Was the Milky Way set rippling by another galaxy? Buradaki/Alamy The Milky Way appears to have…
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Strange stars full of metals may be created by imploding supernovae
A supernova remnant in the Milky Way galaxy Chandra X-ray Observatory After a star explodes in…
Why we need to save the Chandra space telescope
Chandra X-ray Observatory NASA/CXC & J. Vaughan On 23 July 1999, just months before I started…
Why NASA is sending a probe to Europa – and what it’s looking for
Seen against the backdrop of Jupiter’s dramatic, swirling atmosphere, Europa might at first appear a bit…
Astronomers might finally have explanation for mysterious Wow! signal
The Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico detected radio signals similar to the Wow! signal NAIC/Arecibo Observatory/NSF…
Strange meteorites have been traced to their source craters on Mars
An impact crater on Mars, with darker material exposed beneath the reddish dust NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona…
Lightning can make energy waves that travel shockingly far into space
Lightning can produce special waves of energy RooM the Agency/Alamy An overlooked mechanism lets energy from…
Interstellar to Doctor Who: Sci-fi dramas getting science mostly right
Space exploration has long been a staple of sci-fi films and TV, from the epic battles…
Hellish conditions have warped an Earth-like planet into an egg
Exoplanets that get too close to their parent stars experience harsh conditions Nazarii_Neshcherenskyi/Shutterstock A distant Earth-sized…
We keep finding water on Mars – here are all the places it might be
Martian water may be lurking beneath – or even above – the planet’s surface NASA/JPL/USGS Mars…