July 12, 2019 NASA’s Hubble telescope detects supermassive black hole that defies theoretical models NASA’s Hubble telescope has recently discovered a supermassive black hole that defies existing theories about the universe.
July 4, 2019 3rd mysterious deep-space flash traced to host galaxy Astronomers just pinpointed the source galaxy of another fast radio burst (FRB), suggesting that these brief and bizarre cosmic blasts may not remain mysterious for much longer.
July 3, 2019 Saturn's moon Enceladus could support life as more evidence emerges The possibility that Saturn's moon Enceladus could support life has strengthened after researchers determined its ocean is likely 1 billion years old, placing it in the sweet spot.
July 2, 2019 Techniques developed by astronomers to understand space could help fight against breast cancer Techniques developed by astronomers to understand space could help fight against breast and skin cancer, according to new research.
July 2, 2019 NASA Hubble Space Telescope takes stunning image of galactic 'firework show' Ahead of the Fourth of July, NASA is showing off an impressive fireworks display that really is out of this world.
July 2, 2019 Solar Eclipse set to cut a path across South America, plunging parts of the continent into darkness A stunning total solar eclipse will plunge a swath of South America into darkness Tuesday in the world’s first total solar eclipse since 2017.
July 1, 2019 NASA's $200M space telescope finds alien planet almost the size of Earth, smallest discovered NASA said its new Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite space telescope has discovered its smallest exoplanet so far, an alien world that's roughly 80 percent the size of Earth and could help "unlock" secrets of how the Blue Planet became habitable.
June 28, 2019 Mysterious 'fast radio burst' traced back to its home galaxy for first time ever Three and a half billion years ago, a mysterious object on the edge of a distant galaxy spewed forth an intensely bright, vanishingly brief burst of radio energy that shot across the universe.
June 28, 2019 Total solar eclipse will plunge parts of South America into darkness A swath of South America is set to enjoy a total solar eclipse.
June 21, 2019 Voracious black holes could feed alien life on rogue worlds Black holes are engines of destruction on a cosmic scale, but they may also be the bringers of life. New research on supermassive black holes suggests that the radiation they emit during feeding frenzies can create biomolecular building blocks and even power photosynthesis.