Space

For the first time, astronomers have watched gas boil and bubble on the surface of a distant star. Scientists observed […]

For the first time, scientists have measured a long-sought global electric field in the Earth’s atmosphere. This field, called the

Satellites hampering radio astronomy — Science News, October 5, 1974 In the past, the satellites and probes launched by NASA

Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse! The red supergiant that marks Orion’s left shoulder may have a tiny, unseen companion. Two independent studies found

As the youthful universe congealed under the pull of gravity, matter knotted itself into galaxies, galaxy clusters and filaments, weaving

Opposing fountains of plasma and particles spanning 23 million light-years are the longest pair of black hole jets ever seen.

To leave a lasting trail, meteors must aim downward. A new survey of shooting stars shows that meteors blazing 90

Imagine going on a week-long business trip and not coming home until next year. That may be the case for

One of the most distant quasars known appears to have shut down the formation of new stars in all galaxies

Contrary to a previous report, there is no evidence for an intermediate-mass black hole in Omega Centauri, the Milky Way’s