July 26, 2018 Mars shocker: Liquid water lake found on the Red Planet Scientists have uncovered a "a stable body of liquid water on Mars," in what some are calling a "game changer" in the search for alien life.
July 23, 2018 Northern lights delight: US skywatchers set for glimpse of aurora borealis Skywatchers across a number of U.S. states that border Canada may get a glimpse of the northern lights thanks to a geomagnetic storm late Monday and early Tuesday.
July 23, 2018 The Milky Way had a big sibling long ago - and Andromeda ate it The Milky Way had a previously unknown big sibling that was torn apart by the neighboring Andromeda galaxy long ago, a new study suggests.
July 20, 2018 Observations of the early universe reaffirm the existence of dark matter and dark energy Dark matter and dark energy may be weird and (as of now) inexplicable, but they do seem to exist.
July 17, 2018 A rare cosmic collision might let scientists calculate the precise age of the universe A so-far unseen celestial collision could be astronomers' best bet for figuring out just how quickly the universe is expanding.
July 17, 2018 Venus and the Moon make picturesque couple in stunning picture Stargazers were met with a glittering spectacle across the United States Sunday night.
July 11, 2018 Scientists find the brightest object in the universe from the dawn of time The brightest object in the universe has been discovered, a quasar from when the universe was just 7 percent of its current age
July 10, 2018 'Superstar' Eta Carinae acts like a ginormous cosmic-ray gun, but why? A huge star system 7,500 light-years away is shooting out radiation at superhigh speeds. A new study with NASA's NuSTAR space telescope shows that Eta Carinae may act as an accelerator of charged particles, which are also called cosmic rays.
July 9, 2018 Superbright quasar could shed light on universe's youth A newfound quasar is blasting out the brightest radio emissions ever observed in the early universe, new research reports.
July 9, 2018 The end is nigh for NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope The end is near for the most prolific planet hunter of all time.