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Can we detect dark matter using light from pulsars?
Researchers used pulsars to confirm the existence of long-sought axiom particles, and perhaps dark matter. The results were negative, but are only a first step.
October 16, 2023
Are the mystery mounds on Arrokoth ancient building blocks?
Scientists at SwRI say that odd mounds on Arrokoth, a Kuiper Belt object, are likely some of the original ancient building blocks that it formed from.
October 16, 2023
Riding Light: Tour the solar system at light speed
Tour the solar system at the speed of light in the video Riding Light. This video represents a photon leaving the sun and traveling past the inner planets to Jupiter.
October 15, 2023
New AI tool can help find alien life in the solar system
Researchers in the U.S. and Japan have developed a new AI technique that can determine if there is evidence for past or present life, or not, with 90% accuracy.
October 15, 2023
What are gamma ray bursts?
Gamma ray bursts are caused by a narrow beam of intense radiation coming from the poles of an exploding star. Although very bright, they last a few seconds.
October 14, 2023
Annular solar eclipse today: All you need to know
The October 14, 2023 annular solar eclipse will cross the US, Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Brazil. Maps and more here.
October 14, 2023
Best photos of the week, October 7-13, 2023
See our best photos of the week from October 7-13, 2023, in images and a video here! And learn how to submit your own images of the Earth and sky.
October 14, 2023
Psyche mission launch success! Priceless asteroid, here we come
The Psyche mission has successfully launched to a priceless asteroid. The spacecraft launched on a Falcon Heavy from KSC in Florida on October 13, 2023.
October 13, 2023
Seeing sunspots during the solar eclipse on October 14
If you're using safe filters during the annular or partial solar eclipse on October 14, 2023, look for sunspots around the disk of the dark moon.
October 12, 2023
Bus-sized asteroid buzzed past Earth on Thursday
A bus-sized asteroid safely passed Earth less than 1/4 the distance to the moon at 12:52 UTC (7:52 am CDT) on October 12, 2023.
October 12, 2023
