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Striking NASA picture shows Jupiter's storms in stunning detail

March 22, 2019

Striking NASA picture shows Jupiter's storms in stunning detail

NASA has released an incredible image of Jupiter’s famous Great Red Spot and swirling storms in the planet’s southern hemisphere.

These two cosmic 'chimneys' could be fueling the galaxy-sized bubbles looming over the Milky Way

March 21, 2019

These two cosmic 'chimneys' could be fueling the galaxy-sized bubbles looming over the Milky Way

The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy is a bit like the hearth at the center of a cozy pub.

'Full worm supermoon' lights up the sky in stunning pictures

March 20, 2019

'Full worm supermoon' lights up the sky in stunning pictures

Skygazers are enjoying the ‘full worm supermoon,’ the third and final supermoon of 2019.

Aliens might shoot lasers at black holes to travel the galaxy

March 19, 2019

Aliens might shoot lasers at black holes to travel the galaxy

An astronomer at Columbia University has a new guess about how hypothetical alien civilizations might be invisibly navigating our galaxy: Firing lasers at binary black holes (twin black holes that orbit each other).

'Full worm supermoon' set to shine: What you need to know

March 18, 2019

'Full worm supermoon' set to shine: What you need to know

Skygazers are set for a treat this week when the third and final supermoon of the year occurs.

83 gargantuan black holes spotted guzzling down dinner at the edge of the universe

March 18, 2019

83 gargantuan black holes spotted guzzling down dinner at the edge of the universe

Astronomers have discovered 83 supermassive black holes birthed by the universe in its infancy.

Physicists reverse time for tiny particles inside a quantum computer

March 18, 2019

Physicists reverse time for tiny particles inside a quantum computer

Time goes in one direction: forward.

US detects meteor explosion 10 times the energy as atomic bomb: report

March 18, 2019

US detects meteor explosion 10 times the energy as atomic bomb: report

Lindley Johnson, a planetary defense officer for NASA, told the BBC on Sunday that an historic asteroid exploded in the Earth’s atmosphere in December that had 10 times the energy than the Hiroshima atomic bomb.

Why are these massive, baby stars orbiting so close together?

March 13, 2019

Why are these massive, baby stars orbiting so close together?

There's a point in space that's 50,000 times as bright as our sun — the signature of a massive star.

NASA's Hubble captures stunning image of two colliding galaxies

March 13, 2019

NASA's Hubble captures stunning image of two colliding galaxies

NASA's Hubble space telescope has captured an incredible image of two galaxies colliding together.