The successor to the Hubble has had a series of mishaps during testing. An independent review…
Author: DENNIS OVERBYE
Trilobites: Oumuamua Is a Comet, Really.
First it was an alien comet, then maybe a spaceship, then an asteroid, now it’s a…
Trilobites: Black Hole Drags Star to Dusty Death
Astronomers thought they saw an exploding star, but in fact it was a star having its…
Extremely Large, Extremely Expensive: The Race for the Next Giant Telescopes
Even as astronomers await a verdict on construction of a huge telescope on Mauna Kea, they…
Alien Asteroids Are Here, Scientists Say. Get Used to Them.
An asteroid that cohabits an orbit with Jupiter came from outside the solar system.
Trilobites: A Very Hungry Black Hole Is Found, Gorging on Stars
Astronomers in Australia say they have discovered a fast-growing black hole swallowing stars in a baby…
Out There: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Is Still the ‘Ultimate Trip’
The rerelease of Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece encourages us to reflect again on where we’re coming from…
Trilobites: Gaia’s Map of 1.3 Billion Stars Makes for a Milky Way in a Bottle
European astronomers released a three-dimensional map of the Milky Way, the most detailed survey ever produced…
Watch as NASA and SpaceX Launch TESS, a Planet-Hunting Satellite
The spacecraft will scan the sky for planets orbiting nearby star systems, another step in the…
NASA’s Webb Telescope Faces More Setbacks
The space agency announced on Tuesday that its successor to the Hubble telescope has hit a…