A new Kind of Supernova has Been Discovered

By Brian Koberlein - January 19, 2022 02:10 PM UTC | Stars

A new supernova discovery shows that Wolf-Rayet stars explode after all.

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Space Flight Destroys Your Red Blood Cells

By Nancy Atkinson - January 19, 2022 08:17 AM UTC | Space Exploration

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A Suctioning Sleeping bag Could Solve eye Problems in Space

By Andy Tomaswick - January 18, 2022 10:00 PM UTC | Space Exploration

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NASA and HeroX Want to Convert Waste in Space and Monitor Air-Quality Here on Earth

By Matthew Williams - January 18, 2022 05:55 PM UTC | Space Exploration

NASA and HeroX just launched two exciting incentive competitions to address the challenges of astronaut waste during missions to Mars and air quality here on Earth.

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These Newly-Discovered Planets are Doomed

By Evan Gough - January 18, 2022 04:19 PM UTC | Exoplanets

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20% of Twilight Observations Contain Satellite Passes

By Brian Koberlein - January 18, 2022 01:48 PM UTC | Observing

Starlink trails are now commonly seen in images looking for near Earth asteroids.

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Remember When Life was Found in a Martian Meteorite? Turns out, it was Just Geology

By Evan Gough - January 17, 2022 06:03 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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A Moon Might Have Been Found Orbiting an Exoplanet

By Matthew Williams - January 17, 2022 05:21 PM UTC | Exoplanets

A new study by David Kipping and the Hunt for Exomoons with Kepler campaign has revealed another exomoon candidate!

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A Star Passed too Close and Tore Out a Chunk of a Protoplanetary Disk

By Evan Gough - January 17, 2022 04:58 PM UTC | Stars

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Look Up and Watch Asteroid 1994 PC1 Fly Past Earth This Week

By David Dickinson - January 17, 2022 12:34 PM UTC | Planetary Science

This week's apparition of asteroid 1994 PC1 offers observers a chance to see a space rock moving in real time.

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Astronomy Jargon 101: Aurorae

By Paul Sutter - January 17, 2022 10:34 AM UTC | Planetary Science

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Messier 96 - the NGC 3368 Spiral Galaxy

By tammy-plotner - January 17, 2022 07:40 AM UTC | Extragalactic

Located in the Leo constellation, about 31 million light-years from Earth, is the double-sparred spiral galaxy known as Messier 96.

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Astronomy Jargon 101: Black Holes

By Paul Sutter - January 16, 2022 06:36 PM UTC | Black Holes

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Astronomy Jargon 101: Bolide

By Paul Sutter - January 16, 2022 10:38 AM UTC | Planetary Science

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Astronomy Jargon 101: Celestial Sphere

By Paul Sutter - January 15, 2022 05:40 PM UTC | Observing

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Tonga's Incredible Underwater Volcano Eruption Seen From Space

By Nancy Atkinson - January 15, 2022 05:29 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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Astronomy Jargon 101: Cepheid Variable

By Paul Sutter - January 15, 2022 10:42 AM UTC | Stars

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"TrekTalks" Telethon Calls upon Star Trek Fandom to Meet the Needs of the Many

By Matthew Cimone - January 14, 2022 05:15 PM UTC | Site News

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Nearby Supernovae Exploded Just a few Million Years Ago, Leading to a Wave of Star Formation Around the Sun

By Evan Gough - January 14, 2022 03:59 PM UTC | Stars

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Nancy Grace Roman Telescope Will do its Own, Wide-Angle Version of the Hubble Deep Field

By Evan Gough - January 14, 2022 12:23 PM UTC | Telescopes

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