Zoom to super luminous Milky Way stars

New Hubble Space Telescope video zooms in on Trumpler 14, a young cluster of hot, massive, bright stars - some of the most luminous stars in our Milky Way galaxy!

Ancient diamonds hold clues to primeval Earth

New insights into ancient Earth’s early structure from diamonds formed 3.5 billion years ago. A scientist called diamonds "the perfect little time capsules."

Magnitude-7.1 earthquake in Alaska

There were no reports of injuries, but the powerful earthquake left a fair amount of cleanup to do, plus some frightened people in Alaska.

Are the aliens extinct?

Australian astrobiologists say an early Armageddon on most distant worlds makes advanced lifeforms unlikely. If true, our Milky Way galaxy is a lonely place.

2015 hottest year on record, by far

"What we have seen this past year will likely be routine in about 15 years, although regionally the details will vary considerably," says climate expert Kevin Trenberth.

EarthSky News with Deborah Byrd

All the news you can fit into outer space LIVE on Slooh.com Mondays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. ET (1530 UTC). Or watch right here!

Cascade of magnetic arches on sun

Take 15 seconds to watch glowing magnetic arches cascade across the solar surface, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.

Flower blooms in space

Here it is! A flower grown on the International Space station blooms.

Constellation named for David Bowie?

MIRA Public Observatory and Studio Brussels say they have 'registered a constellation' named for the late, beloved rock musician. Hmm, says astronomer Guy Ottewell.

Milky Way’s second-largest black hole?

Astronomers are calling it a possible first detection of an intermediate-mass black hole, a missing link in black hole evolution.