April 17, 2019 The Moon loses water when meteoroids smack the lunar surface Meteoroid impacts regularly liberate puffs of water vapor from the moon, suggesting that minuscule amounts of water may lurk just under the entire lunar surface, a new study finds.
April 17, 2019 Mysterious interstellar meteor may have slammed into Earth in 2014 A new study suggests that the mysterious interstellar object Oumuamua isn't alone – and the other one disintegrated in Earth's atmosphere five years ago.
April 17, 2019 Physicists think you could be rescued from a black hole — but don't risk it DENVER — Researchers have developed a new, unspeakably dangerous, and incredibly slow method of crossing the universe.
April 17, 2019 SEE IT: Virginia man spots stunning ‘meteor’ outside of Fairfax Steve Chazin, of Fairfax, Virginia, captured video on his dash camera of what he believes to be a stunning meteor swish by during his drive back from Washington Dulles International Airport Tuesday evening.
April 16, 2019 NASA scientists send mice into space to study effects of microgravity on humans NASA scientists recently sent mice flying into space to better understand the effects of microgravity on the human body.
April 16, 2019 3 million-year-old comet piece found inside a meteorite, could contain building blocks of life A piece of a comet, thought to be between 3 and 3.5 million-years-old, has been found inside a meteorite and it could potentially contain the building blocks for life, according to a new study.
April 15, 2019 Fountains of plasma rain might explain one of the biggest mysteries of the Sun Today's weather forecast on the sun calls for a high of 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit (5,500 degrees Celsius), constant supersonic wind , mysterious eruptions of giant lava-lamp-blobs and, oh yes, light rain.
April 13, 2019 Astronomers seek public's help in naming minor planet discovered over 10 years ago A minor planet discovered in our solar system over a decade ago remains nameless as the astronomers who made the revelation are now turning to the public for help.
April 13, 2019 Internet trolls attempted to discredit Katie Bouman’s work on black hole project Katie Bouman became an overnight celebrity after a viral photo circulated the internet following her work that helped lead to the first image of a black hole Wednesday and then the internet trolls tried to discredit her.
April 13, 2019 Michael Guillen: The big black hole in our understanding of the universe This week’s alleged image of a black hole purportedly at the center of the M87 galaxy is understandably being hailed as evidence for one of the most astonishing and controversial phenomena predicted by Einstein’s century-old theory of gravity.
