Astrophysics
Astronomers Find the Smallest Star Yet
The faint orb is just a smidgen bigger than Saturn and around 2,000 to 3,000 times dimmer than our own sun
Detailed Images of a Distant Star Hold Clues to Its Ultimate Fate
Sitting some 640 light years from our planet, the star Betelgeuse is on the verge of supernova
Magnetic Field Around Uranus Are a Chaotic Mess
Using data from the Voyager 2 mission, researchers have modeled Uranus's off-kilter magnetosphere
When Cutting-Edge Science Meets Science Fiction, It Packs the House
At Future Con, fans of sci-fi, fantasy and comics met the researchers and engineers who are bringing their stories to life
We May Live in a Massive Cosmic Void
If the universe were a block of Swiss cheese, the Milky Way would sit within one of the cheesy holes
Scientists Hear Two Even More Ancient Black Holes Collide
At this point, detecting ripples in the fabric of space-time is practically commonplace
NASA Hopes to "Touch the Sun" With a Newly Named Probe
The craft will travel within 4 million miles of the sun's surface
Supercomputers Create Breathtaking Simulations of Spiral Galaxies
The simulations took months of modeling to complete—and the results can help scientists learn about the formation of galaxies
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
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
Scientists Spot Massive Wave in Venus' Atmosphere
The 6,200-mile long bow-shaped wrinkle may have been caused by gravity waves
Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts Traced to Dwarf Galaxy in the Auriga Constellation
Knowing where they originate will help researchers understand what creates the mysterious high-energy signals
The Coldest, Driest, Most Remote Place on Earth Is the Best Place to Build a Radio Telescope
This remote Antarctic field station is an ice-covered arid desert, perfect for peering deep into space
Was the Speed of Light Even Faster in the Early Universe?
Physicists propose a way to test if light exceeded Einstein's constant just after the Big Bang
Meet the Team of Scientists Who Discovered Gravitational Waves
This year, the geniuses behind LIGO announced that they had finally found what Albert Einstein had predicted a century ago
Why Theoretical Physicist Sylvester James Gates Sees No Conflict Between Science and Religion
“I got used to the idea that questions had answers.”
Stunning Images Capture the Carina Nebula's "Pillars of Destruction"
Caught by ESO's Very Large Telescope, the ten pillars of gas and dust are a hazy star nursery 7,500 light years away
Astrophysicist Mario Livio on the Intersection of Art and Science
The scientist considers both a response to the vastness of the universe
Solving the Mystery of the Milky Way’s Missing Mass
Smithsonian scientists have discovered a huge cloud of super hot gas expanding from the middle of our galaxy
Soon Everyone Will Be Able to Read NASA-Funded Research
Get ready for a lot more space science
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