May 7, 2022 NASA releases black hole sonifications NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has released two new sonifications of well-known black holes. Sonifications are translations of astronomical data into sound.
January 13, 2022 Red supergiant star's death witnessed by astronomers for the first time: report Astronomers have captured the death of a red supergiant star for the first time.
December 23, 2021 NASA James Webb telescope vs the Hubble Space Telescope Don’t ask astronomers to choose between the Hubble Space Telescope and the new kid on the cosmic block, the James Webb Space Telescope.
September 9, 2021 Astronomer responsible for demoting Pluto narrows search for hypothetical 'Planet Nine' In the continued search for the speculated ninth planet in our Solar System, Michael Brown, the CalTech astronomer who led the demotion of Pluto to a dwarf planet in 2006, has co-written a new study that claims to have narrowed the region the planet could be located.
July 23, 2021 Astronomers make first detection of this 'moon-forming' phenomenon Astronomers have discovered the presence of a disk around a planet beyond our solar system for the first time.
June 26, 2021 NASA completes tests to identify problem with Hubble Space Telescope computer NASA said Friday it had completed additional diagnostic testing in an effort to identify a problem with the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST) payload computer.
June 23, 2021 Can ET see us? Study finds many stars with prime Earth view Feeling like you are being watched? It could be from a lot farther away than you think.
June 9, 2021 SEE IT: NASA probe takes stunning new shots of Ganymede New images from NASA's Juno probe have provided astronomers with a dramatic view of Jupiter’s largest moon.
May 8, 2021 China rocket debris tracker: How to see location where it will land The core stage of China's Long March 5B rocket is projected to make an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere within hours.
April 21, 2021 How to watch Lyrid meteor shower tonight The annual Lyrid meteor shower will light up the night sky this week, with its peak in the predawn hours on Thursday.