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.
August 7, 2018 The 2018 Perseid meteor shower promises spectacular views this week The best meteor shower this year is here: The Perseids peak this weekend, promising dazzling views for skywatchers in dark areas.
August 3, 2018 This distant planet is one of the best places to search for alien life WE have discovered 3663 (and counting) planets around distant stars. About 50 are in the ‘Goldilocks zone’ which supports liquid water. A new study has whittled the number believed habitable down to just three.
July 27, 2018 Complete lunar eclipse begins, the longest of this century Skywatchers around much of the world have begun watching a complete lunar eclipse that is the longest of this century.
July 27, 2018 Longest total lunar eclipse of the century: What you need to know The longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century occurs on July 27 – this is what you need to know.
July 27, 2018 Star zooms past monster black hole, confirms relativity For the first time ever, researchers have watched a star race past the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, verifying that its motion showed the effects of general relativity , as predicted by Albert Einstein.
July 26, 2018 Mars shocker: Liquid water lake found on the Red Planet Scientists have uncovered a "a stable body of liquid water on Mars," in what some are calling a "game changer" in the search for alien life.
