Dark Matter May Be Made of Primordial Black Holes By Shannon Hall Astronomers are beginning to find strong links between dark matter and primordial black holes, bringing this tantalizing possibility into the realm of a viable hypothesis.
Nearly Perfect 'Einstein Ring' Forged From Ancient Galaxy (Image) By Shannon Hall An early galaxy has been transformed into an almost perfect circle, thanks to the twisting and bending of light by gravity.
Titan's Hidden Surface: Global Map Shows New Details By Shannon Hall With its dense atmosphere, Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is a world overflowing with secrets — but new composite images could reveal some of the hidden features of this still-mysterious moon.
'Frozen Lake' on Pluto May Point to a Warmer Time By Shannon Hall NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has spotted evidence that liquids might have once flowed across the planet that stole everyone’s heart.
The Fungus Among Us Could Make Medicine in Space By Shannon Hall A team of researchers will launch a well-studied fungus into space with the hope that it will produce new molecules to aid in novel medicines for astronauts as well as patients on the ground.
Southeast Asia to Witness Total Solar Eclipse Next Week (Video) By Shannon Hall A new NASA animation shows how a total eclipse of the sun will darken skies over parts of Southeast Asia on Wednesday (March 9) local time (Tuesday, March 8, EST).
Experts to Congress: Gravitational Waves Discovery Will Help Science, Humanity By Shannon Hall Members of the LIGO collaboration testified before Congress today, discussing the discovery's wide-reaching benefits.
Meteorite Hunters Find 6 Space Rocks from Florida Fireball By Shannon Hall Meteorite hunters in Florida have found six space rocks associated with a rare daytime fireball that streaked through the Sunshine State's skies on Jan. 24.
Wild Theory: 5-Dimensional Black Holes Could Break Laws of Physics By Shannon Hall A theoretical five-dimensional black hole shatters Einstein's theory of general relativity.
Comets May Not Explain 'Alien Megastructure' Star's Strange Flickering After All By Shannon Hall It's looking less likely that a faraway star's strange dimming can be explained by a swarm of comets or an "alien megastructure."
Nearby Black Holes Spied Gobbling Gas in Andromeda Galaxy (Photo) By Shannon Hall A NASA observatory has zoomed in on the Andromeda galaxy with X-ray vision and spotted 40 black holes or neutron stars gobbling down gas from stellar companions.
Polluted Star Hints at Water's Origins on Earth and Alien Planets By Shannon Hall Astronomers have spotted a dead star polluted with heavy elements, suggesting that the star recently chowed down on a water-laced asteroid.
Satellite Photos Aiding Nepal Earthquake Recovery Efforts By Shannon Hall Scientists at space agencies across the world are using satellite images and other technologies to aid those affected by Nepal's earthquake.
Century-Old 'Mini-Supernova' Captured in Gorgeous NASA Photo By Shannon Hall The century-old outburst from a classical nova is still going strong and surprising astronomers with its steady temperature.
Newborn Star Erupts After Binging on Gas and Dust By Shannon Hall A young star in Orion's dusty nebula roughly 1,400 light-years away has erupted after munching down gas and dust.
The Last Hubble Servicing Mission: Q&A with Photographer Michael Soluri By Shannon Hall An interview with photographer Michael Soluri, who chronicled the leadup to the last servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
'Infinite Worlds': NASA's Last Hubble Telescope Mission in Photos by Michael Soluri By Shannon Hall Photographer Michael Soruri captures Hubble’s last servicing mission in his new book, “Infinite Worlds.” Here’s a sneak peak.
Giant Radio Telescope Peels Away Magnetic Field Shrouding Black Hole By Shannon Hall Astronomers have spotted the powerful magnetic field of a supermassive black hole located across the observable universe.
'Cosmic Precipitation' Can Extinguish Star Formation in Galaxies By Shannon Hall Massive galaxies don't form nearly as many stars as possible due to a phenomenon known as cosmic precipitation, a new study finds.