When Neutron Stars Collide, Neutrinos Get Into The Mix
The material of a neutron star is unlike anything we have on Earth. Rather than atoms and molecules,…
Astronomers Are Tracking a Giant Sunspot Cluster That’s Already Causing Problems
The Sun is currently in the active phase of its 11-year cycle and is slowly waking up from…
Watch Atlas V rocket launch huge communications satellite to orbit today
Rocket Launch: Atlas ViaSat-3 Flight 2 – YouTube Watch On A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket…
Astrophotographer captures fiery plasma dancing above the sun in stunning close-up video
Astrophotographer Mark Johnston has captured a mesmerizing view of the sun, this time showing a cloud of hydrogen…
These Automakers Should Start Building Spaceships, According To You
Nasa/Getty Images With the rising average price of…
Watch Rocket Lab launch private Earth-observing radar satellite to orbit today
Rocket Lab will launch its sixth mission for the Japanese Earth-imaging company iQPS this afternoon (Nov. 5), and…
Planetary disk found to contain heavy water older than the Sun
Astronomers report the first detection of water with two deuterium atoms replacing hydrogen, also known as doubly-deuterated water…
Saturn loses its rings in November — Every 50 states will see this nighttime spectacle
November kicks off with a rare phenomenon in the heavens that hasn’t been spotted since the year 2009.…
Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-class solar flares, knocking out radio signals across the Americas and Pacific
The sun has fired off not one but two colossal X-class solar flares in less than 12 hours,…
Euclid peers through a dark cloud’s dusty veil
This shimmering view of interstellar gas and dust was captured by the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope.…
Repeated Impacts Could Regenerate Exoplanet Atmospheres Around Red Dwarfs
Exoplanet scientists are eagerly awaiting the discovery of an atmosphere around a terrestrial exoplanet. Not a thin, tenuous,…
Royal Society says ‘dimming’ the sun risky but may cool the planet
A radical scheme to cool the Earth by “dimming” the sun could, in principle, help tackle global warming…