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An Elaborate Planetary System May Exist Around Our Nearest Star

4 years ago

An Elaborate Planetary System May Exist Around Our Nearest Star

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Tiny Star Hosts A Planet Nearly The Size Of Jupiter

4 years ago

This Tiny Star Hosts A Planet Nearly The Size Of Jupiter

Space Has Never Sounded Scarier Than On NASA’s Halloween Playlist

4 years ago

Space Has Never Sounded Scarier Than On NASA’s Halloween Playlist

Let’s Break Down What That Monumental Neutron Star Collision Actually Told Us

4 years ago

Let’s Break Down What That Monumental Neutron Star Collision Actually Told Us

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Colliding Neutron Star Discovery Could Solve A Mystery About Our Expanding Universe

4 years ago

The Colliding Neutron Star Discovery Could Solve A Mystery About Our Expanding Universe

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Observatories Across The World Announce Groundbreaking New Gravitational Wave Discovery

4 years ago

Observatories Across The World Announce Groundbreaking New Gravitational Wave Discovery

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Measure Furthest Part Of Milky Way Yet

4 years ago

Scientists Measure Furthest Part Of Milky Way Yet

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Intense Methane Rainstorms Carve Titan’s Icy Surface

4 years ago

Intense Methane Rainstorms Carve Titan’s Icy Surface

A Close Encounter With Asteroid Will Test Earth’s Early Warning System

4 years ago

A Close Encounter With Asteroid Will Test Earth’s Early Warning System

George Dvorsky

That Wild Chinese Telescope Is Already Discovering Its First Pulsars

4 years ago

That Wild Chinese Telescope Is Already Discovering Its First Pulsars

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

NASA’s Odyssey Takes Its First Picture Of Martian Moon Phobos After 16 Years

4 years ago

NASA’s Odyssey Takes Its First Picture Of Martian Moon Phobos After 16 Years

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Our Nearest Neighbouring Star Might Have Been Stolen From Somewhere Else

4 years ago

Our Nearest Neighbouring Star Might Have Been Stolen From Somewhere Else

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

That Time When Volcanic Eruptions Created A Temporary Atmosphere On The Moon

4 years ago

That Time When Volcanic Eruptions Created A Temporary Atmosphere On The Moon

George Dvorsky

It’s Unlikely A Meteorite Started A Forest Fire In New Hampshire

4 years ago

It’s Unlikely A Meteorite Started A Forest Fire In New Hampshire

Huge Gravitational Waves Discovery Gets The Nobel Prize It Deserves

4 years ago

Huge Gravitational Waves Discovery Gets The Nobel Prize It Deserves

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Latest Discovery Of Organics In Space Is Nothing To Get Excited About

4 years ago

The Latest Discovery Of Organics In Space Is Nothing To Get Excited About

George Dvorsky

An Earth-Sized Space Shield To Protect Us From Solar Storms Is Less Crazy Than It Sounds

4 years ago

An Earth-Sized Space Shield To Protect Us From Solar Storms Is Less Crazy Than It Sounds

George Dvorsky

Earth’s Explosive History Explains Its Strange Chemical Make-Up

4 years ago

Earth’s Explosive History Explains Its Strange Chemical Make-Up

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Unexpectedly Find Rosetta’s Final Image Of Comet 67P/CG

4 years ago

Scientists Unexpectedly Find Rosetta’s Final Image Of Comet 67P/CG

George Dvorsky

Hubble Catches A Glimpse Of The Most Distant Active Comet Ever Seen

4 years ago

Hubble Catches A Glimpse Of The Most Distant Active Comet Ever Seen

George Dvorsky

NASA Delays Hubble Successor Launch

4 years ago

NASA Delays Hubble Successor Launch

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Famous Supernova’s Mysteries Are Still Unravelling Hundreds Of Years Later

4 years ago

A Famous Supernova’s Mysteries Are Still Unravelling Hundreds Of Years Later

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A New Gravitational Wave Detector Makes Its First Discovery

4 years ago

A New Gravitational Wave Detector Makes Its First Discovery

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How Ancient Star Maps Gave Rise To Modern Astronomy

4 years ago

How Ancient Star Maps Gave Rise To Modern Astronomy

Starre Vartan

Mysterious Deep Space Radio Bursts May Be Surprisingly Common

4 years ago

Mysterious Deep Space Radio Bursts May Be Surprisingly Common

George Dvorsky

Highest-Energy Cosmic Radiation Comes From A Mysterious Source Beyond Our Galaxy

4 years ago

Highest-Energy Cosmic Radiation Comes From A Mysterious Source Beyond Our Galaxy

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Is One Of The Strangest Objects Ever Discovered In The Solar System

4 years ago

This Is One Of The Strangest Objects Ever Discovered In The Solar System

George Dvorsky

Stop Wasting My Time With This Stupid Planet X Doomsday Conspiracy Theory Bullshit

4 years ago

Stop Wasting My Time With This Stupid Planet X Doomsday Conspiracy Theory Bullshit

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Last Photo Cassini Took Was Its Forever Home On Saturn

4 years ago

The Last Photo Cassini Took Was Its Forever Home On Saturn

It Looks Like We Were Wrong About A Basic Property Of Mars

4 years ago

It Looks Like We Were Wrong About A Basic Property Of Mars

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Hubble Telescope Observes Goth Jupiter

4 years ago

Hubble Telescope Observes Goth Jupiter

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Why Has Our Sun Been Freaking Out So Much Lately?

4 years ago

Why Has Our Sun Been Freaking Out So Much Lately?

Cassini Dropped Its Most Mind-Blowing Look At Saturn’s Rings Yet

4 years ago

Cassini Dropped Its Most Mind-Blowing Look At Saturn’s Rings Yet

Huge Solar Flare Disrupts GPS Satellites

4 years ago

Huge Solar Flare Disrupts GPS Satellites

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Depressions On Pluto Just Got A Seriously Metal Name From Indigenous Australian Mythology

4 years ago

Depressions On Pluto Just Got A Seriously Metal Name From Indigenous Australian Mythology

New Observations By NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Are Shaking Up Theories About Jupiter’s Auroras

4 years ago

New Observations By NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Are Shaking Up Theories About Jupiter’s Auroras

Curiosity Has Discovered Something That Raises More Questions About Life On Mars

4 years ago

Curiosity Has Discovered Something That Raises More Questions About Life On Mars

New Horizons Will Get Incredibly Close To Its Next Target

4 years ago

New Horizons Will Get Incredibly Close To Its Next Target

Relive The Mind-Blowing Photos From The Voyager Missions

4 years ago

Relive The Mind-Blowing Photos From The Voyager Missions

Uranus’ Moons Are Unluckier Than We Thought

4 years ago

Uranus’ Moons Are Unluckier Than We Thought

Astronomers Think They Discovered The Missing Link In Black Hole Evolution

4 years ago

Astronomers Think They Discovered The Missing Link In Black Hole Evolution

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

More Than A Dozen New Cosmic Radio Bursts Detected From Deep Space

4 years ago

More Than A Dozen New Cosmic Radio Bursts Detected From Deep Space

At Least One Star Will Have A Very Close Encounter With Our Sun

4 years ago

At Least One Star Will Have A Very Close Encounter With Our Sun

Hubble Observations Suggest Water May Be Abundant On Outer TRAPPIST-1 Planets

4 years ago

Hubble Observations Suggest Water May Be Abundant On Outer TRAPPIST-1 Planets

Over 500 Years Later, Astronomers Solve An Explosive Stellar Mystery

4 years ago

Over 500 Years Later, Astronomers Solve An Explosive Stellar Mystery

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Bust Up Black Hole Theory Using World’s Most Powerful X-Ray Machine

4 years ago

Scientists Bust Up Black Hole Theory Using World’s Most Powerful X-Ray Machine

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Probe Might Investigate The Mysterious Ocean Of Saturn’s Biggest Moon

4 years ago

This Probe Might Investigate The Mysterious Ocean Of Saturn’s Biggest Moon

Mind-Bogglingly Detailed Image Of A Nearby Star Introduces An Unexpected Mystery

4 years ago

Mind-Bogglingly Detailed Image Of A Nearby Star Introduces An Unexpected Mystery

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Gravitational Waves Reveal The Unexpectedly Weird Behaviour Of Distant Black Holes

4 years ago

Gravitational Waves Reveal The Unexpectedly Weird Behaviour Of Distant Black Holes

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Scientists Say It’s Raining Diamonds On Neptune And Uranus

4 years ago

Scientists Say It’s Raining Diamonds On Neptune And Uranus

Today’s Solar Eclipse Left A Path Of Nightmarish Traffic In Its Wake

4 years ago

Today’s Solar Eclipse Left A Path Of Nightmarish Traffic In Its Wake

Andrew Liszewski

Julian Assange, Eclipse Truther

4 years ago

Julian Assange, Eclipse Truther

Scientists Think They Have Solved An Important Mystery About Brown Dwarfs

4 years ago

Scientists Think They Have Solved An Important Mystery About Brown Dwarfs

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Don’t Get Too Excited About Alien Life On Tau Ceti

4 years ago

Don’t Get Too Excited About Alien Life On Tau Ceti

A Massive New Storm System Just Appeared Over Neptune

4 years ago

A Massive New Storm System Just Appeared Over Neptune

Scientists Just Discovered The Oldest Asteroid Family Ever

4 years ago

Scientists Just Discovered The Oldest Asteroid Family Ever

George Dvorsky

Four Breathtaking Solar Eclipses You Can See From Other Planets

4 years ago

Four Breathtaking Solar Eclipses You Can See From Other Planets

Bummer News For Future Humans Hoping To Escape To Europa

4 years ago

Bummer News For Future Humans Hoping To Escape To Europa

Potential Building Block Of Alien Life Spotted In Titan’s Atmosphere

4 years ago

Potential Building Block Of Alien Life Spotted In Titan’s Atmosphere

Did Scientists Just Spot The First Exomoon?

4 years ago

Did Scientists Just Spot The First Exomoon?

Half Of Our Galaxy Might Have Come From Other Galaxies

4 years ago

Half Of Our Galaxy Might Have Come From Other Galaxies

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Astronomers Capture Wild Intergalactic Gamma Ray Burst As It Happens

4 years ago

Astronomers Capture Wild Intergalactic Gamma Ray Burst As It Happens

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Year’s Best Astronomy Photos Will Transport You To Another World

4 years ago

The Year’s Best Astronomy Photos Will Transport You To Another World

George Dvorsky

Geologists Have Encouraging News For Folks Hoping To Mine The Moon

4 years ago

Geologists Have Encouraging News For Folks Hoping To Mine The Moon

This Real World ‘Space Opera’ Lets You Become The Hubble Telescope

4 years ago

This Real World ‘Space Opera’ Lets You Become The Hubble Telescope

NASA Captures Impossible Glimpse Of Kuiper Belt Object Billions Of Kilometres Away

4 years ago

NASA Captures Impossible Glimpse Of Kuiper Belt Object Billions Of Kilometres Away

George Dvorsky

Massive Tides Could Boost TRAPPIST-1’s Prospects For Life

4 years ago

Massive Tides Could Boost TRAPPIST-1’s Prospects For Life

More Evidence Mars’ Crappy Moons Might Have Formed After Giant Asteroid

4 years ago

More Evidence Mars’ Crappy Moons Might Have Formed After Giant Asteroid

Strange Pulses From Nearby Star Probably Aren’t From Aliens

4 years ago

Strange Pulses From Nearby Star Probably Aren’t From Aliens

George Dvorsky

There’s Growing Evidence That Pluto’s Largest Moon Had A Massive Ocean

4 years ago

There’s Growing Evidence That Pluto’s Largest Moon Had A Massive Ocean

Fly Over Pluto In This Incredibly Detailed New NASA Video

4 years ago

Fly Over Pluto In This Incredibly Detailed New NASA Video

Scientists Say Tardigrades Will Be The Last Animals On Earth

4 years ago

Scientists Say Tardigrades Will Be The Last Animals On Earth

George Dvorsky

A Pair Of Planet-Like Objects Is Romantically Hurtling Through The Void Together

4 years ago

A Pair Of Planet-Like Objects Is Romantically Hurtling Through The Void Together

Behold The Tiniest Star Ever Discovered

4 years ago

Behold The Tiniest Star Ever Discovered

The Most Overlooked Rocky Planet Is Getting Two New Visitors

4 years ago

The Most Overlooked Rocky Planet Is Getting Two New Visitors

What Would Happen If We Blew Up The Moon?

4 years ago

What Would Happen If We Blew Up The Moon?

New Observations Suggest Our Galaxy Contains 100 Billion Failed Stars

4 years ago

New Observations Suggest Our Galaxy Contains 100 Billion Failed Stars

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Has Toxic Booze On Its Breath

4 years ago

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Has Toxic Booze On Its Breath

Scientists Think They’ve Figured Out Where Bizarre Runaway Stars Are Coming From

4 years ago

Scientists Think They’ve Figured Out Where Bizarre Runaway Stars Are Coming From

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Do Not Be Alarmed By NASA’s Eerie Artificial Clouds

4 years ago

Do Not Be Alarmed By NASA’s Eerie Artificial Clouds

Saturn’s Hexagonal Storm Is Pure Chaotic Beauty In New Cassini Images

4 years ago

Saturn’s Hexagonal Storm Is Pure Chaotic Beauty In New Cassini Images

Incredible New Observation Shows Supermassive Black Holes Orbiting Each Other

4 years ago

Incredible New Observation Shows Supermassive Black Holes Orbiting Each Other

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

This Could Be The Most Detailed Image Of A Distant Star Yet

4 years ago

This Could Be The Most Detailed Image Of A Distant Star Yet

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Uranus Is Even Freakier Than We Thought

4 years ago

Uranus Is Even Freakier Than We Thought

Scientists Solve Ancient ‘Bright Night’ Mystery With Satellite Data

4 years ago

Scientists Solve Ancient ‘Bright Night’ Mystery With Satellite Data

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

A Mysterious Mars-Sized Object Could Be Hiding At The Edge Of Our Solar System

4 years ago

A Mysterious Mars-Sized Object Could Be Hiding At The Edge Of Our Solar System

Jupiter Now Has 69 Moons (Nice)

4 years ago

Jupiter Now Has 69 Moons (Nice)

Jupiter Is A Swole Grandpa

4 years ago

Jupiter Is A Swole Grandpa

Humans Heading To Mars Could Face A Disturbingly High Cancer Risk

4 years ago

Humans Heading To Mars Could Face A Disturbingly High Cancer Risk

Scientists Weigh A Star Using Gravity, Proving Einstein Wrong By Proving Him Right

4 years ago

Scientists Weigh A Star Using Gravity, Proving Einstein Wrong By Proving Him Right

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Moon’s South Pole May Be Icier Than We Realised

4 years ago

The Moon’s South Pole May Be Icier Than We Realised

George Dvorsky

A Wild Origin Story For Saturn’s Most Mysterious Moon

4 years ago

A Wild Origin Story For Saturn’s Most Mysterious Moon

NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Survived An Impact With A Tiny Meteor

4 years ago

NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Survived An Impact With A Tiny Meteor

George Dvorsky

NASA’s Juno Mission Just Dropped Its First Huge Pile Of Results

4 years ago

NASA’s Juno Mission Just Dropped Its First Huge Pile Of Results

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Let These Mind-Blowing Galaxy Simulations Melt Your Face Off

4 years ago

Let These Mind-Blowing Galaxy Simulations Melt Your Face Off

Rae Paoletta

That ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star Is Freaking Out Again

4 years ago

That ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star Is Freaking Out Again

A New Look At Proxima B’s Potential Climate Offers Hope For Future Colonists

4 years ago

A New Look At Proxima B’s Potential Climate Offers Hope For Future Colonists

Massive Lava Waves Detected On Jupiter’s Moon Io

4 years ago

Massive Lava Waves Detected On Jupiter’s Moon Io

George Dvorsky

An Old Satellite Dish Found On Google Maps Is Becoming West Africa’s First Radio Telescope

4 years ago

An Old Satellite Dish Found On Google Maps Is Becoming West Africa’s First Radio Telescope

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

The Newest Cosmic Radio Burst Has Stumped Scientists

4 years ago

The Newest Cosmic Radio Burst Has Stumped Scientists

Ryan F. Mandelbaum