October 20, 2015 Neutrino telescopes launch new era of astronomy The recent discovery of neutrino particles bombarding Earth from outer space has ushered in a new era in neutrino astronomy, scientists say.
October 20, 2015 Ask a science teacher: What is a black hole? A black hole is a place in Washington, DC, where all our tax dollars go. Just kidding! A black hole is perhaps the strangest object in the universe. It is the remains of a massive dead star that has run out of fuel and collapsed.
October 20, 2015 Pluto may have 10 more undiscovered moons, study suggests A flotilla of 10 or more tiny undiscovered moons might lurk in Pluto's orbit, complicating a spacecraft's planned flyby of the distant dwarf planet in 2015, new simulations suggest.
October 20, 2015 Has dark matter finally been found? Big news coming Big news in the search for dark matter may be coming in about two weeks, the leader of a space-based particle physics experiment said Sunday.Â
October 20, 2015 Intergalactic crash scene among universe's largest things A glowing cosmic structure millions of light-years long represents the aftermath of the impact of two merging galaxy clusters, researchers say.
October 20, 2015 Wow! Dung beetles navigate by the stars Despite having tiny brains, dung beetles are surprisingly decent navigators, able to follow straight paths as they roll poo balls they've collected away from a dung source.
October 20, 2015 Total solar eclipse Tues: Watch it live online The total solar eclipse on Tues,, Nov. 13, may only be visible from slivers of northern Australia and a swathe of open ocean, but you don't have to make an epic journey see it.
October 20, 2015 True Halloween horror stories from space There's nothing like a good horror story in space. So allow me to serve as your cosmic Crypt Keeper for a few minutes, while I run though a few of the ones that get under my skin.
October 16, 2015 Sign of alien life? Kepler telescope spots strange star Astronomers are curious about this star because it is old and demonstrating an unusual flickering behavior
October 13, 2015 Hubble space telescope captures stunning image of barred spiral galaxy The Hubble space telescope has captured a stunning image of a faraway galaxy known as a barred spiral.