June 8, 2018 Did a neutron-star collision make a Black Hole? In August 2017, for the first time ever, scientists spotted gravitational waves generated by the merger of two superdense stellar corpses known as neutron stars .
June 7, 2018 Mars Curiosity rover's surprising finds from the Red Planet through the years From animal-shaped rocks to key ingredients for life, NASA's Curiosity rover has made some interesting finds since it landed on Mars in August 2012.
June 6, 2018 Earth's magnetic field is a ruthless, solar-wind-shredding machine As Earth cruises through the black sea of space at about 67,000 mph (108,000 km/h), the planet's magnetic field pushes aside solar wind — the constant stream of plasma particles ejected by the sun — the same way the bow of a speeding motorboat pushes aside water. Scientists call this phenomenon "bow shock" because of its similarity to a ship surging through stubborn waves.
June 5, 2018 Having multiple suns doesn't doom a planet to an early death Luke Skywalker's backstory may not be so fanciful after all.
June 4, 2018 NASA is about to have its closest encounter ever with dwarf planet Ceres A NASA spacecraft is about to get up close and personal with Ceres, a giant asteroid that also happens to be the only dwarf planet in the inner solar system.
June 1, 2018 Pluto has dunes, but they're not made of sand Pluto is an uncanny-valley world, with landscapes and vistas that seem strikingly similar to those of Earth — until you take a closer look.
May 25, 2018 Pluto may have formed from 1 billion comets At its heart, Pluto may be a gigantic comet.
May 23, 2018 Here's why Saturn's inner moons are shaped like ravioli and potatoes The odd shapes of Saturn's inner moons , which resemble objects ranging from ravioli to potatoes, may be due to mergers of tiny moonlets, a new study finds.
May 23, 2018 Ringed, rocky alien planets may hide in plain sight Astronomers may have unknowingly discovered rocky planets with rings, which they mistook for other kinds of worlds, a new study finds.
May 22, 2018 Jupiter's backward-flying asteroid from another star system CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Just months after the discovery of our first known interstellar visitor, it turns out there's another asteroid from yet another star system residing in our cosmic club in plain view.
