Space
- Space
Proposed type of solar neutrino spotted
The existence of these long-sought particles confirms theories about the fusion reactions that power the sun.
- Space
Super-Earth spotted in life-friendly zone
The latest exoplanet entry creeps closer to long-sought goal of finding habitable worlds elsewhere.
By Nadia Drake - Space
Spacecraft captures dust from interstellar wind
Measurements of the particles reveal clues about the composition of space beyond the solar system.
By Nadia Drake -
- Space
More like Faux-malhaut b
The Spitzer Space Telescope fails to find a visible planet circling where Hubble saw one four years ago.
By Nadia Drake - Space
Molten blobs create moon flashes
Mysterious lunar lights are the superhot remains of meteorites pelting the surface.
By Nadia Drake - Physics
String theorists squeeze nine dimensions into three
A supercomputer simulation of the Big Bang’s immediate aftermath may explain why space has three directions.
By Devin Powell - Space
Diet of a dying star
Astronomers pinpoint what feeds a type of stellar explosion.
By Nadia Drake - Space
Planets as common as stars in Milky Way
A new analysis suggests the galaxy is riddled with worlds.
By Nadia Drake - Space
New maps of the cosmic dark
Probing galactic distortions reveals web of invisible matter.
By Nadia Drake - Space
Saturn moons spied from the side
Cassini captures Titan and Dione against the sixth planet’s rings.
By Nadia Drake - Astronomy
Toasty planets circle stellar heart
Roasted remains orbit former red giant.
By Nadia Drake