Planet Friendships in Solar Systems Beyond Our Own Exoplanet detection techniques improved in hopes of finding the expected co-orbiting planets March 27, 2017 by Crystal Riley Read More
Water found outside of the solar system A planet around a distant star shows us it has water on it by the light it gives off. March 6, 2017 by Crystal Riley Read More
Two Galaxy Centers in Terrifyingly Fast Orbits There has been much debate in the scientific community if it were possible for black holes to orbit close together...until now. March 1, 2017 by Crystal Riley Read More
Unveiling the Mysteries of Spiral Galaxy Arms This study has showed us that on many occasions our theories, explanations, and models are true, but don’t always show the whole story. February 20, 2017 by Crystal Riley Read More
The Age and Fate of the Orion Nebular Cloud The initial mass function may have given us the age of Orion, but it still doesn't tell the whole story... February 12, 2017 by Crystal Riley Read More
Life Under a Black Sun What would it really be like if our sun was a black hole? February 1, 2017 by Crystal Riley Read More
New Method for Detecting Signs of Life In the Universe A classic “biosignature,” or sign of life, is the presence of three gasses in a planet’s atmosphere -- oxygen, ozone, and methane. January 30, 2017 by Sciworthy Staff Read More
Dust, Not Aliens, Causing Unusual Star Light on Tabby’s Star Scientists ran several computer simulations to determine the most likely explanation. January 10, 2017 by Gina Misra Read More
A Space-Age Rat Cage Helps NASA Study Health in Low Gravity This new development allows rodents to survive long enough to visit the International Space Station. March 27, 2016 by Sciworthy Staff Read More
Could Life Thrive on Radiation? Scientists Say It’s Possible Instead of sunlight, living things may be able to harness the energy from cosmic rays. September 29, 2015 by Gina Misra Read More