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Hubble Space Telescope's Glitchy Eye Should Clear Up Soon
January 16, 2019 | ArticleThe Hubble Space Telescope's main eye on the universe should be back up and running soon.
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1st Interstellar Visitor 'Oumuamua Is Actually Not That Special
January 15, 2019 | ArticleA cigar-shaped space rock named 'Oumuamua caused quite a stir when it became the first interstellar visitor discovered in our solar system. Is it an asteroid, a comet or an alien spacecraft? Whatever it is, it's probably not unique.
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Image of the Day
January 15, 2019 | Image AlbumThree big storms churn through Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere in this image from NASA's Juno spacecraft. Citizen scientist Kevin Gill processed the image using data the spacecraft collected during a close flyby of the planet on Dec. 21, 2018.
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Earth's Magnetic Pole Is Wandering, Lurching Toward Siberia
January 15, 2019 | ArticleEarth's north magnetic pole is on the move, unpredictably lurching away from the Canadian Arctic and toward Siberia.
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Physicists Built a Machine That Breaks the Normal Rules of Light
January 15, 2019 | ArticlePhysicists have built a ring in which pulses of light whip circles around each other and the normal rules that govern light's behavior stop applying.
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Weird Star System's Planet-Forming Disk Goes Vertical Like a Ferris Wheel
January 14, 2019 | ArticlePlanet-forming disks of material typically orbit around the equators of stars, but now scientists have discovered such rings can go dramatically awry and encircle the poles of stars instead.
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From Volcanoes on Mars to Scarps on Mercury — How Places on Other Worlds Get Their Names
January 13, 2019 | ArticleThe IAU's achievements during its first few decades include resolving contradictory sets of names given to features on the Moon and Mars by rival astronomers during the previous few centuries.
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Astronauts Could Be Growing Beans in Space in 2021
January 13, 2019 | ArticleFor freshly grown produce, space is truly the final frontier.
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Hurricane Satellites Reveal Flooding on Earth
January 13, 2019 | ArticleResearchers examining data produced by small satellites launched in 2016 to track ocean winds were surprised the mission produced valuable information on soil moisture and flooding.
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The Most Powerful Explosions in the Universe are Even Stranger Than We Thought
January 12, 2019 | ArticleThe most powerful explosions in the universe may be even more exotic than scientists had thought.
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