Milky Way galaxy is part of a much larger, unseen cosmic superstructure

An international team of astronomers has found evidence that the Laniakea supercluster, which contains the Milky…

A Black Hole has Destroyed a Star, and Used the Wreckage to Pummel Another Star

When a supermassive black hole consumes a star, it doesn’t just swallow it whole. It shreds…

Unexpected size changes observed in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

Astronomers have discovered that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS), the largest storm in the solar system,…

Satellites are Tracking the Ongoing Sea Level Rise Swamping Pacific Island Nations

The small island nations of the South Pacific are facing the harsh reality of sea level…

Exoplanet Discovered in a Binary System Could Explain Why Red Dwarfs Form Massive Planets

In recent years, the number of known extrasolar planets (aka. exoplanets) has grown exponentially. To date,…

Bright fireball over Australia’s east coast

A bright fireball was reported by hundreds of people over Australia’s east coast on the morning…

Most Mars Meteorites Came From Five Craters

Meteorites strike Earth every day. It’s estimated that about 100 – 300 metric tonnes of material…

NASA Reveals the Mind-Boggling Scale of Hurricane Milton seen from Space

We often talk about Jupiter’s Great Red Spot quite candidly but forget that hurricanes can be…

A New Way to Detect Rocky Exoplanet Atmospheres

The total number of exoplanets discovered to date totals 5,288. Among them are a host of…

How Did Mars Become Uninhabitable?

Mars has captured our imagination for centuries. Ever since the invention of the telescope our imagination…