Why Your Zodiac Sign Is Probably Wrong 24 January 2020 The science of astronomy is now at odds with one of the basic organizing principles... Read more
Did this Woman Really Discover What ‘the Universe is Made of’? 27 August 2019 We look deeply at viral claims about Cecilia Payne, one of the most influential and... Read more
What’s the Deal With Those “Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts from Deep Space”? 11 January 2019 Despite what you may have read on the internet, several explanations are more likely than... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
Closest “Supermoon” Since 1948 to Occur in November 2016 9 November 2016 The largest full moon in several decades won’t be surpassed until November 2034. Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
Aliens Are (Probably) Not Broadcasting a Signal from Space 29 August 2016 A supposed signal originating from a star about 95 light years from Earth is causing... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more