June 5, 2019 Mysterious light flashes on the Moon have been baffling researchers for decades Though there have been several notable lunar-related discoveries since man first walked on the Moon in 1969, there is still one phenomenon that has perplexed researchers for decades: mysterious, random flashes of light coming from the Moon's surface.
June 5, 2019 This weird galaxy is creeping up on our Milky Way A gorgeous new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope depicts Messier 90, a spiral galaxy roughly 60 million light-years away from our own Milky Way — but getting closer.
June 4, 2019 Growing alien worlds spotted in 'planet nursery' around young star Astronomers have captured a remarkable image of two growing exoplanets circling a young star.
May 30, 2019 Astronomers catch distant star producing massive flare and plasma blob Astronomers may have spotted a distant star spitting out a giant flare that packed 100,000 times more energy than any seen from Earth's sun, a new study finds.
May 30, 2019 Titanic galactic collision left one galaxy twisted and warped, Hubble reveals A new photograph from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the spectacular consequences when two galaxies collide.
May 30, 2019 Exploding stars may have put humanity on two feet As human ancestors went from swinging through trees to walking on two legs, they may have received a boost from an unlikely source: ancient supernovas.
May 23, 2019 Major Martian ice discovery thrills scientists Scientists have discovered layers of ice buried a mile beneath Mars’ north pole that could help unlock the Red Planet’s history.
May 22, 2019 Watch stunning meteor light up the night sky in Australia Police in Australia have captured stunning footage of a meteor lighting up the night sky.
May 21, 2019 These wisps around black holes could reveal how the cosmic beasts eat DENVER — You've seen the first close-up of a black hole.
May 15, 2019 These ancient galaxies are far brighter than expected. Does that signal a cosmic turning point? By staring at the sky for over 200 hours, the Spitzer Space Telescope collected light that finally reached Earth after a 13-billion-year voyage through space.