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Astronomers find odd gas giant exoplanet traveling far from its star
The planet is about 2,000 times the Earth-sun distance from its star, a record among exoplanets. That means it takes about 80,000 Earth years for the planet to orbit its star.
May 15, 2014
Full moon over Poseidon’s Temple
The May 2014 full Moon rising over Poseidon's temple, Cape Sounion, Greece.
May 15, 2014
Report: No radiation from Fukushima detected off US West Coast
No ocean-borne radiation from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster has yet been detected in analysis of kelp samples along the western U.S. coastline.
May 14, 2014
Magnetars are the most powerful magnets in the universe
Magnetars are the bizarre super-dense remnants of supernova explosions and the strongest magnets known in the universe.
May 14, 2014
While you were sleeping … Milky Way over Scotland
The Milky Way rises high above the horizon. Taken on May 3, at 3:30 a.m., by B&B Photography.
May 14, 2014
Loss of six glaciers in West Antarctica appears inevitable
Six major glaciers in the West Antarctic ice sheet have "passed the point of no return" with respect to melting into the sea, scientists say.
May 13, 2014
Watch two neutron stars rip each other apart to form a black hole
This supercomputer simulation from NASA shows one of the most violent events in the universe: Two neutron stars ripping each other apart to form black hole.
May 13, 2014
Lifeform of the Week: Monotremes are a true singularity
The egg-laying Cadbury Bunny is an invention of advertising, but monotremes are the real deal.
May 13, 2014
Why is West Antarctic ice sheet in irreversible decline?
New studies say that part of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is now undergoing an "irreversible" decline. The science behind the news, from NASA
May 13, 2014
