March 3, 2020 Massive white dwarf star 150 light-years away doesn't 'make any sense,' experts say Astronomers have discovered a star "with a bizarre carbon-rich atmosphere" 150 light-years from Earth that they believe could be two white dwarfs that merged together.
March 2, 2020 Scientists claim they've discovered first extraterrestrial protein in meteorite that fell to Earth 30 years ago Scientists say they have discovered the first known protein that originated in space, located in a meteorite that fell to Earth 30 years ago.
March 2, 2020 Student finds 17 new exoplanets, including one that's almost the size of Earth An astronomy student from the University of British Columbia has discovered 17 new exoplanets, including one that is roughly the same size as Earth.
February 28, 2020 Recently discovered exoplanet is 'potentially habitable,' experts say A recently discovered exoplanet is "potentially habitable," according to a newly published study.
February 28, 2020 Massive Neptune-sized exoplanet is 90 light-years from Earth The presence of an enormous Neptune-sized exoplanet 90 light-years from Earth has been confirmed after it was first spotted in 2019.
February 28, 2020 Blast similar to ‘big bang’ detected far, far away, study says You’ve heard of the “big bang” theory regarding the start of the universe? Scientists say they recently detected a similar deep-space explosion, up to five times more powerful than any such blast observed previously.
February 27, 2020 Mysterious 15M-year-old crater on Earth could unlock secrets about Mars The leftover remnants of a meteorite that smashed into Earth 15 million years ago could give new insight into Mars' past, including its oceans and whether it supported life.
February 26, 2020 What is a supermoon? Though supermoons are a special form of full moon, there are several defining characteristics that set the rarely occurring phenomenon apart from the traditional and more frequently occurring full moon. So, what exactly is a supermoon?
February 25, 2020 What is the 'Space Force' and how will it fit into the US military? In December 2019, President Trump signed a Defense spending bill authorizing the creation of a "Space Force," as the sixth branch of the United States armed forces. Here are the details on how it came to be and what to expect from it, going forward.
