January 10, 2017 Newfound asteroid gives Earth a close shave A smallish asteroid zoomed past Earth Jan. 9.
January 6, 2017 This double-ringed galaxy is one of the rarest types ever seen Astronomers recently mapped the rarest type of galaxy ever found: an elliptical galaxy sporting rings of young stars.
January 5, 2017 Surprise! Monster burst of radio waves arose in tiny galaxy For the first time, scientists have directly traced an incredibly intense, blindingly bright burst of radio waves — known as an FRB — back to its home galaxy.
January 2, 2017 Supermoon lunar eclipse in pictures Stargazers around the world received a treat on Sunday thanks to the rare celestial phenomenon of a blood-red ‘supermoon’ eclipse. A supermoon occurs when a new or full moon is at its closest to the Earth. Sunday’s was only the sixth supermoon eclipse since 1900. The next supermoon eclipse will occur in 2033.
December 27, 2016 The incredible truth about the star that guided the three wise men I, and many others, have studied historical, astronomical and biblical records, looking for clues to what led the Magi — Zoroastrian priests of ancient Babylon and Mesopotamia — on their journey.
December 26, 2016 Astronomy pioneer Vera Rubin dies at 88 Vera Rubin, a pioneering astronomer who helped find powerful evidence of dark matter, has died, her son said Monday.
December 22, 2016 Mystery of 'alien megastructure' star testing astronomers' creativity Astronomers may have to think a little harder to solve the mystery of Boyajian's star.
December 21, 2016 NASA scientists reveal how 'spiders' grow on Mars NASA scientists think they have found an explanation for how mysterious ‘spider’ features develop on the surface of Mars.
December 15, 2016 Famed astronomer Tycho Brahe literally had golden hair, study says Silence is golden, the saying goes. But so, evidently, was the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe.
