August 12, 2019

NASA has closely measured a shockwave from the Sun for the first time

Gigantic interplanetary shockwaves reverberate across our Solar System, originating from the Sun and the bursts of charged particles or solar

Our galaxy’s supermassive black hole has emitted a mysteriously bright flare

The supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*, is relatively quiet. It’s not an active

Oldest known high-altitude human settlement has been discovered in Ethiopia

What lengths would you go to if your survival truly depended upon it? Probably more than you give yourself credit

For the first time, a rare type of space dust has been found in Antarctic snow

Scientists studying freshly fallen snow in Antarctica have uncovered a rare isotope of iron in the interstellar dust hidden inside

Astronomers create millions of ‘virtual universes’ to find out how our Universe evolved

The Universe is vast beyond imagination, containing billions upon billions of galaxies. We have a pretty good handle on a

NASA just successfully tested orbiting spacecraft propelled by water

Picture two tissue box-sized spacecraft orbiting Earth. Then picture them communicating, and using a water-powered thruster to approach each other.

Perseids, a meteor shower famous for its fireballs, is peaking tomorrow

There are few things more special than watching a shooting star streak across the sky on a warm summer evening.