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Wow! Amazing timelapse of Beta Pictoris b
Not long ago, we couldn't see planets orbiting distant stars at all. Now astronomers have captured the passage of exoplanet Beta Pictoris b into the glare of its star … then its re-emergence 2 years later.
November 12, 2018
How did Earth get its water?
For decades, scientists have said that at least some of Earth's water came from comets and asteroids. New research suggests an even more primordial source, the vast cloud in space from which our world formed.
November 12, 2018
Awesome new Jupiter close-up
This new Juno spacecraft image shows magnificent swirling clouds in Jupiter's dynamic atmosphere. The craft was about 4,400 miles (7,000 km) from the planet's cloud tops on October 29, over about 40 degrees north.
November 11, 2018
Synchronized telescopes put limits on mystery bursts
A technological tango between 2 telescopes in the Australian outback has added an important piece to the puzzle of fast radio bursts.
November 11, 2018
Astronomers find largest-yet galaxy proto-supercluster
Astronomers have identified a gigantic proto-supercluster of galaxies forming in the early universe, just 2.3 billion years after the Big Bang.
November 9, 2018
Did natural batteries create Mars’ organic carbon?
Earlier in 2018, the Curiosity rover found evidence for abundant organic compounds - those containing carbon - on Mars. Does this mean Mars once had life? Or can some other process can explain it? Here's one idea.
November 9, 2018
Galaxy-scale fountain seen in full glory
At the core of the giant elliptical galaxy Abell 2597, a supermassive black hole is powering the cosmic equivalent of a gargantuan, ongoing fountain.
November 9, 2018
Curiosity rover on the move again
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover drove about 197 feet (60 meters) over this past weekend to a site called Lake Orcadie. This was Curiosity's longest drive since experiencing a memory anomaly on September 15.
November 7, 2018
One of the oldest stars in the universe
The star could be only a single generation removed from the Big Bang. It's the new recorder-holder for having the fewest "metals," that is, the fewest of the heavier elements made inside stars and released to space via supernovae.
November 7, 2018
E.T., we’re home!
A new study from MIT suggests that existing laser technology could be used to signal alien astronomers on a distant world. But should it be used?
November 7, 2018
