In recent years, more and more new discoveries have been made in astronomy. At the same time, scientists are re-evaluating existing theories, hypotheses, and data...
Almost every measure of solar activity flatlined over the weekend. The event, though not unprecedented, is odd considering that our local star has just...
A strange, unearthly “shriek” greeted NASA’s Voyager I spacecraft as it became the first man-made object to enter interstellar space. A strange rising “howl”...
Ladies and gentlemen, Voyager I has left the building… Via New York Times: By today’s standards, the spacecraft’s technology is laughable: it carries an...
Cosmologists still have no idea what dark energy is. In 1998, two astronomical research teams independently discovered what is now called “dark energy.” Saul...
During the Starship Congress last week in Dallas, Texas, discussions focused on the myriad of topics associated with humans pushing into space and, ultimately,...
An international team led by astronomers from Kyoto University, the University of Tokyo and the University of Oxford has released its first version of...