Astronomers have discovered that as many as a quarter of stars like the Sun eventually consume their own planets, in findings which suggest that they have a chaotic and destructive history.
Researchers have created a building material that could be made in space from space dust and astronauts’ bodily fluids such as blood, sweat, and tears.
Astronomers have observed the signs of a star swallowing a compact object that they believe is a black hole, and that object then devouring the star’s core from the inside. The process resulted in an explosion that left the star obliterated and the black hole standing alone.
Scientists have detected a mysterious radio signal, described as “very strange,” from the center of our own galaxy—and they’re eager to see if it happens again.
OSIRIS REx scientists talk about asteroid Bennu, one of the most hazardous known space rocks, in the latest episode of Motherboard’s “Space Show.”
It’s a map and time machine rolled into one.
Astronomers have discovered that gas and dust from different sources in our galaxy, and heavy elements within them, are less evenly distributed than previously believed. Because these are the raw materials for star formation, the finding could force scientists to redefine their understanding of how the Milky Way and other galaxies evolved.
Jared Isaacman, Hayley Arceneaux, Christopher Sembroski and Sian Proctor are to be launched into orbit
The catch: We have to wait until about 2037 for an answer
Researchers have found that black holes may exert pressure on their surroundings. The discovery made by a team of astronomers in the U.K. builds on a theory posited by Stephen Hawking in 1974, which suggests black holes give off thermal radiation.
