A bizarre new theory connects supernovae explosions with humans’ ability to walk upright By Neel V. Patel / May 30, 2019
This stellar Crab Nebula image is the perfect way to celebrate Hubble’s birthday By Alex Schwartz / Apr 26, 2019
Astronomers found a stream of thousands of stars hiding in the Milky Way By Neel V. Patel / Feb 25, 2019
Capturing this incredible star cluster required lasers and a bendable mirror By Mary Beth Griggs / Jul 12, 2018
Cosmic collisions with their neighbors may have weighed these white dwarfs down By Charles Q. Choi / May 23, 2018
What we can learn from the new detailed map of 1.3 billion stars By George Seabroke/The Conversation / Apr 27, 2018
Gravity and good timing helped the Hubble spot a star from the early universe By Mary Beth Griggs / Apr 3, 2018
Why a galaxy with no dark matter could make it hard to prove there’s no dark matter By Mary Beth Griggs / Mar 29, 2018
Astronomers think they saw a star exploding out of a giant gas bubble By Mary Beth Griggs / Mar 27, 2018
Good news: these exoplanets probably have water. Bad news: AHHH SO MUCH WATER. By Mary Beth Griggs / Mar 22, 2018
Now’s your chance to send your name hurtling into the Sun’s atmosphere By Mary Beth Griggs / Mar 9, 2018
An amateur astronomer accidentally caught an exploding star on camera—and it gets better By Mary Beth Griggs / Feb 22, 2018
Cosmic ‘hamburger’ gives scientists a rare view of a newborn solar system By Sarah Fecht / Apr 19, 2017
A scale-stripping gecko, an intergalactic bridge, and other amazing images of the week By Eleanor Cummins / Feb 10, 2017
Scientists In The Dark Over Years-Long Dimming Of ‘Alien Megastructure Star’ By Sarah Fecht / Aug 5, 2016
Over 80 Percent Of People On Earth Live Under Light-Polluted Skies By Mary Beth Griggs / Jun 10, 2016
Planetarium Shows Ancient Greek Poem Was Probably Written In Early Spring By Mary Beth Griggs / May 17, 2016
All The Habitable Planets (Ok, Just Three) Are Hanging Out Around This Ultracool Star By Mary Beth Griggs / May 3, 2016
This Star Went Supernova With The Force Of 100 Million Exploding Suns By Mary Beth Griggs / Apr 27, 2016
Study Confirms That Something’s Weird About The ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star By Sarah Fecht / Jan 20, 2016
When We Weren’t Looking, A Star Passed Within 0.8 Lightyears Of Earth By Mary Beth Griggs / Feb 18, 2015