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‘Dyson spheres’ were theorized as a way to detect alien life. Scientists say they’ve found potential...
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNew research suggests stars in the Milky Way give off infrared heat expected from Dyson spheres,...
100 years ago, our understanding of the universe exploded
The Raw Story· 8 hours agoEarth orbits the sun in 1543, but it took 300 years to prove it. In 1838, a nearby star appeared to...
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...
8 strange objects that could be hiding in the outer solar system
Live Science via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThe outer solar system is a vast and mysterious place that could be harboring hidden objects we know...
5 space discoveries that scientists are struggling to explain
LiveScience· 10 hours agoCould an invisible planet lurk at the edge of our solar system? Can black holes ricochet through...
An interstellar cloud may have caused an ice age on Earth. Here's how
Space via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe sun protects our solar system's planets from the harsh environment of interstellar space; 2...
NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope captures closest super star cluster to Earth (image)
Space via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThat means, not only does the proximity of Westerlund 1 make it a good target for investigating star...
NASA funds tech development for life-hunting Habitable Worlds Observatory
SPACE.com· 3 days agoA central component of NASA's science work is to help answer whether life has emerged elsewhere in the cosmos. There are, however, a number of other stellar systems in < ...
Scientists Found Carbon in an Ancient Place Where It Was Never Supposed to Be
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThis might’ve allowed carbon—likely contained in the stars’ outer shells—to quickly seed the...
Behold! Fresh Eye Candy (and Science) from the Euclid Space Telescope
Scientific American· 16 hours agoDark matter has gravity, so it influences the way normal matter moves around and clumps up in...