Astronomy

  1. Astronomy

    Nearby exoplanet trio new target in search for life

    Three nearby exoplanets might be good spots to go looking for signs of alien life.

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  2. Astronomy

    Japan’s latest X-ray telescope is officially dead

    The Japanese space agency has officially declared its latest X-ray telescope a loss.

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  3. Astronomy

    Gas blasts from black holes show surprising alignment

    Unexpected alignment of galactic gas geysers might offer new insight into how galaxies and black holes arise from the cosmic web.

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  4. Astronomy

    Hubble telescope snaps stunning pic for its 26th birthday

    For its 26th anniversary, the Hubble Space Telescope snapped a picture of star blowing bubbles in space.

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  5. Space

    Trying to find ET and our place in the universe

    Editor in Chief discusses the search for life beyond Earth.

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  6. Science & Society

    Humans have pondered aliens since medieval times

    People have been fascinated with extraterrestrials for centuries. If only aliens would get in touch.

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  7. Astronomy

    To find ET, look at who’s (maybe) looking at us

    To listen for aliens, two astronomers suggest that we focus on stars whose inhabitants can see Earth periodically cross in front of our sun.

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  8. Astronomy

    New telescopes will search for signs of life on distant planets

    Researchers are coming up with creative ways to pick up biosignatures in far-away planetary atmospheres.

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  9. Astronomy

    Kepler telescope readies for new mission after communications scare

    The Kepler space telescope has recovered from going into emergency mode and is now ready for its next planet-hunting mission.

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  10. Astronomy

    Key sugar needed for life could have formed in space

    Sugar that forms backbone of cell machinery can form on icy grains blasted by ultraviolet light from young stars.

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  11. Astronomy

    Possible source of high-energy neutrino reported

    Scientists may have found the cosmic birthplace of an ultra-high energy neutrino: a blazar 9 billion light years away.

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  12. Astronomy

    There’s far more to the galaxy than meets the eye

    A new map of the galaxy as seen in submillimeter light reveals intricate details from nearby nebulas to the far-flung galactic center.

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