The tallest mountain on a neutron star may be a fraction of a millimeter tall

By Phil Plait 3 months ago

Would Lamentis-1 have flattened Loki? The Science Behind the Fiction

By Cassidy Ward 3 months ago

George Clooney reveals how a surprise pregnancy and 'Gravity' changed 'The Midnight Sky'

By Tara Bennett 10 months ago

This is the closest we’ve ever gotten to seeing dark matter

By James Grebey 11 months ago

What do movies get wrong about the International Space Station?

By Cassidy Ward 11 months ago

A hidden planet reveals itself by yanking on its neighbor

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

Gargantuan objects in space fall just like Einstein predicted they would - even pulsars

By James Grebey 1 year ago

This artificial gravity machine is right out of 2001: A Space Odyssey

By James Grebey 2 years ago

Making a supernova the hard way: Tossing a white dwarf into a black hole

By Phil Plait 2 years ago

NASA will give you $18.5K just for lying in bed for 60 days

By James Grebey 2 years ago