February 21, 2020 New moon on deck: What you need to know The next new moon will occur on Feb. 23. Here is what you need to know.
February 20, 2020 Molecular oxygen discovered in another galaxy for first time ever Astronomers have made a significant discovery, finding molecular oxygen for the first time ever outside the Solar System.
February 20, 2020 Ripples in space-time could explain the mystery of why the universe exists A new study may help answer one of the universe's biggest mysteries: Why is there more matter than antimatter? That answer, in turn, could explain why everything from atoms to black holes exists.
February 14, 2020 NASA’s New Horizons mission sheds new light on how planets form NASA’s New Horizons mission is providing scientists with fresh insight into how planets form.
February 13, 2020 Potentially hazardous asteroid that zipped past Earth has its own 'moon' A "potentially hazardous asteroid" that whizzed past Earth earlier this month is so large it has its own "moon."
February 11, 2020 77-year-old amateur astronomer helps make stunning discovery A 77-year-old amateur astronomer has helped discover a rare galaxy double nucleus.
February 10, 2020 Mysterious signal from deep space is repeating in 16-day cycle Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are perhaps the most mysterious anomaly in space, with many having unknown origins. According to a new study, an FRB has been spotted coming from a galaxy 500 million light-years from Earth and it's repeating every 16 days.
February 8, 2020 Snow Moon stuns as one of the largest full moons of 2020 lights up the sky Skygazers are enjoying the spectacular February full moon, or snow moon, this weekend.
February 7, 2020 Snow moon on deck: Get set for one of the largest full moons of 2020 Skywatchers will soon get a chance to see the Snow Moon, which will be one of the largest full Moons of this year when it lights up the sky on Feb. 8 and 9.
February 6, 2020 Experts baffled by 'unusual' monster galaxy that died suddenly Researchers have discovered a new "monster" galaxy that grew at a high rate during the early part of the universe. However, it died mysteriously, baffling researchers.