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Ask a science teacher: What is a black hole?

October 20, 2015

Ask a science teacher: What is a black hole?

A black hole is a place in Washington, DC, where all our tax dollars go. Just kidding! A black hole is perhaps the strangest object in the universe. It is the remains of a massive dead star that has run out of fuel and collapsed.

Pluto may have 10 more undiscovered moons, study suggests

October 20, 2015

Pluto may have 10 more undiscovered moons, study suggests

A flotilla of 10 or more tiny undiscovered moons might lurk in Pluto's orbit, complicating a spacecraft's planned flyby of the distant dwarf planet in 2015, new simulations suggest.

Has dark matter finally been found? Big news coming

October 20, 2015

Has dark matter finally been found? Big news coming

Big news in the search for dark matter may be coming in about two weeks, the leader of a space-based particle physics experiment said Sunday.

Intergalactic crash scene among universe's largest things

October 20, 2015

Intergalactic crash scene among universe's largest things

A glowing cosmic structure millions of light-years long represents the aftermath of the impact of two merging galaxy clusters, researchers say.

Wow! Dung beetles navigate by the stars

October 20, 2015

Wow! Dung beetles navigate by the stars

Despite having tiny brains, dung beetles are surprisingly decent navigators, able to follow straight paths as they roll poo balls they've collected away from a dung source.

Total solar eclipse Tues: Watch it live online

October 20, 2015

Total solar eclipse Tues: Watch it live online

The total solar eclipse on Tues,, Nov. 13, may only be visible from slivers of northern Australia and a swathe of open ocean, but you don't have to make an epic journey see it.

True Halloween horror stories from space

October 20, 2015

True Halloween horror stories from space

There's nothing like a good horror story in space. So allow me to serve as your cosmic Crypt Keeper for a few minutes, while I run though a few of the ones that get under my skin.

Sign of alien life? Kepler telescope spots strange star

October 16, 2015

Sign of alien life? Kepler telescope spots strange star

Astronomers are curious about this star because it is old and demonstrating an unusual flickering behavior

Hubble space telescope captures stunning image of barred spiral galaxy

October 13, 2015

Hubble space telescope captures stunning image of barred spiral galaxy

The Hubble space telescope has captured a stunning image of a faraway galaxy known as a barred spiral.

Martian sand dune resembles a massive leech

October 8, 2015

Martian sand dune resembles a massive leech

A leech appears to be crawling across the surface of Mars.