‘In the News’ Archives

  Astronomers have been puzzling over a mystery on Neptune, and now they think they have … “Neptune’s disappearing clouds linked to solar cycle | CNN”

A newly discovered star system is breaking records — and helping scientists unravel the mysteries … “Bizarre ‘failed star’ the size of Jupiter is 2,000 degrees hotter than the sun”

Black holes have a speed limit. When two black holes collide, the larger black hole … “Black holes may be hurtling around at 10 percent the speed of light”

One of the great mysteries in astronomy is how galaxies form. At issue is why … “Black Hole Theory Finally Explains How Galaxies Form”

The idea of gravity as we know it has been around for a long time. More than … “When two stars orbit each other, gravity gets weird”

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a distant galaxy cloaked in a … “Hubble telescope captures a ‘ghostly’ galaxy glowing in distant space (photo)”

Sun activity has been low in recent days. But we’re currently heading toward another peak in … “ Solar Cycle 25 more active and powerful than predicted”

Saturn is the 2nd-largest gas giant in our solar system. It’s the 6th planet outward … “The centuries-long effects of Saturn storms”

Scientists near Chicago say they may be getting closer to discovering the existence of a … “Scientists at Fermilab close in on fifth force of nature”

An object orbiting a star 1,400 light-years away is seriously confronting our notions of what’s … “Scientists Find Record-Breaking Planet-Like Object Hotter Than The Sun”