Astronomers
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
Newly Discovered Letter Catches Galileo in a 400-Year-Old Lie
Fearing repercussions of his groundbreaking scientific claims, which flew in the face of church doctrine, the famed astronomer fibbed
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
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
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
Jupiter Officially Has 12 New Moons
The new satellites are mostly tiny and include one oddball that is on a collision course with some of the 78 other moons orbiting the planet
The Supernova That Launched a Thousand Gorgeous Space Images
By colorizing one of the first Hubble satellite images, illustrator Dana Berry ushered in a new era of stunning space visuals
Scientists Explain The Thrill of Detecting a Neutrino From a Far-Off Galaxy
For the first time, the IceCube observatory has triumphantly tracked a neutrino back to a massive blazar
Now That the Smog Has Lifted, Astronomy Returns to London's Royal Observatory
A new telescope that filters out light pollution and interference will watch the stars from the site constructed in 1675
Astronomers Find Signature From the Universe's Earliest Known Stars
The first lights may have winked to life just 250 million years after the Big Bang
Big Data is Transforming How Astronomers Make Discoveries
The next game-changer is likely lurking in the data we already have—but it will take scientists years to uncover it
The Sun Will Produce a Beautiful Planetary Nebula When It Dies
A new model of stellar death shows our low-mass star has enough juice to produce a beautiful ring of gas and dust before winking out
New Star Map Could Change Everything We Know About the Milky Way
The map includes 1.7 billion stars and is already revealing new details about star evolution and the formation of our galaxy
Five Things to Know About NASA's New Planet-Hunting Satellite
TESS will scan the skies in search of the next crop of exoplanets
The Center of the Milky Way May Be Chock-Full of Black Holes
Researchers spotted about a dozen black holes lurking at our galactic center—and there may be up to 10,000 more
Meet Icarus, The Most Distant Star Yet Detected
The blue supergiant lies 9 billion light-years away
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