Organic Compounds Found in Plumes of Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus By Chelsea Gohd Scientists have detected new types of organic compounds in the plumes that have been erupting from Enceladus.
The Andromeda Galaxy Has Been Devouring Other Galaxies Since It Was a Baby (And Earth Is Next) By Brandon Specktor The cannibal next door has an even mightier appetite than we thought.
Neptune-Size Exomoon Candidate May Be the Captured Core of a Giant Planet By Mike Wall The first serious exomoon candidate is likely the captured core of a baby giant planet, if the exotic world does indeed exist, a new study suggests.
'Dinks and Donks' and Marsquakes: Hear Weird Red Planet Sounds from a NASA Lander By Chelsea Gohd NASA's InSight lander has so far recorded the audible vibrations of over 100 events, including many Marsquakes on the Red Planet.
Is Our Solar System's Mysterious 'Planet 9' Really a Grapefruit-Size Black Hole? By Rafi Letzter Astronomers have long hunted a mysterious planet in the outer reaches of our solar system. These scientists think that it might really be a primordial black hole,
Black Holes As We Know Them May Not Exist By Mara Johnson-Groh Black holes may not have singularities at their heart, but instead may be stuffed with dark energy.
Spread the Word: Space Development Benefits Earth (Op-Ed) By Karlton Johnson For years, society has benefited from technologies developed to reach and provide services in space.
Four Asteroids Are Buzzing Earth in Flybys Today (But Don't Worry) By Hanneke Weitering At least four potentially hazardous asteroids are making close approaches to Earth today (Oct. 1).
The Four Fundamental Forces of Nature By Jeremy Rehm The forces and interactions we see and experience every day seem infinite. But they all stem from just four fundamental forces of nature.
'Trainwreck' Crash of 3 Monster Black Holes Would Warp Their Host Galaxies By Meghan Bartels Take three of the most massive objects in the universe, smoosh them together, and the fireworks are sure to be astounding — and maybe, someday, scientists will see the collision.
Today's the Last Chance to Send Your Name to Mars on NASA's 2020 Rover By Tariq Malik Today's the last day to add your name to the more than 9 million already signed up.
Centaurs Rising: NASA Eyes Missions to Weird Asteroid-Comet Hybrids By Mike Wall The Centaurs may get their first-ever close-up soon.
Weird Black Hole Physics Revealed in NASA Visualization By Elizabeth Howell Recently, we had the first picture of a black hole. Now, NASA has a new visualization showing how these immense objects work.
Why Was 'Oumuamua So Weird? New Research Tries to Track Its Origins. By Paul Sutter Obviously, some chain of unfortunate events led to the ejection of 'Oumuamua from its home system. But what could possibly cause such a catastrophe?
Is It a Wave or a Particle? It's Both, Sort Of. By Paul Sutter Is it a wave, or is it a particle? This seems like a very simple question — except when it isn't. And it isn't in one of the most important aspects of our universe: the subatomic world.
A Strange New Higgs Particle May Have Stolen the Antimatter from Our Universe By Paul Sutter Physicists have proposed that a trio of particles called Higgs bosons could be responsible for the mysterious vanishing act of antimatter in the universe.
One of the Fastest-Spinning Stars in the Galaxy Is Spitting Out Gamma Rays By Stephanie Pappas Lighthouse bursts of gamma rays emanate from one of the fastest-spinning stars in the galaxy.
Tons of Water in Asteroids Could Fuel Satellites, Space Exploration By Nola Taylor Redd A special class of water-rich asteroids would make great targets for asteroid mining.
Neutrino Experiment Reveals (Again) That Something Is Missing from Our Universe By Rafi Letzter The KATRIN experiment has turned up a new, more-precise-than-ever measurement for the barely-detectable neutrino mass.
Nobody Knows What Made the Gargantuan Crater on the Dark Side of the Moon By Brandon Specktor The moon's South Pole-Aitken basin is one of the largest craters in the solar system, and a new study debunks the most popular explanation for its formation.
