November 11, 2016 The best times to see November's big supermoon The last time the full moon was this close to Earth was 1948, NASA says.
November 9, 2016 Australian telescope joins $100 million search for alien life A $100 million search for intelligent alien life just added a big arrow to its quiver.
November 3, 2016 Behold, the 'pillars of destruction' Scientists have revealed images from the Carina Nebula that they’ve dubbed with a dark name: the “Pillars of Destruction.”
October 28, 2016 Mystery of how the Moon got its bull's-eye may be solved One of the biggest impact craters on the moon is mysteriously shaped like a three-ringed bull's-eye.
October 26, 2016 Scientists to study strange star for signs of intelligent life Starting on Wednesday night, scientists on the hunt for extraterrestrial life will begin studying a strange star that has generated plenty of buzz because of its unique behavior.
October 25, 2016 Signals from space aliens? Scientists disagree A study in which two scientists claim they’ve found evidence of intelligent aliens is raising eyebrows.
October 21, 2016 Scientists reveal gorgeous new map of the Milky Way Astronomers have produced an image of the Milky Way by mapping the element hydrogen, and it’s a beauty.
October 13, 2016 The universe has ten times more galaxies than scientists thought The census of galaxies just got a whole lot bigger.
October 10, 2016 Great, mysterious balls of fire speed by dying star NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has seen planet-size cannonballs of hot gas whipping through the space near a dying star, but the origin of these plasma balls remains a mystery.
October 7, 2016 'Dustbuster' telescope uncovers hidden stars Interstellar dust that blocks astronomers' view of space is no match for the European Southern Observatory's "dustbuster" telescope, which just revealed this dazzling view of several stars that have hidden in the cosmic dust until now.