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New ‘Bone’ in Milky Way Skeleton Discovered
Astronomers have spotted a new component of the Milky Way galaxy’s skeleton — a “bone” of dust and gas...
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Black Hole Unleashes Supermassive Belch
While innocently surveying the Cosmos, astronomers serendipitously stumbled across a particularly uncouth galaxy. NGC 660 unleashed an epic belch,...
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‘Zombie’ Planet Shocks Scientists With Wild Orbit
The unbalanced orbit of a so-called “zombie planet” in a dusty star system has astronomers struggling to explain the...
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Earth-Sized Alien Worlds Orbit One in Six Stars
Four years ago, NASA launched the Kepler space telescope in an attempt to learn just how common Earth-sized worlds...
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On Simulated Mars Mission, Sleep Becomes Crucial Issue
Scientists study six astronauts in a faux spacecraft for 17 months. Most experienced some trouble sleeping — a problem...
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Atom Smasher Hiatus Sets Stage for More Discovery
The Large Hadron Collider will operate for two more months then shut down through 2014, allowing engineers to lay...
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Double-Star Systems Can Be Dangerous for Exoplanets
Alien planets born in widely separated two-star systems face a grave danger of being booted into interstellar space, a...
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Building Support for Locally Relevant Climate Tech
Climate Innovation Centers can promote clean technologies but need backing with a coordinated effort
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Titan Holds Clue to Faint Young Sun Paradox
Earth should have been an ice cube in the very early days of our solar system, when the sun...
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Jason Silva and the Six Epochs of Evolution
When it comes to futurists, there are pessimists and there are enthusiasts. Jason Silva brings a new meaning to...
