Sign Up for Our Amazing Newsletter!
A daily update by email. Science news, great photos, sky alerts.
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Star trails over Colorado
A peaceful scene in Colorado, the week of the March equinox.
March 23, 2019
How aspen leaves could save Mars rovers
Aspen trees - fondly called Quakies by some - have trembling, quivering leaves. Now those leaves have inspired an energy-harvesting mechanism that might rescue dust-laden rovers on Mars.
March 22, 2019
Astronomers clock super-fast pulsar speeding through space
The runaway pulsar escaped the blast wave of the supernova that formed it, astronomers say, and is hurtling through space so fast it could travel from Earth to the moon in just 6 minutes.
March 22, 2019
Do you have a magnetic compass in your head?
New evidence suggests that humans have a magnetic sense that lets our brains detect and respond to Earth's magnetic field.
March 21, 2019
Planets in perspective
Morning planets in front of the Milky Way identifying the ecliptic and the galactic plane.
March 21, 2019
Night basketball
As we shift into spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, the nights are beckoning!
March 20, 2019
Full supermoon at March 2019 equinox
The full moon crests less than 4 hours after the arrival of the March 20, 2019 equinox. It’s the closest coincidence of a full moon with a March equinox between the years 2000 and 2030.
March 20, 2019
A jet stream in Europa’s ocean?
Jupiter's moon Europa likely has a subsurface ocean, possibly salty, with volcanic vents on its ocean floor. A new study suggests it might also have an oceanic jet stream, comparable to the Gulf Stream back here on Earth.
March 19, 2019
Astronomers discover 83 more supermassive black holes
Astronomers used a cutting-edge camera mounted on one of the world's largest telescopes to discover 83 new quasars - powered by central, supermassive black holes - in the very early universe.
March 18, 2019
Storm in a cosmic teacup
Nicknamed the Teacup because of its shape, this quasar is causing a cosmic storm in a distant galaxy. The source of the squall is a supermassive black hole buried at a galaxy's center.
March 18, 2019
