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Ancient Arabic Text Shines Light on Massive Supernova
A new look at records from an ancient astronomer yields insights into one of the brighest supernovas ever seen from Earth
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Hubble Spies a Tiny Moon Orbiting Dwarf Planet Makemake
Our solar system still has plenty of surprises
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Take in the Beauty of This Gravity Web That Connects Galaxies Across the Universe
A new simulation visualizes how distant galaxies might be connected
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The Hubble Scoped This Space Bubble Just in Time For Its Birthday
The Hubble Telescope has been in orbit for 26 years
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Can Physicists Ever Prove the Multiverse Is Real?
Astronomers are arguing about whether they can trust this untested—and potentially untestable—idea
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Watch Earth’s Atmosphere Brilliantly Light Up From Space
The glow isn’t from an aurora, it’s a phenomena called airglow
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Scientists Discovered Exoplanets More Than 70 Years Earlier Than Thought
A 1917 glass plate discovered in an observatory archive records the first evidence of exoplanets
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The Planet-Hunting Kepler Telescope Entered Emergency Mode
The probe suddenly went into a safe mode for unknown reasons last week
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Supermassive Black Holes May Be More Common Than Previously Thought
Astronomers have found a huge black hole in a “cosmic backwater,” opening the possiblity there could be many more in the universe
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Radioactive Isotopes in The Oceans May Be Remnants of Ancient Supernovae
Cosmic dust may have altered life on Earth as we know it
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Amateur Astronomers Capture an Asteroid or Comet Colliding With Jupiter
The object recently exploded in the atmosphere of the solar system’s largest planet
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NASA Spies a Supernova’s First Shockwave
Astronomers spot the first flash of a distant supernova in visible light
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A Pair of Comets Are Making a Record-Breaking Pass by Earth
This is the closest a comet has come in 246 years
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With Breathtaking Pictures, Citizen Scientists Help Map Auroras
Social media users help scientists figure out how to accurately forecast geomagnetic events
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Meet the BOSS, the Largest Structure in the Universe (So Far)
Astronomers recently discovered a wall of galaxies 1 billion light years across, larger than anything else yet identified in the cosmos
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Check Out These Photos From Last Night’s Solar Eclipse
Parts of the pacific and Indonesia went dark last night as the moon moved directly between Earth and the sun
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Don’t Miss Jupiter Shine Bright Tonight
As Earth moves between Jupiter and the sun, the gas giant will outshine the stars
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A Solar Eclipse Will Darken Pacific Skies This Week
Though the actual eclipse can only be seen from select locations, don’t miss the live stream of the event online
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Hubble Spotted the Oldest Galaxy It Has Ever Seen
Look back in time with a glimpse at a galaxy that’s 13.4 billion light years away
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