Betelgeuse's weird dimming caused by gigantic starspots By Mike Wall Betelgeuse's weird recent dimming was caused by starspots that temporarily covered at least half of the red supergiant's surface, a new study suggests.
A 'monster' star 2 million times brighter than the sun disappears without a trace By Brandon Specktor A massive star 75 million light-years from Earth vanished from the sky without a trace. Could it have become a black hoel without going supernova?
Scientists spot flash of light from colliding black holes. But how? By Meghan Bartels Black holes aren't supposed to produce flashes of light. But scientists think that last year, they spotted black holes doing just that.
Live Science podcast 'Life's Little Mysteries' 37: Mysterious Mythical Creatures By Live Science Staff Creatures that are inventions of the human imagination have inspired fear and wonder for thousands of years.
Incredible time-lapse video shows 10 years of the sun's history in 6 minutes By Brandon Specktor NASA combined 10 years of solar observations into a single, gorgeous time-lapse video.
NASA names headquarters building for 'hidden figure' Mary Jackson By Robert Z. Pearlman NASA is recognizing one of its "hidden figures" by naming its headquarters in Washington, D.C. after Mary Jackson, the first African American female engineer to work at the space agency.
Strange space signal could come from a 'mystery object' By Rafi Letzter A big black hole gobbled up a mystery object. It emitted no light detectable from Earth. What was it?
China launches final Beidou satellite to complete GPS-like navigation system By Elizabeth Howell It completes a navigation satellite constellation decades in the making.
Nonbinary astronomers need better support from their field, study finds By Chelsea Gohd Gender equality in astronomy doesn't end with the male/female gender binary.
Space Perspective wants to take tourists on balloon rides to the stratosphere By Mike Wall Space Perspective aims to send paying customers and payloads to the stratosphere in its Spaceship Neptune, a balloon-borne capsule that's scheduled to make its first test flights early next year.
Why some physicists really think there's a 'mirror universe' hiding in space-time By Rafi Letzter What happens when you turn space-time upside-down?
The 'ring of fire' solar eclipse of 2020 occurs Sunday. Here's how to watch online. By Elizabeth Howell A "ring of fire" solar eclipse will briefly appear in parts of Africa and Asia this weekend, and if you aren't out there in person, you can take in the spectacular show online.
An annular solar eclipse is happening on the summer solstice. (But no, it’s not the end of days.) By Laura Geggel An annular eclipse and the summer solstice are both happening this weekend. But don't worry, it's not the end of days.
Does Planet Nine really exist? By Paul Sutter For the past few years, the possibility of a new (and big!) planet hanging around in the far outer solar system has tantalized scientists and the public alike. Is "Planet Nine" out there or not?
Astronomers solve whirling mystery around nearby black hole By Rafi Letzter How fast is this nearby black hole spinning? A new measurement offers clues that could solve the old mystery.
BREAKING: Physicists announce first direct evidence for 'axions' By Rafi Letzter An experiment buried underground in Italy has turned up a mysterious result, and a never-before-seen "axion" particle seems like the most likely explanation.
Weird green glow spotted in atmosphere of Mars By Mike Wall Europe's Trace Gas Orbiter spotted an emerald glow in Mars' wispy atmosphere, marking the first time the phenomenon has been spotted on a world beyond Earth.
Mysterious blue fireball streaks above Western Australia, puzzling astronomers By Stephanie Pappas Scientists aren't sure if space junk or a meteor caused a brilliant blue fireball seen across Western Australia.
Subsurface vortexes may have created Saturn's mysterious hexagon By Doris Elin Salazar Two researchers investigated the dynamics of Saturn's churning atmosphere to figure out what sorts of planetary fluid dynamics are creating its mystifying hexagon.
