Black holes are difficult to find because…they are black. They don’t emit light. And light is the...
Astronomy
The Great Debate illustrates the scientific method so beautifully. Shapley was wrong. But he won the debate...
As a graduate student, Hubble took data for me on my birthday. No that's not a humblebrag....
There's obviously a long way to go before we send off our first interstellar probe. But...
The Era of Classical Astronomy -- from Galileo through Newton -- was full of these kind of...
So as long as you don't dive into the deep motion, dig a meter into the sand...
The sheer number of planets in our Galaxy makes the existence of extraterrestrial life very likely. And...
In a little over a week, we will have an extra day in February. Why do we...
So, no, PZ39 is not a danger. This is not a sudden discovery that we are worried...
I understand people are passionate about child abuse. But sentinel injuries worry me as a diagnostic tool....
So we're still where we were two weeks ago: Betelgeuse might explode tomorrow. It might explode...
I'm not saying that it's aliens but...it's probably not aliens. Hold on to your hats, folks. It's...
The dimming is interesting. But it doesn't change the overall math at all. Betelgeuse could explode...
I was peripherally involved in this research, which detected some of the highest energy photons every seen...
GRBs are dangerous. They can kill. But it’s rare. There is one candidate nearby that could be...
So if you are standing next to a nuclear bomb, you will experience conditions similar to the...
I checked the calculations myself and this does appear to be accurate...
Yes, there are stars within a few hundred light years that will go supernova. No, we...
In the decades to come, we're going to learn a lot about alien planets. It would not...
A new treatment for Ebola, if administered early, can cut the fatality rate to 6%, a stunning...
