August 14, 2018 Supermassive black hole found in tiny galaxy, wowing researchers A supermassive black hole has been found at the center of a tiny galaxy, a rare find. What makes the discovery even more unique is that it has been located in an ultracompact dwarf galaxy, stunning researchers.
August 14, 2018 Perseid meteor shower 2018 in pictures Pictures show the stunning 2018 Perseid meteor shower.
August 14, 2018 The origins of the 'OMG particle' Right now, as you read this very text, your DNA is getting sliced up by tiny, invisible bullets. The damage-dealers are known as cosmic rays, even though they are absolutely not rays — but the name stuck from a historical misunderstanding. Instead, they're particles: electrons and protons, mostly, but occasionally heavier things like helium or even iron nuclei.
August 14, 2018 Ghostly remains of a dead star revealed in infrared light Red streaks of energized gas left over from an ancient stellar explosion branch across the cosmos in this spectacular new photo from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
August 13, 2018 NASA spotted a vast, glowing 'hydrogen wall' at the edge of our solar system There's a "hydrogen wall" at the edge of our solar system, and NASA scientists think their New Horizons spacecraft can see it.
August 13, 2018 NASA's Parker Solar Probe is headed to the Sun. So, what's next? After decades of scientific brainstorming and years of construction, NASA's Parker Solar Probe is safely on its way to flying seven times closer to the sun than any mission has before.
August 13, 2018 Has China's 'Area 51' been found in the Gobi Desert? For decades, the U.S. government denied that Area 51, a top-secret military base in Nevada, existed, until 2013, when a 2005 Freedom of Information Act request forced the CIA to officially acknowledge it. Now, using images from Google Maps, conspiracy theorists claim they have found China's version in the Gobi desert.
August 13, 2018 Interstellar travel requires a long-term approach (and humans are too impatient) The biggest hurdle to mounting an interstellar mission may be humanity's short attention span.
August 12, 2018 NASA's Parker Solar Probe blasts off on epic journey to 'touch the Sun' NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force station on its historic mission to the Sun.
August 11, 2018 NASA's Parker Solar Probe launch scrubbed, rescheduled for Sunday The eagerly anticipated launch of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe was scrubbed early Saturday when delays on the launch pad ate away at the spacecraft’s 65-minute window to blast off to the sun.
