Astronomers used a telescope in Hawaii to find a new object on the outer edges of our solar system, helping to fuel evidence of a long-standing theory about Planet Nine, or Planet X. For years, scientists have theorized about a ninth planet beyond Neptune because of the orbital patterns of smaller objects in the Kuiper … Read more
Forget killer asteroids and nuclear annihilation — Earth’s ultimate fate may hinge on a cosmic coin toss. Astronomers have revealed that our Milky Way galaxy has a 50/50 chance of colliding with its massive neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, sometime in the next 10 billion years — an intergalactic smash-up that could fling our solar system … Read more
It was a rare cosmic collision — and the sky responded in technicolor. A rare and rowdy “cannibal” solar eruption slammed into Earth this week, which painted the sky in jaw-dropping color from Scotland to the South Pole. The freaky phenomenon, known as a cannibal coronal mass ejection (CME), occurred after two solar eruptions decided … Read more
Sharpen your pencils and gird your loins, folks. Saturn, our dream-crushing planet of structure and limits, is going direct in Pisces this Friday, Nov. 15. Once considered the last planet in the solar system, Saturn is known as a malefic, associated with endings, limits, the long run, hard knocks, tough love, legacies, things built to … Read more
Once in a blue moon might be more common than we thought. New images show that our moon is way more colorful than just shades of gray. Instead, the orbital rock was observed to show tints of both blue and red. The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer — abbreviated to Juice — snapped … Read more
We will rock you. On Tuesday, three “airplane” sized asteroids will be shooting by the planet, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The first is an 84-foot one that will be 1,130,000 miles away, followed by a 110-foot space rock at a distance of 2,130,000 miles, and then a 140-foot asteroid at 2,440,000 miles. And, … Read more
This will take your breath away. New research on elements found in the gaseous clouds of Venus could be a sign of life for what was thought to be an uninhabitable planet. The skies of the scorching second planet from the sun consist of caustic sulfuric acid, damning any chance for life. Or so was … Read more
If you purchased solar eclipse glasses on Amazon or in Illinois or Missouri, you might want to check them. Solar eclipse glasses sold on Amazon, at least six stores in Southern Illinois and three in Missouri have been recalled. The Illinois Department of Health issued an alert warning that the faulty glasses were recalled after … Read more
Our solar system could eventually die by being ground into dust as it is pulled into the Sun when it becomes a white dwarf, scientists believe. That is if it hasn’t already been ‘eaten up’ by our expanding Sun. When our host star, the Sun, runs out of fuel, it will become a white dwarf, … Read more
The highly anticipated solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, might offer some extra fireworks. It’s all thanks to a series of massive explosions that one solar physicist says could be visible during the lengthy daytime phenomena — it will be fully over western New York just after 2 p.m. — that will move across the … Read more
Earth’s changing spin is threatening to toy with our sense of time, clocks and computerized society in an unprecedented way — but only for a second. For the first time in history, world timekeepers may have to consider subtracting a second from our clocks in a few years because the planet is rotating a tad … Read more
How’s this for a long-distance call? The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has managed to beam a laser from the vast reaches of space to Southern California in what was a historic event last week. It’s also a big step toward sending astronauts to Mars. NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) fired the infrared laser … Read more
Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids — or maybe it is. That’s the question Dutch entrepreneur Dr. Egbert Edelbroek hopes to answer by experimenting with human reproduction in outer space next November. “Humanity needs a backup plan,” the biotech boss of SpaceBorn United told the MIT Review. “If you want to … Read more
Let the sunshine in. Stunning new space images captured by the new Euclid telescope are revealing secrets of the “dark universe,” a mystery-filled combination of dark matter and dark energy believed to make up 95% of the cosmos. The one-of-a-kind photos have been released by the European Space Agency, which launched the groundbreaking tech into … Read more
Here’s your chance to see some drops of Jupiter. The planet will be highly visible this week as it reaches its closest point to our planet — a state known as perigee. Sky and Telescope reports a good time Wednesday to spot the gallantly bright Jupiter and its well-known exterior region called the Great Red … Read more
They’re just going through a phase. The moon and Venus will visibly “snuggle,” as Space.com puts it, in the pre-dawn sky Tuesday morning. The two celestial bodies will share the same right ascension — which astronomers call a conjunction, the site reports. This special event is for early risers, as the spectacle will likely unfold … Read more
There may be another world lurking between the orbital lines of our solar system. Astronomers in Japan have published their theory of an “Earth-like planet,” dubbed Planet Nine, that’s hiding in plain sight just a few billion miles behind Neptune. Published last month in the Astronomical Journal, researchers Patryk Sofia Lykawka and Takashi Ito, of Japan’s … Read more
Once in a blue moon, a lunar eclipse will appear across the sky. Well, more like a once in a red moon. A total lunar eclipse is set to occur on Tuesday, Nov. 8 — and it will be the last one to happen until 2025. The eclipse will then cause what’s known in interstellar circles … Read more