Science

Small black holes near big black holes may tear apart and eat stars

Small black holes hook up with stars near big black holes. It doesn’t end well for the stars.

By Phil Plait | 

1 month ago

Oh, the huge manatee: A natural particle accelerator quadrillions of kilometers long

The Manatee Nebula is shooting out hugely energetic subatomic particles.

By Phil Plait | 

2 months ago

The first JWST images of the infrared sky are here and they do *not* disappoint

My God. It’s full of… the Universe.

By Phil Plait | 

2 months ago

'The End is Nye': Peacock sets August premiere for Bill Nye series of apocalyptic proportions

The legendary Bill Nye returns in a brand-new science series Thursday, Aug. 25

By Josh Weiss | 

3 months ago

Invisible dirty dry ice frost avalanches on Mars

Mars is weird, y’all.

By Phil Plait | 

4 months 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 | 

4 months ago

Seeking aliens? Watch out for tech more than biosignatures

If E.T. phones home, watch for the signal.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

4 months ago

How to create a massive black hole: Let it feed on a very dense star cluster

Supermassive black hole birth and growth may involve eating lots of stars.

By Phil Plait | 

4 months ago

Microbial monsters and chemical cocktails: The science behind 'The Cabin in the Woods'

If only they had listened to Mordecai.

By Cassidy Ward | 

5 months ago

Timeline of the Milky Way

New work shows a part of our Milky Way galaxy is far older than previously thought.

By Phil Plait | 

5 months ago