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12 billion years of black hole history, revealed through X-rays and simulations
SPACE.com· 12 hours agoThe black hearts of galaxies have had their history told almost in full for the first time, as ...
To calibrate telescopes on Earth, NASA's launching an 'artificial star' to orbit
Space via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoThe mission's primary goal is to... measuring how much of the lasers' light — which would have a...
Astronomers Discover Water Frost on Mars' Tallest Volcanoes
Smithsonian Magazine· 3 days agoThe volcanoes along Mars’ equator are massive, imposing features, with some peaks towering more than...
NASA will put a 'new star' in the sky by the end of the decade in 1st-of-its-kind mission
LiveScience· 15 hours agoThe Landolt NASA Space Mission aims to send an artificial star satellite into orbit around Earth by...
"Once-in-a-lifetime" cosmic explosion is likely this summer, NASA says
CBS News· 3 days agoThe technical term for the impending cosmic explosion is nova, which happens when a white dwarf...
NASA will put a 'new star' in the sky by the end of the decade in 1st-of-its-kind mission
Live Science via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoThe newly announced Landolt NASA Space Mission will launch a bread box-size "artificial star"...
8 strange objects that could be hiding in the outer solar system
LiveScience· 14 hours agoMost of the good stuff, such as the planets, moons and asteroid belt, are grouped relatively tightly...
5 space discoveries that scientists are struggling to explain
LiveScience· 14 hours agoCould an invisible planet lurk at the edge of our solar system? Can black holes ricochet through...
5 space discoveries that scientists are struggling to explain
Live Science via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoFrom "runaway" black holes shooting across the cosmos to secret planets in our own backyard, space...
'Koi fish' found swimming in sea of stars in new telescope image
Houston Chronicle· 1 day agoThe interstellar cloud of gas and dust—named for Australian-bornastronomer Colin Stanley Gum, who...