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Watch The Sun Turn Into A Ring Of Fire Here Tonight

2 years ago

Watch The Sun Turn Into A Ring Of Fire Here Tonight

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Weird ‘Vanishing Stars’ Could Potentially Be Aliens, Study Claims

2 years ago

Weird ‘Vanishing Stars’ Could Potentially Be Aliens, Study Claims

Why Astronomers Keep Changing What It Means To Be A Planet

2 years ago

Why Astronomers Keep Changing What It Means To Be A Planet

Christopher Palma

Dark Matter ‘Strikes Back’ In Galactic Mystery

2 years ago

Dark Matter ‘Strikes Back’ In Galactic Mystery

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Dust-Filled Galaxy Formed Less Than A Billion Years After The Big Bang

2 years ago

This Dust-Filled Galaxy Formed Less Than A Billion Years After The Big Bang

European Space Agency Approves Mission To Yoink A Piece Of Trash Out Of Orbit

2 years ago

European Space Agency Approves Mission To Yoink A Piece Of Trash Out Of Orbit

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Science Needs True Diversity To Succeed, And Australian Astronomy Shows How We Can Get It

2 years ago

Science Needs True Diversity To Succeed, And Australian Astronomy Shows How We Can Get It

Lisa Kewley

You Cannot Conceive Of The Hugeness Of This Black Hole

2 years ago

You Cannot Conceive Of The Hugeness Of This Black Hole

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Exoplanet-Shredding White Dwarf May Foretell The End Of Our Solar System

2 years ago

This Exoplanet-Shredding White Dwarf May Foretell The End Of Our Solar System

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Parker Solar Probe Scientists Reveal Jaw-Dropping First Results From The Sun

2 years ago

Parker Solar Probe Scientists Reveal Jaw-Dropping First Results From The Sun

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Astronomers Have A New Way To Spot Earth-Like Worlds With Atmospheres

2 years ago

Astronomers Have A New Way To Spot Earth-Like Worlds With Atmospheres

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Radio Telescope Is Now Scanning Deep Space From The Moon’s Far Side

2 years ago

A Radio Telescope Is Now Scanning Deep Space From The Moon’s Far Side

George Dvorsky

Mission To Study Asteroid-Spacecraft Collision Gets Official Go-Ahead In Europe

2 years ago

Mission To Study Asteroid-Spacecraft Collision Gets Official Go-Ahead In Europe

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

New Findings Show A Surprising Way Black Holes Could Affect Star Formation

2 years ago

New Findings Show A Surprising Way Black Holes Could Affect Star Formation

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Is Our Best Glimpse Yet Of An Interstellar Comet

2 years ago

This Is Our Best Glimpse Yet Of An Interstellar Comet

George Dvorsky

Scientists Find Sugar In Meteorites, Now Let Me Lick Them

2 years ago

Scientists Find Sugar In Meteorites, Now Let Me Lick Them

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Strongest Gamma-Ray Bursts Ever Recorded Are Illuminating The Universe’s Most Powerful Explosions

2 years ago

Strongest Gamma-Ray Bursts Ever Recorded Are Illuminating The Universe’s Most Powerful Explosions

George Dvorsky

Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellites Are Already Causing A Headache For Astronomers

2 years ago

Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellites Are Already Causing A Headache For Astronomers

George Dvorsky

First Global Map Of Titan Reveals A Truly Alien World

2 years ago

First Global Map Of Titan Reveals A Truly Alien World

George Dvorsky

Gravitational Waves Could Uncover Missing-Link Black Holes

2 years ago

Gravitational Waves Could Uncover Missing-Link Black Holes

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Astronauts Are On A Spacewalk Right Now To Repair A Crucial Dark Matter Experiment

2 years ago

Astronauts Are On A Spacewalk Right Now To Repair A Crucial Dark Matter Experiment

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Fireball Lights Up The Skies Over St. Louis During Northern Taurid Meteor Shower

2 years ago

Fireball Lights Up The Skies Over St. Louis During Northern Taurid Meteor Shower

Oh Boy, Mercury Is Gonna Transit The Sun

2 years ago

Oh Boy, Mercury Is Gonna Transit The Sun

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Voyager 2 Team Releases First Scientific Data On Interstellar Space

2 years ago

Voyager 2 Team Releases First Scientific Data On Interstellar Space

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How A Telescope Tragedy Led To This Amazing New X-Ray Image

2 years ago

How A Telescope Tragedy Led To This Amazing New X-Ray Image

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Hubble Spots A Ghoulish ‘Face’ In The Depths Of Space

2 years ago

Hubble Spots A Ghoulish ‘Face’ In The Depths Of Space

George Dvorsky

Mysterious Large Asteroid May Actually Be The Smallest Dwarf Planet In The Solar System

2 years ago

Mysterious Large Asteroid May Actually Be The Smallest Dwarf Planet In The Solar System

How Are Stars Made?

2 years ago

How Are Stars Made?

Orsola De Marco

Ancient Assyrian Tablets Seem To Contain References To A Massive Solar Storm

Science & Health

2 years ago

Ancient Assyrian Tablets Seem To Contain References To A Massive Solar Storm

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Voyager Missions Saw A ‘Tsunami’ Of Solar Activity Sending A Pressure Pulse Into Interstellar Space

Science & Health

2 years ago

The Voyager Missions Saw A ‘Tsunami’ Of Solar Activity Sending A Pressure Pulse Into Interstellar Space

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The New Interstellar Object Looks Surprisingly Familiar

Science & Health

2 years ago

The New Interstellar Object Looks Surprisingly Familiar

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Hubble Sees Our Galaxy Sucking Up A Mysterious Amount Of Gas

2 years ago

Hubble Sees Our Galaxy Sucking Up A Mysterious Amount Of Gas

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Physicists Win Nobel Prize For Finding Exoplanet Around A Sun-Like Star And For Helping Develop Theory Of The Universe

Science & Health

2 years ago

Physicists Win Nobel Prize For Finding Exoplanet Around A Sun-Like Star And For Helping Develop Theory Of The Universe

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Whoa, Astronomers Just Found 20 New Moons Around Saturn

Science & Health

2 years ago

Whoa, Astronomers Just Found 20 New Moons Around Saturn

Simulations Show Black Holes Have Surprisingly Intimate Relationship With Host Galaxies

Science & Health

2 years ago

Simulations Show Black Holes Have Surprisingly Intimate Relationship With Host Galaxies

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Uncover New Organic Molecules Coming Off Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

Science & Health

2 years ago

Scientists Uncover New Organic Molecules Coming Off Saturn’s Moon Enceladus

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

What Has The Search For Extraterrestrial Life Actually Yielded And How Does It Work?

2 years ago

What Has The Search For Extraterrestrial Life Actually Yielded And How Does It Work?

Danny C Price

What If Planet Nine Is A Bowling Ball-Size Black Hole?

Science & Health

2 years ago

What If Planet Nine Is A Bowling Ball-Size Black Hole?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA Is Moving Forward With Space-Based Mission To Hunt For Hazardous Asteroids

Science & Health

2 years ago

NASA Is Moving Forward With Space-Based Mission To Hunt For Hazardous Asteroids

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Newly Discovered Interstellar Comet Has An Official Name: 2I/Borisov

Science & Health

2 years ago

Newly Discovered Interstellar Comet Has An Official Name: 2I/Borisov

Spooky ‘Black Hole’ On Jupiter Is Just A Big Shadow

Science & Health

2 years ago

Spooky ‘Black Hole’ On Jupiter Is Just A Big Shadow

Wild New Theory Blames A Disintegrating Moon For Star’s Mysterious Dimming

Science & Health

2 years ago

Wild New Theory Blames A Disintegrating Moon For Star’s Mysterious Dimming

How Does The New Interstellar Object Differ From ‘Oumuamua?

Science & Health

2 years ago

How Does The New Interstellar Object Differ From ‘Oumuamua?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Extremely Massive Neutron Star May Be The Largest Ever Spotted

Science & Health

2 years ago

Extremely Massive Neutron Star May Be The Largest Ever Spotted

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

We Now Have An Image Of The Second Interstellar Object Ever Observed

Science & Health

2 years ago

We Now Have An Image Of The Second Interstellar Object Ever Observed

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A New Way To Measure Cosmic Distance Could Help Solve A Frustrating Inconsistency About The Universe

Science & Health

2 years ago

A New Way To Measure Cosmic Distance Could Help Solve A Frustrating Inconsistency About The Universe

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Have Astronomers Just Spotted Another Interstellar Object?

Science & Health

2 years ago

Have Astronomers Just Spotted Another Interstellar Object?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

I Made Amazing Images Of Galaxies And Nebulas In Minutes Using This Idiot-Proof Automatic Telescope

2 years ago

I Made Amazing Images Of Galaxies And Nebulas In Minutes Using This Idiot-Proof Automatic Telescope

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

If Pluto Is A Planet, So Am I

Science & Health

2 years ago

If Pluto Is A Planet, So Am I

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Mystery Deepens Around Newly Detected Ripples In Space-Time

Science & Health

2 years ago

Mystery Deepens Around Newly Detected Ripples In Space-Time

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Unprecedented Close-Up View Of Asteroid Shows Rocks That Look Surprisingly Familiar

Science & Health

2 years ago

Unprecedented Close-Up View Of Asteroid Shows Rocks That Look Surprisingly Familiar

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Moon Shines Brighter Than The Sun… In Gamma Rays

Science & Health

2 years ago

The Moon Shines Brighter Than The Sun… In Gamma Rays

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Why Do Different Cultures See Such Similar Meanings In The Constellations?

2 years ago

Why Do Different Cultures See Such Similar Meanings In The Constellations?

S. Cropper, C. Kemp, D. Little and D. Hamacher

This Enormous Supernova Was Unlike Anything Seen Before

Science & Health

2 years ago

This Enormous Supernova Was Unlike Anything Seen Before

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Baby Planet Might Have Smashed Right Into Young Jupiter

Science & Health

2 years ago

A Baby Planet Might Have Smashed Right Into Young Jupiter

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Astrophotographer Discovers A Tiny ‘Churymoon’ Around Famous Comet

Science & Health

2 years ago

Astrophotographer Discovers A Tiny ‘Churymoon’ Around Famous Comet

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Something Big Just Slammed Into Jupiter

Science & Health

2 years ago

Something Big Just Slammed Into Jupiter

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Uncover Ancient Treasure Trove Of Massive Galaxies

Science & Health

2 years ago

Astronomers Uncover Ancient Treasure Trove Of Massive Galaxies

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Football-Shaped Planet Is Leaking Heavy Metal

Science & Health

2 years ago

This Football-Shaped Planet Is Leaking Heavy Metal

George Dvorsky

Oh My God Stop It With The Fake Moon Names What The Hell Is A ‘Black Moon’ That Isn’t Anything

2 years ago

Oh My God Stop It With The Fake Moon Names What The Hell Is A ‘Black Moon’ That Isn’t Anything

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How Did We Miss This Week’s Shockingly Close Asteroid Flyby?

Science & Health

2 years ago

How Did We Miss This Week’s Shockingly Close Asteroid Flyby?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Think They Know Why So Many Meteorites Look Like Cones

2 years ago

Scientists Think They Know Why So Many Meteorites Look Like Cones

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io Continues To Surprise Scientists

Science & Health

2 years ago

Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io Continues To Surprise Scientists

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Hundreds Of Astronomers Denounce Arrest Of Native Hawaiians Protesting Thirty Metre Telescope

Science & Health

2 years ago

Hundreds Of Astronomers Denounce Arrest Of Native Hawaiians Protesting Thirty Metre Telescope

Hundreds Of Protestors Block Work Crews Ahead Of Thirty Meter Telescope Construction In Hawaii

Science & Health

2 years ago

Hundreds Of Protestors Block Work Crews Ahead Of Thirty Meter Telescope Construction In Hawaii

Physicists Wonder: Why Has No One Been Killed By Dark Matter?

Science & Health

2 years ago

Physicists Wonder: Why Has No One Been Killed By Dark Matter?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Asteroid Will Not Hit Earth

Science & Health

2 years ago

This Asteroid Will Not Hit Earth

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Astronomers Think They’ve Spotted A Moon Forming Around An Exoplanet

Science & Health

2 years ago

Astronomers Think They’ve Spotted A Moon Forming Around An Exoplanet

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Famous Nebula Produces Highest-Energy Light Ever Observed

2 years ago

Famous Nebula Produces Highest-Energy Light Ever Observed

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Jodrell Bank Observatory In Manchester Declared UNESCO World Heritage Site

Science & Health

2 years ago

Jodrell Bank Observatory In Manchester Declared UNESCO World Heritage Site

Freaky Star Seems To Dim Randomly, And Astronomers Don’t Know Why

Science & Health

2 years ago

Freaky Star Seems To Dim Randomly, And Astronomers Don’t Know Why

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How We Closed In On The Location Of A Fast Radio Burst In A Galaxy Far, Far Away

2 years ago

How We Closed In On The Location Of A Fast Radio Burst In A Galaxy Far, Far Away

Keith Bannister & Shivani Bhandari

Mysterious Cosmic Radio Burst Detected In A Completely Unexpected Region Of Space

Science & Health

2 years ago

Mysterious Cosmic Radio Burst Detected In A Completely Unexpected Region Of Space

Behold: Scientists Get Great View Of Uranus’ Glowing Rings

Science & Health

2 years ago

Behold: Scientists Get Great View Of Uranus’ Glowing Rings

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The European Space Agency Has A Plan To Intercept A ‘Pristine’ Comet

Science & Health

2 years ago

The European Space Agency Has A Plan To Intercept A ‘Pristine’ Comet

This Could Be The Most Earth-Like Exoplanet Discovered Yet

Science & Health

2 years ago

This Could Be The Most Earth-Like Exoplanet Discovered Yet

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Astronomers Peer Back 13 Billion Years And See Two Galaxies Colliding

Science & Health

2 years ago

Astronomers Peer Back 13 Billion Years And See Two Galaxies Colliding

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Takes Stunning Photo Of Asteroid Bennu From Just 0.4 Miles Away

Science & Health

2 years ago

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Takes Stunning Photo Of Asteroid Bennu From Just 0.4 Miles Away

Spectacular New Crater Discovered On Mars

Science & Health

2 years ago

Spectacular New Crater Discovered On Mars

Next Month’s Total Solar Eclipse Will Pass Right Over A Space Observatory

Science & Health

2 years ago

Next Month’s Total Solar Eclipse Will Pass Right Over A Space Observatory

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA Says Additional $29 Billion Needed To Land Humans On The Moon By 2024

Science & Health

2 years ago

NASA Says Additional $29 Billion Needed To Land Humans On The Moon By 2024

The Sun Can Spawn Dangerous ‘Superflares,’ New Research Suggests

Science & Health

2 years ago

The Sun Can Spawn Dangerous ‘Superflares,’ New Research Suggests

Astronomers Think They’ve Finally Found The Lost Lunar Module From Apollo 10

Science & Health

2 years ago

Astronomers Think They’ve Finally Found The Lost Lunar Module From Apollo 10

Satellite Constellations Like SpaceX’s Starlink Could Cause Major Problems, Astronomy Group Warns

Science & Health

2 years ago

Satellite Constellations Like SpaceX’s Starlink Could Cause Major Problems, Astronomy Group Warns

George Dvorsky

New Campaign Is Asking Every Country On Earth To Name Distant Worlds

Science & Health

2 years ago

New Campaign Is Asking Every Country On Earth To Name Distant Worlds

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Spot Mysterious, 10-Million-Light-Year-Long Magnetic Field Connecting Two Galaxy Clusters

Science & Health

2 years ago

Astronomers Spot Mysterious, 10-Million-Light-Year-Long Magnetic Field Connecting Two Galaxy Clusters

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Why NASA Is Sending An Atomic Clock Into Space

Science & Health

2 years ago

Why NASA Is Sending An Atomic Clock Into Space

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA Finally Has A Plan To Try To Free InSight’s Extremely Stuck Probe

Science & Health

2 years ago

NASA Finally Has A Plan To Try To Free InSight’s Extremely Stuck Probe

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Cool, Gassy Ring Has Been Detected Around Our Galaxy’s Gigantic Black Hole

Science & Health

2 years ago

A Cool, Gassy Ring Has Been Detected Around Our Galaxy’s Gigantic Black Hole

George Dvorsky

Laboratory Black Hole Shows Stephen Hawking Was Right, Obviously

Science & Health

2 years ago

Laboratory Black Hole Shows Stephen Hawking Was Right, Obviously

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Neptune-Like Planet Has Been Spotted In A Place Where It’s Not Supposed To Exist

Science & Health

2 years ago

A Neptune-Like Planet Has Been Spotted In A Place Where It’s Not Supposed To Exist

George Dvorsky

Breathtaking View Of SpaceX Starlink Satellite ‘Train’ Triggers Wave Of UFO Sightings

Science & Health

2 years ago

Breathtaking View Of SpaceX Starlink Satellite ‘Train’ Triggers Wave Of UFO Sightings

George Dvorsky

Astronomers Spy Three Comets Circling A Nearby Star

Science & Health

2 years ago

Astronomers Spy Three Comets Circling A Nearby Star

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Wild Observation Shows White Dwarf Stars Merging Into Something New

Science & Health

2 years ago

Wild Observation Shows White Dwarf Stars Merging Into Something New

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Collision With A Dwarf Planet Likely Caused Our Moon To Become Lopsided

Science & Health

2 years ago

A Collision With A Dwarf Planet Likely Caused Our Moon To Become Lopsided

George Dvorsky

Scientists Think They Know How Pluto’s Hidden Ocean Stays Liquid

Science & Health

2 years ago

Scientists Think They Know How Pluto’s Hidden Ocean Stays Liquid

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

We’re Finally Learning More About MU69, The Strange, Flat Rock In The Outer Solar System

Science & Health

2 years ago

We’re Finally Learning More About MU69, The Strange, Flat Rock In The Outer Solar System

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

China’s Lunar Mission Has Found Mantle Material On The Far Side Of The Moon

Science & Health

2 years ago

China’s Lunar Mission Has Found Mantle Material On The Far Side Of The Moon

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA Accidentally Destroys NYC In Attempt To Save Denver (Thankfully It Was Just A Simulation)

2 years ago

NASA Accidentally Destroys NYC In Attempt To Save Denver (Thankfully It Was Just A Simulation)

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Gravitational Wave Detectors May Have Spotted A Neutron Star Colliding With A Black Hole

2 years ago

Gravitational Wave Detectors May Have Spotted A Neutron Star Colliding With A Black Hole

Ryan F. Mandelbaum