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Stardust in Antarctica shows Earth crossed a supernova cloud
Stardust in Antarctica reveals the presence of an element that is not naturally made on Earth. But it is created in supernovas. Read more about the evidence.
May 15, 2026
Baily’s beads seen during a solar eclipse today in 1836
May 15, 1836: Francis Baily, an English astronomer, saw light shining through lunar ridges during an eclipse of the sun. These are now known as Baily's beads.
May 15, 2026
Psyche mission to fly by Mars on May 15
The Psyche mission will fly by Mars on May 15, 2026. It's getting a boost and course trajectory adjustment as it speeds toward the asteroid Psyche.
May 14, 2026
Skylab – America’s 1st space station – 53 years later
Skylab was America's 1st space station. 3 crews lived and worked there for over 171 days, studying the sun and Earth and setting records for life in space.
May 14, 2026
Will Pluto become a planet again? The ongoing debate
Will Pluto become a planet again, or remain a dwarf planet under current definitions? Scientists still disagree nearly 2 decades after its reclassification.
May 13, 2026
Brown dwarf population doubles to more than 6,000
Volunteers combing through years of space images have made discoveries that double the brown dwarf population. And you can join in the search!
May 13, 2026
Built not born: Huge black holes form in mergers, study says
A new study suggests the largest stellar-mass black holes form not from single stars collapsing, but from collisions and mergers between smaller black holes.
May 12, 2026
Nearby super-Earth is super-hot and airless
The Webb space telescope observed nearby super-Earth LHS 3844 b. It found it blazingly hot and airless, close to its star.
May 12, 2026
Will the Blaze Star explode in 2026? How to see it
We're still waiting for the Blaze Star to go nova! Will it happen in 2026? Here's how to find Corona Borealis so you're ready when this star goes kablooey.
May 10, 2026
Surprise! Tiny world with an atmosphere in outer solar system
Researchers have found that outer solar system object 2002 XV93 is a tiny world with an atmosphere. How does such a small object have an atmosphere?
May 8, 2026
