August 16, 2018 Omega Centauri is a terrible place to look for habitable planets Omega Centauri may be the brightest among the dense collections of stars known as globular clusters, but it probably doesn't contain many habitable worlds, a new study suggests.
August 15, 2018 This strange nebula looks inside out and born-again The nebula of a dying star has a "inside-out" appearance, scientists announced in a new study — and this may be our sun's ultimate fate.
August 14, 2018 Supermassive black hole found in tiny galaxy, wowing researchers A supermassive black hole has been found at the center of a tiny galaxy, a rare find. What makes the discovery even more unique is that it has been located in an ultracompact dwarf galaxy, stunning researchers.
August 14, 2018 Perseid meteor shower 2018 in pictures Pictures show the stunning 2018 Perseid meteor shower.
August 14, 2018 The origins of the 'OMG particle' Right now, as you read this very text, your DNA is getting sliced up by tiny, invisible bullets. The damage-dealers are known as cosmic rays, even though they are absolutely not rays — but the name stuck from a historical misunderstanding. Instead, they're particles: electrons and protons, mostly, but occasionally heavier things like helium or even iron nuclei.
August 14, 2018 Ghostly remains of a dead star revealed in infrared light Red streaks of energized gas left over from an ancient stellar explosion branch across the cosmos in this spectacular new photo from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
August 13, 2018 NASA spotted a vast, glowing 'hydrogen wall' at the edge of our solar system There's a "hydrogen wall" at the edge of our solar system, and NASA scientists think their New Horizons spacecraft can see it.
August 7, 2018 'Extraordinary' waves from Jupiter's moon Ganymede spotted Scientists have observed “extraordinary” waves coming out of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede.
August 7, 2018 Incredible Hulk? Nah, this glowing, green light in the night sky is a comet A gigantic, green-tinged comet is currently smashing its way through the night sky, leading some people to dub it the "Incredible Hulk comet." Tomorrow (Aug. 7), the celestial object will make its closest approach to Earth, according to Sky and Telescope magazine. This is likely the first time the comet has ever come into the inner solar system.
August 7, 2018 The universe is expanding. but astrophysicists aren't sure how fast. Next time you eat a blueberry (or chocolate chip) muffin consider what happened to the blueberries in the batter as it was baked. The blueberries started off all squished together, but as the muffin expanded they started to move away from each other. If you could sit on one blueberry you would see all the others moving away from you, but the same would be true for any blueberry you chose. In this sense galaxies are a lot like blueberries.
