In 2017, astronomers spotted Oumuamua, the first confirmed object ever seen entering our solar system from another star. It ...
Every second, the Sun sheds roughly 4 million tons of itself, converting matter into the light and heat that sustain life on ...
These acoustic waves, which astronomers spotted within a dataset spanning 25 years of observations by both space and ground-based observatories, travel three times faster than predicted by current ...
Groundbreaking advances in solar and space physics have provided key insights into the inner workings of the heliosphere, the vast protective bubble formed by the solar wind that extends from the Sun ...
Many Suns: this image taken by the Solar Dynamic Observatory shows the Sun at seven different EUV wavelengths (coloured stripes) and magnetic field information (grey scale stripe). Coronal holes are ...
Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. It's ...
Something in outer space is breaking the law — the laws of physics, that is. Astronomers call these lawbreakers ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs), and they exude about 10 million times more energy ...