking back on the groundbreaking discoveries of NASA's little telescope that could
Félicette, the First Cat in Space, Finally Gets a Memorial
Last month, a team unveiled a bronze statue honoring the feline, who launched on a suborbital mission in 1963
Astronomers Spot First Asteroid Nearer to the Sun Than Venus
Such “intervenusian” rocks are both rare and difficult to detect
Ten Celestial Events You Don't Want to Miss in 2020
Whether you are a telescope enthusiast or just want to step outside to enjoy the night sky, these are the phenomena to look out for this year
Meteorite Grains Are the Oldest Known Solid Material on Earth
The oldest dust sample, perhaps 7 billion years old, predates the formation of our planet and the sun
For the First Time, a National U.S. Observatory Has Been Named for a Female Astronomer: Vera Rubin
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will image the entire visible night sky every few nights
Active Volcanoes May Still Exist on Venus
Scientists baked volcanic minerals in a box furnace to model how quickly lava ages on the planet’s harsh surface
How to Catch the Quadrantids, the First Major Meteor Shower of the 2020s
This cosmic light show will peak in the predawn hours of January 4
A Giant Star Is Dimming, Which Could Be a Sign It Is About to Explode
Most astronomers, however, say it's unlikely that the star Betelgeuse will go supernova anytime soon
NASA's Sun-Orbiting Probe Reveals New Secrets of Our Host Star
The first findings from the Parker Solar Probe change what we know about the workings of our nearest star
Jupiter's Great Red Spot May Not Be Dying Out Just Yet
Earlier this year, the spot appeared to be losing big chunks, but new research suggests it was gobbling up a smaller storm
Chandra Telescope Observes Two Decades of Turning Theory Into Reality
A new book, 'Light From the Void,' showcases the telescope’s images of nebulas, supernovae, supermassive black holes and more
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