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January 16, 2017

Green glow from ancient galaxies surprises scientists

A new analysis reveals that some of the most distant galaxies ever observed are radiating green light, a finding that could deeply affect developing models of those early galaxies.

January 13, 2017

Star explosion expected to create spectacular light show in 2022

Astronomers have detected two stars that are on course to collide and create a spectacular explosion in Earth's sky sometime between 2021 and 2023.

January 13, 2017

Could dark streaks in Venus' clouds be signs of alien life?

The question of life on Venus, of all places, is intriguing enough that a team of U.S. and Russian scientists working on a proposal for a new mission to the second planet — named Venera-D — are considering including the search for life in its mission goals.

January 12, 2017

Is the Milky Way's black hole producing speeding 'spitballs'?

Apparently no one told the black hole at the center of our galaxy that it’s impolite to spit in public.

January 11, 2017

Scientists: Moon over the hill at 4.51 billion years old

It turns out the moon is older than many scientists suspected: a ripe 4.51 billion years old.

January 10, 2017

Galaxies collide in stunning picture

This stunning photograph released by NASA has quite the story to tell about worlds literally colliding.

January 10, 2017

Newfound asteroid gives Earth a close shave

A smallish asteroid zoomed past Earth Jan. 9.

January 6, 2017

This double-ringed galaxy is one of the rarest types ever seen

Astronomers recently mapped the rarest type of galaxy ever found: an elliptical galaxy sporting rings of young stars.

January 5, 2017

Surprise! Monster burst of radio waves arose in tiny galaxy

For the first time, scientists have directly traced an incredibly intense, blindingly bright burst of radio waves — known as an FRB — back to its home galaxy.

January 2, 2017

Supermoon lunar eclipse in pictures

Stargazers around the world received a treat on Sunday thanks to the rare celestial phenomenon of a blood-red ‘supermoon’ eclipse. A supermoon occurs when a new or full moon is at its closest to the Earth. Sunday’s was only the sixth supermoon eclipse since 1900. The next supermoon eclipse will occur in 2033.