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Exoplanets: Worlds orbiting distant stars
Humans have been speculating about their existence for thousands of years, but ours is the 1st generation to know, with certainty, that exoplanets are really out there.
April 19, 2018
Underwater noise pollution stresses aquatic animals
The roar of motors, ping of military sonar, bangs and blasts from offshore development are distracting, confusing, and even killing, aquatic animals.
April 17, 2018
Sun in 3 different wavelengths
Solar Dynamics Observatory image of the sun captured in 3 different extreme ultraviolet wavelengths.
April 14, 2018
Whoa! New and giant telescopes ahead
Telescope technology has come a long way. Here are 4 new amazing machines for observing the universe, both from space and from Earth.
April 11, 2018
Goodbye Kepler, hello TESS: Passing the baton in exoplanet search
When NASA first started planning the Kepler mission, no one knew if the universe held any planets outside our solar system. Thousands of exoplanets later, the search enters a new phase.
April 11, 2018
Hubble finds an Einstein ring
The arcs you see at the center of this Hubble Space Telescope image are created by the light of distant galaxies, distorted to form what's called an "Einstein ring."
April 11, 2018
Look up: It’s a satellite!
"I use the Heavens Above astronomy site or the Starry Night app to check on satellites ... they are fun to spot."
April 8, 2018
Does space weather threaten high-tech life?
The wired Earth of the 21st century is at the mercy of the volatile nature of the sun, says a scientist who studies solar storms.
April 4, 2018
The amazing feathers of an outlandish bird
The super-black feathers of Birds of Paradise absorb almost every last bit of light that strikes them. This black is so dark your eyes can't focus on its surface.
April 1, 2018
Mysterious skeleton is human, not alien
It turns out that this strange tiny skeleton is without a doubt human.
March 28, 2018
