World’s Largest Digital Camera Detected 800,000 Cosmic Changes Tuesday
View of Vera C. Rubin Observatory beneath the glittering band of the Milky Way. NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin…
Will a new Great Comet shine in the sky this spring?
The Full Moons of Spring 2026, the Flower Moon and the Blue Moon will be two of the…
Scientists develop a new way to measure the expansion rate of the universe
For years, cosmologists have argued over a simple question with an awkward answer: How fast is the universe…
Don’t miss out: One week until total lunar eclipse turns moon red March 3
BLOOD MOON RISING 🌕: Don’t miss out! In one week, a total lunar eclipse will turn the Moon…
What a rare lensed supernova could mean for measuring cosmic expansion
A burst of light in the deep sky is doing something it should not be able to do.…
Dark matter and neutrinos are linked and interact with each other
A quiet shift in the numbers behind the universe’s growth is pushing scientists toward a bold possibility. Two…
Researchers find planet that defies how worlds are supposed to form
Astronomers have long believed that planetary systems follow a familiar blueprint. Small rocky planets stay close to their…
Nearly invisible galaxy may be built mostly of dark matter, Hubble finds
A tight clump of four star clusters sits in the Perseus galaxy cluster, and at first glance it…
How to View the ‘Blood Moon’ Total Lunar Eclipse on March 3
The first major astronomical event visible in 2026 is a total lunar eclipse, or “blood moon.” This phenomenon…
A Galaxy Composed Almost Entirely of Dark Matter Has Been Confirmed
Astronomers have just identified what appears to be a cosmic anomaly: a faint galaxy with so few visible…
Supercomputers help solve long-standing astronomical problem
Advances in supercomputing have made solving a long-standing astronomical conundrum possible: How can we explain the changes in the chemical…
Scientists find a freezing cold “Earth”
From NASA’s retired Kepler Space Telescope data, an international science team has found a candidate exoplanet that is…