NASA: Ceres May Have Had Long-Standing Energy to Fuel Habitability
The dwarf planet is cold now, but new research paints a picture of Ceres hosting a deep, long-lived…
Seekers come up short in hunt for meteor seen in central Victorian night sky
Researchers are “disappointed” after a meteorite muster returned meagre results, but say they will continue to scour the…
X-ray and Radio go ‘Hand in Hand’ in New Image
In 2009, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory released a captivating image: a pulsar and its surrounding nebula that is…
Russia launches mice, microbes and more on monthlong mission to Earth orbit (video)
Russia just sent a mini menagerie to orbit. The Bion-M No. 2 biosatellite launched atop a Soyuz rocket…
‘Why would you even want to go?’: Readers react to the hypothetical 400-year voyage to Alpha Centauri
Would you be willing to leave Earth on a one-way trip to our nearest star system? In a…
Scientists think they detected the first known triple black hole system in the universe — and then watched it die
Chinese astronomers may have discovered a never-before-seen triple black hole system. The team identified this triplet, which is…
Scientists get a rare peek inside an exploding star
NEW YORK — Scientists for the first time have spotted the insides of a dying star as it…
A supernova explosion reveals a dying star’s insides
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists for the first time have spotted the insides of a dying star as…
Duffy comments seed doubts about future of NASA Earth science
WASHINGTON — Comments by NASA’s acting administrator have created uncertainty about the future of Earth science programs at…
Astronomers capture a record 130-year evolution of a dying star
Glowing like a multi-faceted jewel, the planetary nebula IC418 lies about 2,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation…
SpaceX’s Expensive Starship Explosions Are Starting to Add Up
A plume of exhaust after the SpaceX Starship rocket launched from Starbase, Texas. (Bloomberg) — When one of…
SpaceX partners with astronomers to protect radio astronomy from satellite interference
An automated data-sharing system co-developed by SpaceX and American radio astronomers promises to protect radio telescopes around the…