Bad Astronomy Bad Astronomy Breaking down the structure and history of a nearby — and weird — galaxy Centaurus A is under scrutiny as it eats other galaxies. By Phil Plait 30 min ago Stellar hypoxia may help make more massive black holes Lower oxygen in a star may explain two cosmic mysteries at once. By Phil Plait 14 min ago Black widow pulsar is eating its companion in an hour-long dance The name is creepy, but certainly apt. By Phil Plait 2 days ago Invisible dirty dry ice frost avalanches on Mars Mars is weird, y’all. By Phil Plait 3 days ago No planets seen for Sirius B, the nearest white dwarf to Earth It may have eaten them long ago. By Phil Plait 4 days ago Lunar horticulture: Plants grown in lunar “soil” for the first time Plants may grow on the Moon, with a little help. By Phil Plait 5 days ago Exocomets swarm around an alien star… yet seem oddly familiar Comets around another star look a lot like local ones. By Phil Plait 6 days ago How to watch the total lunar eclipse Sunday night/Monday morning May 15/16! Everything you need to know to see the eclipse. By Phil Plait 1 week ago Incredible images as astronomers see material swirling around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole for the very first time! Images show material just above The Point Of No Return. By Phil Plait 1 week ago One of the brightest pulsars ever seen was somehow missed despite being right next door Luminous beacon was probably dismissed as a galaxy. By Phil Plait 1 week ago Load More
Breaking down the structure and history of a nearby — and weird — galaxy Centaurus A is under scrutiny as it eats other galaxies. By Phil Plait 30 min ago
Stellar hypoxia may help make more massive black holes Lower oxygen in a star may explain two cosmic mysteries at once. By Phil Plait 14 min ago
Black widow pulsar is eating its companion in an hour-long dance The name is creepy, but certainly apt. By Phil Plait 2 days ago
No planets seen for Sirius B, the nearest white dwarf to Earth It may have eaten them long ago. By Phil Plait 4 days ago
Lunar horticulture: Plants grown in lunar “soil” for the first time Plants may grow on the Moon, with a little help. By Phil Plait 5 days ago
Exocomets swarm around an alien star… yet seem oddly familiar Comets around another star look a lot like local ones. By Phil Plait 6 days ago
How to watch the total lunar eclipse Sunday night/Monday morning May 15/16! Everything you need to know to see the eclipse. By Phil Plait 1 week ago
Incredible images as astronomers see material swirling around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole for the very first time! Images show material just above The Point Of No Return. By Phil Plait 1 week ago
One of the brightest pulsars ever seen was somehow missed despite being right next door Luminous beacon was probably dismissed as a galaxy. By Phil Plait 1 week ago