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The Milky Way, to ancient Egyptians, was probably mixed Nuts
Astronomy Magazine· 3 days agoAstronomy was the basis of many key beliefs for the ancient Egyptians. There’s evidence they...
'Cat nights' are here as Leo, Leo minor, and Lynx constellations prowl the evening sky
SPACE.com· 4 hours agoWith the bright moon now out of the evening sky, we are given a chance to observe the felines of the...
Scientists find one of the oldest stars in the universe in a galaxy right next to ours
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAn ancient star discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud has revealed the chemical fingerprint of...
We Still Don't Fully Understand Time
Time via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSir Thomas Browne wrote "The World itself seems in the wane. A greater part of Time is spun than is to come." But that hardly seems credible to an ...
April's full pink moon rises Tuesday, April 23, as a sign of spring and looming summer heat
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 7 days agoTo the Comanche of the Southern Plains, it was the Evergreen Moon. What's a Supermoon? The term...
7 unconfirmed, unlucky tales of people killed by meteorites
Astronomy Magazine· 5 days agoOn many occasions, space rocks have exploded over populated areas and sent thousands of meteorites...
Contact restored with NASA’s Voyager 1 space probe
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThey were designed to last five years but have become the longest-operating spacecraft in history. Both carry gold-plated copper discs containing sounds...
How an Ancient Planetary Collision Carved Pluto's Heart-Shaped Face
Sci Fi Wire· 5 days agoFive decades earlier and in the real world, Clyde Tombaugh, an astronomer at Arizona’s Lowell...
Enormous explosion in 'Cigar Galaxy' reveals rare type of star never seen beyond the Milky Way
LiveScience· 5 days agoAn ultrabright explosion has led astronomers to find the first magnetic star to be discovered...
The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe Mars Jezero Crater, which scientists are searching for signs of ancient bacteria. ESA/DLR/FU...