January 1, 2020 Bus-size asteroid will buzz Earth at 18,400 mph on Thursday Here’s one extraterrestrial express bus you’ll be glad you missed: An asteroid named 2019 AE3 will pass by Earth on Thursday morning, Jan. 2.
December 19, 2019 Massive black holes ate giant gas 'halos' at the start of the universe, 13B years ago, study shows Near the start of the universe, approximately 12.5 billion years ago, supermassive black holes were fed gas "halos" that surrounded various galaxies, according to a new study.
December 18, 2019 Black holes, interstellar objects, Mars discoveries and moon landing attempts: Top space stories of 2019 From the first-ever image of a black hole to Navy UFO footage, the Apollo 11 anniversary and the latest attempts to land on the moon, 2019 has been a busy year in space.
December 17, 2019 'Ancient star burst' spotted in center of Milky Way Astronomers have spotted an "ancient star burst" in the center of the Milky Way so drastic and intense that it resulted in more than 100,000 supernova explosions.
December 6, 2019 NASA’s Hubble space telescope captures stunning galaxy image NASA’s Hubble space telescope has captured a stunning image of a galaxy’s spiral pattern.
December 6, 2019 Pyramid-shaped 427-foot asteroid set to whiz past Earth A 427-foot asteroid shaped like a pyramid is set to whiz past Earth on Sunday.
December 6, 2019 Astronomers see stars slinging comets at Earth for the first time Stars and comets make unlikely dance partners. Their gravitational partnership is one that astronomers have long suspected but have never seen — until now. For the first time, a Polish group has identified two nearby stars that seem to have plucked up their icy partners, swinging them into orbits around our sun.
December 4, 2019 Hoag's object is a galaxy within a galaxy within a galaxy (and nobody knows why) Look closely at the serpent constellation slithering through the northern sky, and you might see a galaxy within a galaxy within a galaxy.
December 3, 2019 Hubble spots 'dynamic duo' in deep space NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a pair of galaxies, collectively known as Arp 293, having come so close together that they share cosmic material.
