Posted inAndromeda astronomy astrophysics
Milky Way galaxy might not collide with Andromeda after all
100,000 computer simulations reveal Milky Way's fate—and it might not be what we thought. It's…
Testing a robot that could drill into Europa and Enceladus
Europa and Enceladus are two ocean moons that scientists have concluded have liquid water oceans…
Posted inastronomy exoplanets exosolar systems
New data confirms: There really is a planet squeezed in between two stars
And, critically, the entire orbit is within the orbit of the smaller companion star. The…
Posted inastronomy astrophysics black holes
A star has been destroyed by a wandering supermassive black hole
But note the phrasing there: "in most cases" and "eventually." Even in the cases where…
Posted inastronomy exoplanets microlensing
New study: There are lots of icy super-Earths
What does the "typical" exosolar system look like? We know it's not likely to look…
Posted inastronomy exobiology exoplanets
Skepticism greets claims of a possible biosignature on a distant world
The new paper follows up on a tantalizing hint raised by earlier work: the possible…
Posted inastronomy Features Observatories
Looking at the Universe’s dark ages from the far side of the Moon
Second, there was a time, within the first few hundred million years after the Big…
Posted inastronomy astrophysics exoplanet atmospheres
3D map of exoplanet atmosphere shows wacky climate
Last year, astronomers discovered an unusual Earth-size exoplanet they believe has a hemisphere of molten…
Posted inastronomy astrophysics fast radio bursts
Fast radio burst in long-dead galaxy puzzles astronomers
A surprising source FRBs are of particular interest because they can be used as probes…
Posted inastronomy astrophysics fast radio burst
Fast radio bursts originate near the surface of stars
One of the two papers published on Wednesday looks at the polarization of the photons…