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.
Strongest magnets make biggest cosmic explosions
In other words, magnetars - tiny neutron stars that are the strongest magnets in the universe - power long-duration gamma-ray bursts.
July 10, 2015
Galactic radio jets and dark matter
The afterglow of the Big Bang points to invisible dark matter, in places where galactic jets travel at near light speed.
July 10, 2015
Hidden supermassive black holes revealed
Scientists have detected 5 supermassive black holes previously clouded from view. The research suggests there are millions more hidden black holes out there.
July 6, 2015
Stars’ spiral arms cradle baby planets
A new theoretical model focuses on the spiral arms now known to exist around some young stars. The spiral arms may enable rocky planets like Earth to form.
July 2, 2015
Are those sinkholes on Rosetta’s comet?
Sinkholes on Earth happen when a subsurface cavern collapses. On the comet, the caverns may be created by ices turning to gas, as the comet nears the sun.
July 1, 2015
Black hole wakes up after 27 years
On June 15, a monster black hole started showing signs of extraordinary activity that hasn't happened since 1989. Astronomers around the world are watching.
June 30, 2015
Rosetta team struggles with Philae link
Since the Philae comet lander renewed contact on June 13, the Rosetta mission team has struggled to establish a stable link.
June 29, 2015
Next Mars mission is ESA’s ExoMars
ESA's ExoMars consists of two separate missions to investigate Mars. The first, set to launch in January 2016, consists of an orbiter and lander.
June 29, 2015
Get ready for New Horizons’ flyby of Pluto
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will fly through the Pluto system on July 14. It's only 2 weeks away!
June 29, 2015
SpaceX rocket explodes after launch
It was unmanned, and astronauts aboard the International Space Station still have 4 months of supplies. But it's the third failed cargo mission to ISS in 8 months.
June 28, 2015
