astronomy : Science World Report

Nov 16, 2015 10:47 AM EST

Mysterious Dwarf Planet Found Outside Solar System

Astronomers have discovered one of the most distant objects in the solar system, a mysterious dwarf planet located three times the distance of Pluto away.

Nov 10, 2015 02:38 PM EST

Scientists Explain Why Moon Rocks Have Fewer Volatiles Than Earth Rocks

Researchers from the Southwest Research Institute carried out an experiment so they could determine why moon rocks contain fewer volatile elements than earth rocks.

Nov 10, 2015 12:33 PM EST

Atomic Gas Identified As New Star Formation Component

A team of astronomers have found a key element that is used in the formation of stars - atomic gas. This study sheds new light on star formation and researchers can now look at this process from a different perspective.

Oct 05, 2015 11:12 AM EDT

New Technique to Weigh a Star: Pulsars Get on a Scale

Scientists have developed a new method for measuring the mass of pulsars, which are highly magnetized rotating neutron stars that are formed from the remains of massive stars after they explode into supernovae.

Sep 22, 2015 10:46 AM EDT

Supermassive Black Holes: Rare Keys To The Universe

Scientists have discovered that supermassive black hole pairs are much more rare than originally presumed, which makes the task of measuring ripples in space-time even more difficult.

Jul 27, 2015 08:33 AM EDT

Rare Blue Moon Rises in the Sky This Week: How and When to Watch

If you only do something once every blue moon, you better start preparing. The end of July will feature one of these moons as the second full moon of the month graces the skies.

Jan 19, 2015 09:52 AM EST

How Quasars and Supermassive Black Holes Shaped the Early Universe

Astronomers have taken a look back at the young universe to learn a bit more about quasars and how they helped form and shape the evolution of galaxies.

Jan 02, 2015 09:50 AM EST

The Top 10 Discoveries in Astronomy in 2014

Now that 2014 is officially over and 2015 has begun, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is taking a look back at some of the amazing discoveries of the past year.

Dec 22, 2014 04:15 PM EST

Gift Ideas For Budding Biologists, Chemists, Forensic Scientists And Other Science Wiz Kids

Long live the nerds! Kids are smart and growing up in an age of technology where being smart is cool and curiosity doesn’t just extend to viral videos. Feed your child’s brain with these 10 awesome science-related toys.

Jun 10, 2013 01:54 PM EDT

Smallest Galaxy in Known Universe Measured: Tiny System Discovered by Astronomers

You normally wouldn't consider a galaxy to be "tiny;" but in this case, it is. Astronomers have now measured the least massive galaxy in the known universe, and have made some surprising discoveries because of it.

Dec 24, 2012 02:09 PM EST

Earth 2.0 within grasp with potential candidates just 12 lightyears away

Christmas gift for mankind: A second earth! The discovery of 5 planets, one of them having the right size and orbit to be habitable like Earth, orbiting the star Tau Ceti, which happens to be the closest sun-like star near our own solar system, is like a heavenly gift for Christmas.