Latest articles by Brandon Specktor
There's a mighty wind a-blowin' out of the Cigar Galaxy, and it could teach astronomers how the first stars formed.
There's a continent-size mystery lurking near the heart of the Earth.
Everybody loves blowing bubbles — even galaxies!
These stars aren't really that gassy, they just look like they are.
A gargantuan green dragon hisses in the sky over Iceland this month and its appearance has scientists stumped.
This crazy solar flare is more powerful than any ever blasted by Earth’s sun.
For sale: Meteor that nearly destroyed Siberia. Lightly used.
Fancy some white wine on the Red Planet? Scientists in the Republic of Georgia are determined to grow grapes on Mars.
Half a century after the first manned space flight, space travel may be about to enter the age of steam.
The emptiest space in the universe is full of gas.
Did an exploding star kill the Earth's biggest sharks?
Santa would not do well here.
Always wash your hands after using the space toilet. Always.
The constellation NGC 2467 looks like a skull and crossbones.
NASA added 21 new "constellations" to the sky, thanks to invisible gamma-ray light.
This cannibal galaxy is tiny, and it's right in our cosmic neighborhood.
Is there room for God in the endless, expanding universe? In his final book, Stephen Hawking says no.
Einstein's famous letter about God is set to go up for auction.
Six million stars in the Milky Way's disc are not behaving as they should be.
Flat-Earthers try to explain the equinox, and the results are as odd as you'd expect.
These noodles of neutrons may be 10 billion times stronger than steel.
The famed astrophysicist would prefer if you didn't smoke weed in space, thanks.
There is a beautiful mystery in the sky, and its name is Steve.
