March 27, 2018 In rare supernova, cocooned star dies super-rapid death NASA's Kepler space telescope captured a dying star's final moments, revealing a violent explosion unlike any other supernova.
March 22, 2018 A hungry black hole devoured a star, and its 'burp' reveals how it chowed down A black hole that's gobbling down a stellar meal is providing insight into how black holes devour matter and affect the evolution of galaxies.
March 20, 2018 11 need-to-know things about our solar system Our understanding about the universe and our place in it has changed over time.
March 20, 2018 Stephen Hawking never answered his 'most interesting' scientific question Stephen Hawking died March 14, leaving behind a massive legacy of work as an astrophysicist, science communicator, activist, and figure of pop culture admiration.
March 19, 2018 Bizarre stunted galaxy found in our own cosmic backyard Astronomers are hunting down the cause of a nearby galaxy's "arrested development" with the help of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
March 16, 2018 How Stephen Hawking transformed our understanding of black holes There's a lot we still don't know about black holes, but these light-gobbling behemoths would be even more mysterious if Stephen Hawking hadn't plumbed their inky depths.
March 15, 2018 Mysterious Milky way signal comes from the past, not dark matter A mysterious cosmic signal radiating from the center of our Milky Way galaxy is actually triggered by ancient stars, rather than dark matter, according to a new study.
March 15, 2018 Meet 'Steve,' the aurora-like mystery scientists are beginning to unravel New work helps to codify the cause and properties of "Steve," an aurora-like phenomenon documented by citizen scientists as it streaked across the sky in western Canada.
March 14, 2018 Scientists discover 15 new planets, including 'super-Earth' that could harbor liquid water Scientists have discovered 15 new planets, including a “super-Earth” that may have liquid water on its surface.
March 14, 2018 Stephen Hawking, famed physicist, dead at 76 Stephen Hawking, the famed theoretical physicist who defied a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to live virtually his entire adult life with the disease – in a wheelchair and paralyzed but making constant contributions to a world few could understand – has died at age 76, a family spokesman said.
