If information can't be destroyed, what happens when a black hole, which has gobbled up a mega-belly full of information, vanishes? (Image credit: Alberto Gagliardi/Getty Images) A seemingly intrac… [+6986 chars]
In the coming weeks, Coloradans will have the chance to see one of the oldest recorded meteor showers dazzle the night sky. The 2022 Lyrid Meteor Shower is expected to peak on the night of April 21… [+1138 chars]
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Northrup Grumman After meeting the major milestone of aligning the telescope to NIRCam, the Webb team is starting to e… [+3005 chars]
China’s Tianwen-1 lander and Zhurong rover touched down on the Martian plain Utopia Planitia on May 14, 2021 after spending about three months orbiting the Red Planet. While the Chinese Space Agency … [+3227 chars]
Older than expected: artists impression of a magnetar in a cluster of ancient stars (in red) close to the spiral galaxy M81. The source of fast radio bursts (FRBs) first detected in 2020 is likely t… [+2900 chars]
In the coming weeks, Coloradans will have the chance to see one of the oldest recorded meteor showers dazzle the night sky. The 2022 Lyrid Meteor Shower is expected to peak on the night of April 21… [+1138 chars]
An icy barrier up to 300 stories high — taller than any building on Earth — may have prevented the first people from entering the New World over the land bridge that once connected Asia with the Amer… [+4625 chars]
A plethora of worlds and a bright star will be visible in the early morning Wednesday (March 23) to predawn risers. All in the sky during the same period will be ringed Saturn, bright Mars, and clou… [+2393 chars]
Scout constantly looks at data posted by the Minor Planet Center, a clearinghouse in Cambridge, Mass., that notes the discoveries and positions of small space objects. Then the software tries to figu… [+1692 chars]
An “anti-universe” where time runs backwards could exist next to ours, according to a new study. The theory involves the fact nature has fundamental symmetries and researchers think this could apply… [+2136 chars]
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and Northrup Grumman After meeting the major milestone of aligning the telescope to NIRCam, the Webb team is starting to e… [+3005 chars]
Astronomy's newest mystery objectsodd radio circles, or ORCshave been pulled into sharp focus by an international team of astronomers using the world's most capable radio telescopes. When first reve… [+4647 chars]
