Why Is This Asteroid Orbiting the Wrong Way Around the Sun?
This asteroid with its contrary orbit may not be native to our Solar System at all—it may have been captured from interstellar space.
This asteroid with its contrary orbit may not be native to our Solar System at all—it may have been captured from interstellar space.
It’s practically impossible for our puny brains to comprehend just how huge space really is, but these pretty pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope certainly help.
All going well, a satellite will be stationed behind the moon and provide a communications link that will help scientists land on and explore the lunar far side.
Astronomers have realised that the motions of the objects past Neptune imply the existence of the ninth planet we deserve.
This supermassive black hole is the size of about 20 billion suns, and is the fastest-growing and the brightest-glowing black hole ever detected.
Pulsars typically rotate at a constant rate and emit radiation that appears to us like the regular flashing of a lighthouse. Recently, one of them hiccuped.
It’s nice to think we’re part of something bigger. And we are, really – in a cosmic, evolutionary sense.
Sometimes, scientists have the answers all along—they just don’t think to ask the question.
It’s been more than six months since the Cassini probe plummeted to its demise, but scientists are still releasing incredible images from two-decade mission to Saturn.
A rock that formed in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter seems to have somehow travelled to the orbit of Neptune, according to a new observation.
It’s fascinating to think about how cosmic movements might affect Earth’s climate in a tangible way.
Jupiter is in opposition today, meaning it’s exactly opposite the sun in the sky, like the Moon when it’s full.
Astronomers have detected an exoplanet whose salt-rich atmosphere is completely devoid of clouds.
These findings confirm older research that suggests moon dust could be hazardous to human beings' health.
Astrology is not science, but taking a look at the real constellation your zodiac sign is named after is a great way to see some of the incredible objects that populate our universe.
It’s probably not the impending doom it sounds like
