- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 16th, 2015
Astronomers Zoom In on Jupiter's Long-Lost Cosmic Twin
Jupiter's twin orbits a star not very different to our Sun
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 11th, 2015
Butterfly-Shaped Planetary Nebula Imaged in Unprecedented Detail
The view was obtained using the Gemini Observatory telescope
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 27th, 2015
Bizarre Planet Bears a Striking Resemblance to a Comet
The planet has a ginormous gas cloud trailing behind it
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 18th, 2015
Astronomers Spy on Densely Packed Star Cluster in Our Milky Way
The cluster was imaged using the Gemini Observatory
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 11th, 2015
Astronomers Spy on Emerging Butterfly-Shaped Planetary Nebula
The nebula was imaged with ESO's Very Large Telescope
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 11th, 2015
15-Year-Old Discovers Planet Orbiting Star 1,000 Light-Years Away
The planet now goes by the name of WASP-142b
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 5th, 2015
Hubble Zooms In on Three Exploding Stars in the Distant Cosmos
Interestingly, the stars are not attached to any galaxy
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 4th, 2015
eBay Won't Let Woman Sell Plots of Land on the Sun, She Sues
The woman claimed ownership of the sun in 2010
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 30th, 2015
Astronomers Spy on Colossal Flare on Red Giant Star
Such sudden bursts of energy happen on the Sun all the time
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 29th, 2015
The Originals: Astronomers Spy on 13-Billion-Year-Old Stars
The fiery orbs came into being soon after the Big Bang
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 23rd, 2015
“Nasty” Star Is Probably the Result of Cosmic Cannibalism
The star is one of a kind in our Milky Way, astronomers say
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 6th, 2015
It Can Get as Hot as 2,700°C (4,900°F) on This Planet
Researchers believe the planet heats up to such an extent due to intense volcanic activity on its surface
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 30th, 2015
Newly Discovered Planetary System Sits Merely 54 Light-Years Away
The previously unknown system comprises just three planets that all sit very close to their parent star, astronomers say
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 10th, 2015
Building Blocks of Life Found Swirling Around Star 445 Light-Years Away
The discovery proves that the conditions that birthed life on Earth are present in other regions of the cosmos as well
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 24th, 2015
17th Century Astronomers Saw Two Stars Colliding and Exploding
Well, technically speaking, what they witnessed was a sudden burst of brightness that eventually faded from view
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 23rd, 2015
Stars Might Generate Sounds That We Can't Hear, Scientists Say
Laboratory experiments reveal it is possible for the plasma flowing around each and every star to make sounds
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 21st, 2015
Millennia-Old Remains of Exploded Star Lurk Deep Inside the Milky Way
The star that left behind the Sagittarius A East supernova remnant exploded roughly 10,000 years ago, astronomers say