Science
Iron Rain Falling: Sweltering Weather on an Exoplanet
Here on Earth, Iron Rain is the name of a video game, and also the name...
Pioneers
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin Discovered What Stars Are Made Of
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin discovered what stars are made of, and she did it while facing gender discrimination.
Science
Black Hole Eruption Is a Pretty Big Bang
Astronomers using a combination of space-based and earth-based telescopes have spotted the aftermath of a black...
Science
Cotton-Candy Exoplanet Mystery
Exoplanet research, the study of planets orbiting distant stars, has discovered thousands of planets. Some are...
Frontiers
Researchers Discover Different Types of Aurora Borealis
Scientific discoveries, such as finding different types of aurora borealis, don't always require new technology or...
Pioneers
Vera Rubin Solved the Darkest Mysteries of the Universe
Vera Rubin proved that dark matter exists. Who was this unsung hero?
Frontiers
The Great Divide: The Origin of Our Planetary Split
The Great Divide: Our solar system resembles two very different planetary systems combined into one.
Frontiers
Planet Collision in Fact and Fiction
If you merely want to wipe out most life on a planet, you can hit it...
Black Holes
A Black Hole Collision Really Makes Waves
A black hole collision between two black holes with a combined mass of more than 50...
Frontiers
Red Giant Star — Image of a Dying Sun
About 320 light-years from Earth, in the sprawling constellation Hydra, the water snake, lies a red...
Science
Einstein Revealed a World Shaped by Space and Time
The interaction of space and time define how we live on Earth and how we observe...
Black Holes
Dark Energy vs. Dark Matter: What’s the Difference?
What exactly is dark energy vs. dark matter? Find out in this primer on the biggest...
Frontiers
What Occurs When Living Organisms Encounter Deep Space Radiation?
NASA is planning to send living organisms beyond low Earth orbit to learn about deep space...
Frontiers
Five Strange Stars That Keep Astronomers on Their Toes
Strange stars are at the heart of these interesting space facts.