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Space weather threatens equatorial regions too
Damaging electric currents in space affect Earth's equatorial region, not just the poles, according to new research.
August 18, 2015
Astronomers find teeny supermassive black hole
In a dwarf galaxy 340 million light years away, astronomers have found the smallest black hole ever observed in the center of a galaxy.
August 17, 2015
Cassini’s last close flyby of Saturn moon Dione today
The Cassini spacecraft will zip past Saturn's moon Dione on Monday, August 17 . It will be the spacecraft's final close flyby of this icy satellite.
August 17, 2015
Great Perseid photos here
Have you seen Perseid meteors in your sky? If you have had cloudy skies - or even if not - enjoy these images from all around the world.
August 13, 2015
Charting the slow death of the universe
A study of 200,000 galaxies found they had lost half their energy in just 2 billion years.
August 13, 2015
Swirling mystery of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
The Great Red Spot has been swirling wildly over Jupiter for the past 150 years, but scientists still aren't sure what causes the gigantic storm's reddish hues.
August 11, 2015
Dates of sun’s entry into each zodiac constellation
Dates of sun's entry into each zodiacal constellation and the corresponding ecliptic longitude (sun's position in degrees, east of the March equinox point).
August 10, 2015
Astronomers measure most distant galaxy
The galaxy, called EGSY8p7, is about 13.2 billion light-years away. That means astronomers are now seeing it as it existed just 600 million years after the Big Bang.
August 10, 2015
Video: Cruise over dwarf planet Ceres
Take a tour of weird Ceres! Visit the mysterious bright spots and a 4-mile-tall mountain. And get your red/blue glasses out for a global view in 3D.
August 7, 2015
Is this the largest feature in the universe?
Astronomers have found what appears to be the largest feature in the universe: a ring of gamma ray bursts - and hence galaxies - 5 billion light years across.
August 7, 2015
