The Moon has Been Mildly Preventing Coastal Erosion, in the 2030s, That Protection Ends

By Matthew Williams - July 23, 2021 09:15 PM UTC | Planetary Science

According to a new study, the Moon will be entering an orbital phase by the mid-2030s, which will drastically affect sea level rises.

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Scientists Have a new way to Predict the Most Damaging Solar Storms

By Andy Tomaswick - July 23, 2021 11:08 AM UTC | Solar Astronomy

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Micrometeorites Churn up the Surface of Europa. If you Want to Find Life, You'll Need to dig Down a Meter or So

By Matthew Williams - July 22, 2021 09:13 PM UTC | Planetary Science

According to new research, impact craters caused by micrometeorites are the best place to look for evidence that life exists beneath Europa's icy shell.

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Neutron Stars Have Mountains, They're Just a Fraction of a Millimeter High

By Andy Tomaswick - July 22, 2021 09:53 AM UTC | Stars

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Here are the First New Pictures From the Fully Operational Hubble

By Nancy Atkinson - July 21, 2021 04:50 PM UTC | Observing

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Ions Surf Through Jupiter's Magnetic Field, Triggering its Auroras

By Andy Tomaswick - July 21, 2021 08:19 AM UTC | Planetary Science

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This is the View From Juno During its Flyby of Ganymede and Jupiter

By Andy Tomaswick - July 20, 2021 01:40 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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What's Next for Blue Origin After Today's Successful Flight?

By Matthew Williams - July 20, 2021 12:56 PM UTC | Site News

At a post-flight press conference, Jeff Bezos made several announcements and spoke about the next steps Blue Origin will take.

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Blue Origin Successfully Launches the Oldest and Youngest Person to Ever go to Space (oh, and Jeff Bezos too)

By Nancy Atkinson - July 20, 2021 12:01 PM UTC | Space Exploration

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Good News! NASA Announces that they have Fixed Hubble!

By Matthew Williams - July 19, 2021 08:17 PM UTC | Missions

NASA has announced that after more than a month of troubleshooting, the Hubble Space Telescope is operational once more!

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Volcanic Activity on Venus Could Explain Phosphine

By sjohnston - July 19, 2021 08:14 PM UTC | Planetary Science

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Where can we find a fifth force of nature?

By Paul Sutter - July 19, 2021 05:02 PM UTC | Physics

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We Need to Fix Space Junk Before It's Too Late

By Paul Sutter - July 19, 2021 11:37 AM UTC | Space Policy

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Fantastic Visualization Shows What Would Happen if you Dropped a Ball Across the Solar System

By Nancy Atkinson - July 19, 2021 09:23 AM UTC | Planetary Science

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New Images of Mars From China's Rover

By Matthew Williams - July 18, 2021 06:06 PM UTC | Planetary Science

China has released a new series of images that shows the progress their Zhurong rover has made on the Martian surface.

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WIMPS vs. Axions: What is dark matter?

By Paul Sutter - July 17, 2021 01:49 PM UTC | Physics

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Is the Universe a Fractal?

By Paul Sutter - July 16, 2021 01:48 PM UTC | Cosmology

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Ingenuity is now Mapping the Terrain Around Perseverance

By Andy Tomaswick - July 16, 2021 10:50 AM UTC | Planetary Science

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Don't Be Surprised if EmDrive Experiments Never Work

By Paul Sutter - July 15, 2021 02:01 PM UTC | Physics

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Shanghai is About to Open the World's Largest Astronomy Museum

By Matthew Williams - July 15, 2021 01:36 PM UTC | Site News

The Shanghai Astronomy Museum, the largest museum in the world dedicated solely to the study of the cosmos, will open its door to the public next week.

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