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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· 1 day agoNew research suggests stars in the Milky Way give off infrared heat expected from Dyson spheres,...
NASA telescope spots 'cosmic fireworks' and faint echos from the Milky Way's supermassive black hole
Space via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoThese signals had previously been missed by astronomers. "We are sitting in the front row to observe...
Humans emerged thanks to Earth colliding with cold clouds, study suggests
Daily Telegraph· 4 days agoEarth passed through a giant interstellar cloud two million years ago which cooled the planet and...
The storied Hubble telescope has gone into ‘safe mode.’ Here’s NASA’s plan to keep it alive | CNN
CNN.com· 7 days agoThe Hubble Space Telescope will transition to a new way of operating that aims to prevent the space...
How the Webb and Gaia missions bring a new perspective on galaxy formation
Ars Technica· 4 days agoIn a feat of galactic archeology, astronomers are using ever more detailed information to trace the...
How a NASA scientist blew all of our minds
Mashable· 1 day agoOn a visit to The Colbert Report in 2013, the eponymous host asked NASA scientist Ed Stone if he ever got annoyed that the agency's astronauts received...
The Milky Way's last major act of galactic cannibalism was surprisingly recent
SPACE.com· 4 days agoNew findings from the Gaia space telescope indicate the Milky Way may have cannibalized a small...
MSU researchers unveil secrets of our galaxy’s | Newswise
Newswise· 4 days agoMichigan State University researchers led by Shuo Zhang, have presented new findings that will help scientists better understand the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius ...
NASA’s Webb Reveals Long-Studied Star Is Actually Twins - NASA
NASA· 23 hours agoScientists recently got a big surprise from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope when they turned the...
Sharp-eyed Telescope Tracks Satellites During Daylight
IEEE Spectrum· 4 days agoDaytime astronomy: Amateur nighttime stargazers might wonder, what’s the point? This advance also...