Latest articles by Brandon Specktor
Weird structures near Earth's core may be scars from a primordial interplanetary collision
A collision with a Mars-size planet 4.5 billion years ago may have left a permanent impact on our planet's deep mantle.
The 10 strangest space structures discovered in 2021
The closer we look at the universe, the more beautiful and baffling it becomes. Here are the 10 most epic space structures discovered in 2021.
9 things we learned about aliens in 2021
A bombshell UFO report, the "alien junk" in our solar system, and more new clues about extraterrestrial life.
Frozen tardigrade becomes first 'quantum entangled' animal in history, researchers claim
A new pre-print study claims to have quantum entangled a tardigrade with two superconductor qubits, though experts are skeptical.
NASA wants to put a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2030 — and you can help
NASA and the Department of Energy hope to put a nuclear fission reactor on the moon by 2030, and they need your help.
This hot 'stream' of star gas will collide with our galaxy sooner than we thought
Researchers rewound the history of the Magellanic Stream, and found it is 5 times closer to Earth that previously thought
Rare Einstein manuscript sells for record-smashing $13 million at auction
A 54-page document co-written with engineer Michele Besso sold for a record-breaking $13 million at auction on Tuesday, Nov 23.
Astronomers discover enormous 'barrier' separating the center of the Milky Way from the cosmic ray sea
Scientists studying cosmic rays near the galaxy's center discovered a strange 'barrier' keeping the fast-moving rays from entering the Milky Way's middle.
Russia's anti-satellite missile test could have easily obliterated the International Space Station
What's the worst that could happen from the Russian missile test that blasted more than 1,500 pieces of space debris into Earth orbit?
'Doughnut UFO' over Switzerland defies explanation
A photographer in Zurich, Switzerland, spotted the glowing object while four SpaceX astronauts returned to Earth thousands of miles away.
Ultrahot, ultrafast explosion called 'the Camel' has astronomers puzzled
An ultrabright, ultrafast explosion called the Camel lit up the sky for a month in 2020. Astronomers think it might have been the birth of a black hole or neutron star.
Researchers want to 'slice and dice' deadly asteroids with rocket-powered bombs, new paper says
Physicists propose a new plan to "slice and dice" incoming asteroids that could save Earth from a deadly calamity.
NASA spacecraft will crash into an asteroid at 15,000 mph. Will it make a dent?
NASA's DART mission will crash a spaceship into an asteroid at 15,000 mph. The mission launched in November.
Perseverance rover on Mars spotted from space in striking new satellite image
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spied the little Perseverance Rover chugging around Jezero Crater in a striking new image.
After 3.5 million-year hiatus, the largest comet ever discovered is headed our way
Scientists have analyzed the enormous Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet, and predict it will come within 11 AU of Earth in the next 10 years.
Exceptionally rare planet with three suns may lurk in Orion's nose
In the star system GW Ori, three stars orbit one another. New research suggests there's probably a planet in the mix, too.
Auroras expected tonight in New York, Washington and Wisconsin as solar storm barrels toward Earth
A moderate solar storm is headed for Earth on Sept. 27, 2021, with auroras predicted to light up the sky much further south than usual.
Scientists finally have an explanation for the most energetic explosions in the universe
The brightest explosions in the universe could be the work of ancient, dying stars.
Asteroid three times the size of the Statue of Liberty will zoom past Earth on fall equinox
An asteroid measuring about three times the size of the Statue of Liberty will sail harmlessly by Earth on Sept. 22, the 2021 fall equinox.
The world turns sideways in trippy, glowing Earth photo from the International Space Station
ISS astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured a trippy new photo of orange 'airglow' streaming past the sideways Earth.
Strange, repeating radio signal near the center of the Milky Way has scientists stumped
Scientists detected a repeating radio signal near the center of the Milky Way, and it's unlike anything else they've ever studied.
An 'Internet apocalypse' could ride to Earth with the next solar storm, new research warns
A catastrophic solar storm could take huge sections of the Earth offline for weeks or months, a new research paper warns.
Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is fighting an invisible battle against the inner Earth, new study finds
Researchers studied geothermal heat flow below West Antarctica, and found that the infamous Thwaites Glacier is being disproportionately cooked from below.
