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Deborah Byrd
Wall-E and Eva set record, snag pic
The 1st-ever interplanetary CubeSats - nicknamed Wall-E and Eva - are now on their way to Mars. They set a new CubeSat distance record on May 8. Then Wall-E turned back and grabbed an image of the Earth and moon.
May 17, 2018
Meet the fastest-growing black hole
Because it sucks in so much gas, this black hole appears ultra-luminous. If it sat at the center of our Milky Way, we'd see it shining 10 times more brightly than a full moon.
May 16, 2018
Scientists discover a new type of magnetic event
They were working with spacecraft data, using a new technique to analyze it. They found a new type of magnetic event in the realm just beyond the boundary of Earth's magnetic field.
May 16, 2018
Are there geysers on Europa?
On Monday, scientists announced new evidence suggesting water vapor plumes on Jupiter's moon Europa. Could we send a spacecraft through one, to test whether Europa's liquid ocean - buried below its icy crust - might support life?
May 14, 2018
Is there life in the multiverse?
New research shows that life might be common throughout the multiverse ... if there is a multiverse.
May 14, 2018
Thousands of black holes near Milky Way center?
Astrophysicists found 12 possible black holes near the supermassive black hole at our Milky Way's heart. They could be the 1st known members of a black hole swarm.
May 14, 2018
New views of Jupiter
At a meeting of experts in London last week, citizen scientists Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran wowed the audience with this new composite, plus a new dazzling animation, of the giant planet Jupiter.
May 14, 2018
North Pole gets a heat wave
Unseasonably, in recent days, the temperature at the North Pole has soared to the melting point of ice. That's about 30-35 degrees F (17-19 C) above normal.
May 10, 2018
Springtime at Ladd Observatory
Ladd Observatory is located at Brown University in Providence in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.
May 10, 2018
Will Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano explode?
Volcano scientists issued a second Orange Alert on Wednesday. "At this time, we cannot say with certainty that explosive activity will occur, how large the explosions could be, or how long such explosive activity could continue."
May 9, 2018
