Capturing A Supernova Explosion Only Hours After It Began
The details of a supernova explosion are still clouded in mystery and subject to vigorous debate. What exactly happens when they explode? What underly...
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Sunday Night Doubleheader: Catch the 2025 Leonid Meteors and an Aurora Encore
Keep an eye on the sky early Monday morning for the Leonid meteors, and a possible second auroral storm. Once every other generation, the Lion roars. ...
Remember That Paper Claiming The Universe Is Decelerating? Here's What A Nobel Laureate Has To Say About It
This is Part 4 of a series on a recent study claiming the Universe is decelerating. You can read Part 1 , Part 2 , and Part 3 here. So I got an email ...
Astronomers Detect the Early Shape of a Star Exploding for the First Time
Conventional wisdom has it that stars keep their spherical shape because of the careful balance between gravitational pressure and the internal pressu...
Cosmic Dust Bunnies - Why the Universe Might Be Fluffier Than We Thought
Space dust provides more than just awe-inspiring pictures like the Pillars of Creation. It can provide the necessary materials to build everything fro...
The Archeologist's Guide To Colonizing Other Worlds
Models help scientists understand everything from the particles that make up the universe to massive superstructures of galaxies at the beginning of t...
Never Mind Rogue Planets. Their Rogue Moons Could Support Life
At a young age, we're told how the Sun warms the Earth and makes life possible. That idea sticks with most of us for life. But when we want to underst...
When Black Holes Merge
October and November 2024 proved to be particularly productive for gravitational wave astronomy. Within the two months, the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collabora...
Cohesion, Charging, And Chaos On The Lunar Surface
Most people interested in space exploration already know lunar dust is an absolute nightmare to deal with. We’re already reported on numerous potentia...
The Case for Insects on the Space Menu
Long before humans reached orbit, insects had already proven they could handle spaceflight. Fruit flies travelled aboard a V-2 rocket in 1947, becomin...
The Oldest Stars are Planet Killers
As stars age, they expand. That’s bad news for planets orbiting close to their stars, according to a new study published in the Monthly Notices of the...
Taikonauts Enjoy BBQ Aboard the Chinese Space Station
For decades, astronauts traveling to space were forced to subsist on a diet that largely consisted of freeze-dried and packaged food. This changed wit...