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January 11, 2019

'Light echoes' of black hole reveal clues behind dazzling x-ray flares

An instrument aboard the International Space Station has helped reveal how black holes release brilliant flares of X-rays, a new study finds.

January 11, 2019

China’s lunar probe snaps first panoramic pic of the far side of the Moon

China’s Chang’e 4 lunar probe has captured a stunning panoramic picture of the far side of the Moon.

January 10, 2019

The Sun will become a giant crystal ball when it dies

The Sun produces 3.86 x 10^26 watts of energy, or 2.86 with 24 zeros at the end, an impossibly large number. But when the Sun dies, it will turn into an enormous crystal ball, according to a new study.

January 10, 2019

If aliens are causing weird dimming of 'Tabby' Star,' they aren't using lasers to do it

The evidence for aliens around one of the weirdest stars in our galaxy — Boyajian's star — is not looking promising.

January 9, 2019

Astronomers discover radio signal from galaxy billions of light-years away, report says

Canadian astronomers have discovered a repetitive radio signal some 2.5 billion light-years away from Earth — only the second example known to mankind.

January 9, 2019

NASA spacecraft snaps incredible picture of Earth

Nearly a month after it reached its destination, circling the asteroid Bennu, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has snapped an incredible image of the Earth.

January 9, 2019

Weird 'Sub-Neptune' exoplanet discovered by NASA (and it may not be alone)

NASA's newest planet-hunting probe has bagged another alien world, the eighth confirmed find for the young mission.

January 8, 2019

Asteroid-circling spacecraft grabs extraordinary Earth pic

An asteroid-circling spacecraft has captured a cool snapshot of home.

January 8, 2019

SpaceX's 'Starship' hopper prototype could make 1st test flight in weeks, Elon Musk says

SpaceX could take its prototype Mars-colonizing spaceship out for a spin very soon.

January 8, 2019

Hubble space telescope captures amazing galaxy image

The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped an amazing image of the Triangulum Galaxy, which is 3 million light years from our own Milky Way Galaxy. The image is comprised of 665 million pixels and was created from 54 different images, a view in space so large that it spans "an area more than 19,000 light-years across."