Science May 08 Scientists announce discovery of a planet twice as big as Earth with a thick atmosphere By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press
Science Apr 05 The total solar eclipse is the best time to study this part of the sun. Here’s why On April 8, the moon’s shadow will fall across North America in a path of totality that starts in Mexico and ends in eastern Canada, giving solar researchers a unique opportunity to observe the sun's outer atmosphere. By Bella Isaacs-Thomas
Science Feb 25 Why do leap years have 366 days? Humans have synced their calendars to the sun and moon for centuries, but every so often, these systems need a little correction. By Bhagya Subrayan, The Conversation
World Dec 04 Watch 3:28 Solar system with 6 planets orbiting in-sync discovered in Milky Way Astronomers have discovered a rare solar system with six planets moving in sync with one another. Estimated to be billions of years old, the formation 100 light-years away may help unravel some mysteries of our solar system. Miles O’Brien reports… By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Miles O'Brien
Science Nov 29 NASA satellites discovered a 6-planet solar system in perfect synchrony The planets are two to three times the size of Earth, but made mostly of gas. None of the planets are within the star’s so-called habitable zone. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Sep 22 WATCH: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returns an asteroid soil sample to Earth By Bella Isaacs-Thomas Experts say the rocks and dust the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft plucked from an asteroid named Bennu will fuel scientific research for generations. Continue reading
Feb 15 How Galileo’s groundbreaking works got banned By Dr. Howard Markel Born on this day 458 years ago, Galileo refused to be silent about how the solar system worked. Continue reading
Jun 27 WATCH: NASA charts course to Saturn’s moon Titan with ‘Dragonfly’ mission By Nsikan Akpan The American space agency plans to announce details of the new expedition from its headquarters on Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 07 Did the birth of the solar system make meteorites? Here’s a tell-tale clue By William Herbst, James Greenwood, The Conversation Despite decades of intense study, there is no general consensus on how most meteorites formed. An astronomer and a geologist offer a new theory of what happened during the solar system's birth to create these valuable relics of our past. Continue reading
Apr 24 This poet explores the high-flying realms of space — but also the earthly problems of growing up poor By Elizabeth Flock In his new books "Map to the Stars," Adrian Matejka writes about his childhood fixation on space, which offered a distraction from living in poverty. Continue reading