How to watch the supermoon this weekend
There are interesting skywatching events every year, but 2017 has been particularly generous, with the eclipse drawing millions to peer skyward and plenty of cool …
Space
Astronomers spot a planet so hostile they had a hard time believing it
When news of a newly-studied exoplanet with an atmosphere begins to make headlines it’s typically because the far-off world is potentially Earth-like, teasing the possibility …
Worms born in Martian soil suggest farming on Mars is possible
The prospect of a human colony on Mars has rapidly moved from science fiction to reality in recent years, with space agencies like NASA, ESA, …
You can now buy the NASA audio record that we sent to aliens
In the late 1970s NASA sent a pair of probes on a one-way mission into the depths of space. Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 sent …
Russians claim they’ve found the first extraterrestrial life, and it was right under our noses
Science fiction has taught us to expect our first contact with alien life to be a momentous event, with radio signals from another civilization filling …
Massive mile-wide asteroid will pass Earth in just a few weeks, but its next visit will be much closer
A colossal three-mile-wide space rock named after a Greek god who almost destroyed the Earth is going to cruise past our planet on December 16th, …
Russian billionaire wants to beat NASA in the search for alien life, and he’s moving forward with his plan
If you’ve been paying attention to the scientific search for extraterrestrial life you’ll already know that in recent months the frosty Saturn moon Enceladus is …
Something very weird is happening on Saturn’s moon Titan
Thanks to the efforts of NASA and its incredibly reliable Cassini spacecraft, we now know more about Saturn and its moons than ever before, but …
NASA’s Cassini is dead, but you can still enjoy its last gorgeous photo of Saturn
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft was an incredibly reliable machine, providing an incredible amount of data and relaying countless observations from its orbit around Saturn. It also …
The mysterious asteroid that just visited our Solar System looks so weird
Last month, astronomers got a shock when they spotted what appeared to be an object from outside our Solar System cruising around the sun and …
World’s first manmade meteor shower is actually going to happen, and now we know when
Meteor showers are an awe-inspiring sight, and skywatchers often plan well in advance for their shot at spotting shooting stars as they rain down from …
Scientists are having a hard time explaining a peculiar feature on Mars
Thanks to the efforts of NASA and various other space agencies from around the world, we’ve learned more about Mars in the past decade or …
Moon landing truthers swear this photo is the ultimate proof of a faked Apollo landing
By now you’ve no doubt seen and heard the case that conspiracy theorists have put forth regarding their belief that NASA never actually landed on …
Astronomers spot lava-covered “Super Earth” that might somehow have an atmosphere
Exoplanets — that is, planets we know exist outside of our own Solar System — come in all shapes, sizes, and personalities. Some are super …
NASA’s Juno snaps gorgeous photo of Jupiter that you won’t believe is real
We’ve had quite a few huge storms here on Earth in recent months, and they’ve done some serious damage, but they’re nothing compared to what’s …
Scientists trace origin of misbehaving electrons to creepy whistles in space
Space is weird. It’s full of weird rocks, weird balls of gas, weird stars, and weird things that we can’t even properly categorize. It’s also …
Scientists just sent a message to a possible alien civilization, and it could have disastrous consequences
Humans, generally speaking, are incredibly interested in the potential existence of intelligent alien life. The idea that an alien civilization exists somewhere in the cosmos …
See something odd in the night sky? An incredibly bright meteor blazed over the western US
If you happen to live in the western United States, and were hanging around outside early Tuesday night, there’s a really good chance you saw something …
Pluto mystery that confounded scientists might finally be solved
For such a tiny little world, Pluto sure has gotten a lot of attention in recent years. After being demoted from “planet” to “dwarf planet,” …
Space agency wants to grow strawberries and tomatoes on Mars
NASA and the European Space Agency already have countless proposed and tentative plans to further explore Mars and potentially even land humans on the planet …
Scientists just discovered a planet that could support life, and it’s right next door
You’ve been hearing a lot of news about exoplanets recently thanks to increasingly powerful skywatching hardware capable of detecting worlds at an incredible distance from …
How to watch the Leonid meteor shower at its peak this weekend
With winter fast approaching, there aren’t many weekends left to enjoy the outdoors without a heavy coat and a warm cup of coffee, which is …
Astronomers struggle to explain ‘zombie star’ that keeps exploding but won’t die
We humans like to pretend we know a lot about space and the various objects that we’ve observed in it, but at the end of …
Astronomers just spotted a planet so huge they aren’t even sure it’s really a planet
Even if you have only cursory knowledge of the planets in our Solar System, you know that Earth is on the smaller end of the …
Saturn’s frosty ocean moon Enceladus might actually support life
Mankind has sent fancy robots and probes to a whole bunch of our nearest planetary neighbors and found nothing to suggest life exists (or ever …
Russian man says he lived on Mars in a past life, and that Martians are still there
There are lots of crazy people walking around on our planet, and even if they honestly believe some of the things they say — that …
Astronomers spot oldest galaxy ever detected by looking back in time 11 billion years
You already know that humans are newbies when it comes to the age of the universe — in fact, “new” doesn’t adequately describe the incredibly …
There’s so much going on in this breathtaking new Hubble photo you could stare at it for years
NASA has lots and lots of hardware floating around in space, orbiting planets, and cruising around Mars, and when it wants to show off its …
How and when to view tonight’s gorgeous ‘Beaver Moon’
This year has been packed with plenty of sights for skywatchers to enjoy, including the epic total solar eclipse from back in August, but there’s …
Space makes astronauts’ brains move, and scientists can’t tell if that’s bad or not
If you were about to embark on a journey into outer space there’s probably plenty of things that would be running through your mind. Whether …
