Stunning aurora glow above Iceland after 'dead' sunspot erupts By Elizabeth Howell published 18 April 22 A sunspot that "awoke from the dead" last week triggered stunning aurora above Iceland.
What is the coldest place in the solar system? By Joe Phelan published 16 April 22 Here are some of the coldest places in our solar system.
Sudden eruption from 'dead' sunspot could bring auroras as far south as New York By Elizabeth Howell published 14 April 22 After a dead sunspot hurled a ball of plasma toward Earth earlier this week, medium-sized auroras may stretch even farther south than usual.
Ultra-rare black hole ancestor detected at the dawn of the universe By Brandon Specktor published 14 April 22 Scientists may have detected the first known 'transitioning red quasar' in the universe, dating to just 750 million years after the Big Bang.
Astronomers perplexed by plummeting temperatures in Neptune's atmosphere By Harry Baker published 13 April 22 A surprising new study has revealed that atmospheric temperatures in Neptune's southern hemisphere have decreased in the past 17 years, despite the region entering its summer.
Largest comet ever seen has a heart 'blacker than coal,' and it's headed this way By Brandon Specktor published 13 April 22 Astronomers gazed into the icy, black heart of comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein, and found it is more massive than any comet nucleus ever seen.
Colossal asteroid impact forever changed the balance of the moon By Harry Baker published 12 April 22 An ancient collision is to blame for all the "holes" on the dark side of the moon.
Don't miss April's full Pink Moon this Saturday By Laura Geggel published 12 April 22 Here's when to catch April's full Pink Moon this weekend.
'Dead sunspot' launches ball of plasma toward Earth By Stephanie Pappas published 11 April 22 The "corpse" of a sunspot exploded Monday (April 11), triggering a mass ejection of solar material that is headed in Earth's direction.
'Baby Jupiter' discovered in the process of forming around a star 500 light-years away By Peter Tuthill, Barnaby Norris published 11 April 22 In new research, scientists have spotted a hot, Jupiter-like gas giant in the process of forming around a star about 500 light-years from Earth.
The planets are prepping for an epic alignment. Here's how to see it shape up. By Stephanie Pappas published 11 April 22 The five naked-eye planets in the solar system will line up across the predawn sky this spring and summer. Here's how to watch.
An interstellar object exploded over Earth in 2014, declassified government data reveal By Brandon Specktor published 11 April 22 A small meteor that crashed into Earth in 2014 has been verified as an interstellar object, a new U.S. government report reveals.
How many space rocks hit the moon every year? By JoAnna Wendel published 11 April 22 Here's how many tiny and large space rocks hit the moon on a regular basis.
Oddly heavy particle may have just broken the reigning model of particle physics By Paul Sutter published 8 April 22 An ultraprecise measurement of the mass of the W boson may diverge from the Standard Model, a long-reigning framework that governs the strange world of quantum physics.
Get ready, the next great North American total solar eclipse is 2 years from today By Laura Geggel published 8 April 22 The 2024 Great North American Total Solar Eclipse's 'totality' will pass over 31.5 million people in 15 states in 2024.
Galactic bones inside Milky Way's skeleton are a magnetic mess By Harry Baker published 8 April 22 Astronomers have created the most detailed map yet of the magnetic field within one of the Milky Way's galactic bones.
Chinese rocket photobombs aurora with spinning orb of light By Harry Baker published 8 April 22 A spinning orb of light that slowly moved across the sky in Alaska on March 29 was actually frozen fuel left by a Chinese rocket, according to experts.
Astronomers just discovered the farthest object in the known universe — but what is it? By Jeanna Bryner published 7 April 22 The possible galaxy, located 13.5 billion light-years from Earth, has broken the record for farthest astronomical object ever seen.
'Magnetic anomalies' may be protecting the moon's ice from melting By Brandon Specktor published 7 April 22 'Magnetic anomalies' may be shielding ice in the moon's pitch-black craters, new research suggests.
Russia could end its role in the International Space Station by 2024, say experts By Tom Metcalfe published 6 April 22 The director general of Russia's Roscosmos space agency has threatened to end its Russia's involvement with the ISS.
