SPACE: Are Stars Throwing Comets At Us?
Stars and comets make unlikely dance partners. Their gravitational partnership is one that astronomers have long suspected but have never seen — until now. For the first time, a Polish … Read more
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SPACE: Neptune’s Moons Locked in a Strange Dance
Astronomers have discovered an unusual pattern around Neptune. The gas giant’s innermost moons are doing everything in their power to steer clear from one another in a weird, zigzagging pattern … Read more
SPACE: Astronomers May Have Found Something Traveling Faster Than Light (Sort Of)
In a distant corner of the universe, something is traveling faster than light. No, the laws of physics aren’t being violated: It’s still true that nothing can travel faster than … Read more
SPACE: Astronomers Find More Mysterious Dimming Stars
A mysterious star whose repeated bouts of darkening might be due to “alien megastructures,” according to some researchers’ conjectures, may now have more than a dozen counterparts that display similarly … Read more
SPACE: Are There Glowing Aliens?
Alien life-forms could glow in spectacular reds, blues and greens to shield themselves from stellar bursts of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. And that glowing light could be how we find them, … Read more
SPACE: Could This Exoplanet Support Life?
Astronomers have found a nearby “super-Earth” exoplanet that may be capable of supporting life as we know it. An international group of astronomers discovered the planet using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet … Read more
SCIENCE: Are Aliens Flashing Laser Beams At Us?
Are aliens using super powerful flashlights to get our attention? Astronomers think there’s a chance they are. Since the invention of the radio, humans have been silently listening to the … Read more
SPACE: Why A Star is Winking at Us
Once or twice a day, a strange object in the Milky Way blinks at us. Now, astronomers think they know why. The object is called NGTS-7, and to most telescopes … Read more
SPACE: The Moon is Flashing Us
There’s something flashing us on the moon, and we don’t know what it is. But that might be about to change. We have known about the mysterious flashes since at … Read more
SPACE: Astronomers Identify “Chimneys” in the Galactic Center
The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy is a bit like the hearth at the center of a cozy pub. It’s a bright, warm gathering place around … Read more