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Quasar tsunamis rip across galaxies
Astronomers using the Hubble Telescope found that the region around a quasar's black hole pushes out material at a few percent the speed of light. These quasar tsunamis wreak havoc on the galaxies in which the quasars live.
March 27, 2020
Ancient 4-limbed fish reveals origin of human hand
The origin of digits in land vertebrates is hotly debated, but a new study suggests that human hands likely evolved from the fins of Elpistostege, a fish that lived more than 380 million years ago.
March 27, 2020
Will we soon see potentially habitable exoplanets more clearly?
Because stars are so much brighter than their planets, we've barely begun to glimpse distant exoplanets, or planets orbiting distant stars. Now a new technology promises to provide better imaging of these potentially habitable exoworlds.
March 27, 2020
See Curiosity’s epic new selfie from Mars
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has taken a beautiful new selfie.
March 26, 2020
Young moon below Venus after sunset March 25-27
Depending on where you live worldwide, you might - or might not - catch the young moon after sunset March 25, 2020.
March 25, 2020
Producing solar power at night
Scientists have developed a new prototype of nighttime solar cells that can produce electricity at night through a radiative cooling mechanism.
March 25, 2020
Venus’ greatest evening elongation on March 24
Today - March 24, 2020 - Venus reaches its greatest elongation from the sun in the evening sky. At northerly latitudes, Venus - the "evening star" - stays out until late night.
March 24, 2020
Wonderchicken fossil casts new light on bird evolution
The oldest known bird fossil, from the age of dinosaurs, has skull features similar to modern chickens. The scientists who found it have nicknamed it "Wonderchicken." It's providing valuable insights into the evolution of birds.
March 24, 2020
More essential coronavirus links: March 17-23
A roundup of information from physicians, scientists and journalists, from March 17 to 23, 2020.
March 23, 2020
Cheery thoughts for a scary time
Some astronomy thoughts to distract you from quarantine life under the coronavirus plague, from Guy Ottewell.
March 23, 2020
