Artist’s concept of a brown dwarf, larger than planets such as Jupiter, but not massive enough…
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Huge black holes form in mergers, study says
This illustration shows 2 black holes spiraling toward a colossal collision. A new study says mergers…
Nearby super-Earth is super-hot and airless
View larger. | NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft captured this view of Mercury on December 1, 2011. The…
Surprise! Tiny world with an atmosphere in outer solar system
Artist’s illustration of a small world passing front of a background star. When astronomers in Japan…
Over 10,000 new exoplanet candidates revealed!
Artist’s illustration depicting dozens of exoplanets. A new survey of data from NASA’s TESS space telescope…
Today in science: Neil Armstrong’s close call
This amazing footage from 1968 shows Neil Armstrong’s close call while training for his moon landing.…
Could violent stellar flares make planets more habitable?
View larger. | This artist’s illustration depicts a highly active red dwarf star firing off such…
Surprise! A Jupiter-like exoplanet with water-ice clouds
View larger. | Artist’s concept of the Jupiter-like exoplanet designated Epsilon Indi Ab. It’s about 12…
Falcon rocket will hit the moon on August 5
This is the spot where a Falcon 9 upper stage rocket body will collide with the…
Jan Oort birthday and discovery of the Oort Cloud
Photo of Dutch astronomer Jan Oort. Image via Leiden Observatory. Science news, night sky events and…