The Science Behind Those Viral Oumuamua “Alien Spacecraft” Stories
7 November 2018 - ʻOumuamua, the first interstellar object to be detected passing through our solar system, does not have to be an alien spacecraft to be cool.
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NASA Announces Discovery of Seven Earth-Sized Exoplanets in Orbit Around a Nearby Star
23 February 2017 - It is unclear how Earth-like any of these new planets actually might be, but the discovery is important for myriad non-alien reasons, too.
Closest “Supermoon” Since 1948 to Occur in November 2016
09 November 2016 - The largest full moon in several decades won’t be surpassed until November 2034.
Scientists May Have Found Two New ‘Moonlets’ Lurking In Uranus’ Rings
27 October 2016 - Though we can’t yet see them directly, decades-old data may suggest the presence of two previously undiscovered mini-moons in the rings of Uranus.
Starlight May Be Integral to Life’s Existence, Scientists Find
12 October 2016 - New discoveries indicate that ultraviolet light emitted by stars might have created the basic molecules that formed the amino acids often called the "building blocks" of life.
Friday’s ‘Black Moon’ Promises to Be an Underwhelming Spectacle
28 September 2016 - The Internet is abuzz over an impending astronomical event called a "black moon." What is it, and why should we care?
Aliens Are (Probably) Not Broadcasting a Signal from Space
31 August 2016 - A supposed signal originating from a star about 95 light years from Earth is causing excitement -- but it's highly unlikely ET is behind it.
Bright Object Streaks Across the Sky Over the Western United States
27 July 2016 - The object, which was visible from Los Angeles to at least Colorado, is thought to have been debris from a recent rocket launch.
Video Shows the Empire State Building Get Struck by Lightning
25 July 2016 - As a thunderstorm hit New York City, a photographer grabbed a nifty timelapse image of lightning around the iconic Empire State Building.
NASA Debunks Another UFO Video
14 July 2016 - NASA explained why their video feed from the ISS "cut away" shortly after a "UFO" appeared on-screen in July 2016.
Summer Solstice Brings a Once-in-a-Generation ‘Strawberry Moon’
20 June 2016 - For the first time since June 1967, two astronomical phenomena will occur at the same time.
Today Is Not the Day for Egg-Balancing
21 June 2018 - Today is the summer solstice, not an equinox. There's no magical property about today that relates to balancing eggs on their ends.
