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Will Triggs

Space

White dwarfs: The new hotspots for alien life?

According to a surprising new study, white dwarfs could provide enough energy to sustain life on a nearby Earth-like planet for some 7 billion years.
Earth

Enormous glaciers on Snowball Earth helped life evolve

A new study says that glaciers covering our planet during a Snowball Earth period likely helped give life an evolutionary boost.
Space

Is the moon geologically dead? Maybe not, says new evidence

Newly discovered lunar ridges have provided the first evidence of recent geological activity on the far side of the moon.
Space

New! Measure black holes with light echoes

Astronomers say they've developed a new method to detect light that echoes around black holes. It could help them measure black holes' size and rotation.

LIVE MONDAY: A Fermi Paradox solution with Alan Stern

Join us at 12:15 CST (18:15 UTC) on Monday, November 11, when former NASA chief Alan Stern will be discussing the Fermi Paradox. Where are all the aliens?
Space

Could we find dark matter in clouds around neutron stars?

Researchers say that we might be able to detect dark matter clouding around neutron stars in the form of axions, a hypothetical subatomic particle.

Explorers find ocean animals thriving beneath the seafloor

Scientists have discovered ocean animals beneath the bottom of the ocean, where worms and snails thrive in cavities beneath hydrothermal vents.
Space

After 29 years, first-known brown dwarf revealed as twins

Gliese 229 B - the first-known brown dwarf - is really a binary system of two brown dwarfs entwined in an incredibly close orbit. See their orbit here!
Earth

Auroras everywhere! Best pics from October 10 display

People around the globe saw an incredible outbreak of auroras from October 10 to 11, 2024. Check out some of our favorite images from the EarthSky community.

LIVE on Monday: Moon crazy, with Robert Reeves

Join us from 12:15 CDT (17:15 UTC) on Monday, September 9, 2024, as lunar astrophotographer Robert Reeves discusses ways to appreciate our moon.