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10 spectacular images from Milky Way Photographer of the Year awards
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 7 days agoAn estimated 100 billion stars make up the Milky Way. Our home galaxy stretches 100,000 light-years...
Scientists find a surprise ingredient in exoplanet cake mix — sulfur dioxide
Space via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAn artist's impression of GJ 3470b in front of its star, surrounded by a cloud of hydrogen that is...
Behold! Fresh Eye Candy (and Science) from the Euclid Space Telescope
Scientific American· 14 hours agoDark matter has gravity, so it influences the way normal matter moves around and clumps up in...
Low-Key Luxury In Goa: This Hotel Is A Haven In India’s Party Capital
Forbes· 19 hours agoAhilya by the Sea, on the northwestern coast of Goa, offers one of those times. The Relais &...
'Once-in-a-lifetime event': Explosion in space to look like new star, NASA says
USA Today· 1 day agoA "star" that hasn't been seen since 1946 will appear once again in the night sky, and astrologers...
5 space discoveries that scientists are struggling to explain
LiveScience· 8 hours agoCould an invisible planet lurk at the edge of our solar system? Can black holes ricochet through...
This Giant Cosmic 'Butterfly' Is a Planet-Forming Disk
Smithsonian Magazine· 5 days agoAbout 1,000 light-years away, a vast disk of gas and dust is offering astronomers a peek at how planets are born. U.S. Naval Observatory astronomer Ciprian Berghea first spotted the disk in ...
Millions fund observatory plans for UNM-Taos
KRQE Albuquerque via Yahoo News· 5 days ago"The outreach is going to be tremendous; it’s going to service students from all over the state, the greater Four Corners region and beyond,” Rankin...
Construction set to start on world's most powerful telescope
Newsweek· 10 hours agoConstruction will soon commence on what it set to be the world's most powerful telescope. The Giant Magellan Telescope is engineered with seven of the world's largest mirrors to discover Earth-like ...
'Koi fish' found swimming in sea of stars in new telescope image
Houston Chronicle· 1 day agoWhat appears to be a bright, bubble gum-hued koi fish has been spotted swimming among the stars in...