‘SPECIAL REPORTS’ Archives

“Think not, with the weakling, that nothing is more precious, nor, with the hermit, that … Love, Sweet Love

The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are dwarf satellite galaxies orbiting our Milky Way galaxy. Visible with the unaided … “Our galactic neighbor is slowly coming apart”

The Great Attractor is a massive gravitational anomaly: an invisible, unimaginably colossal amount of mass in … “The constellation Norma is home to the Great Attractor”

Most planets in our solar system have magnetic fields. Earth’s magnetic field has played a crucial … “Strongest hint yet of exoplanet magnetic fields”

“There is no constant state of life; all is movement and change. Therefore, it is … Life is always Moving and Changing

A faint glow of helium, hanging near one of the earliest known galaxies, may be … “Astronomers find compelling new evidence of the first stars formed after the Big Bang”

NOIRLab released this spectacular new image of the Crystal Ball Nebula this month. The Gemini … “Meet the Crystal Ball Nebula”

A cloud of water larger than anything ever seen in space has turned up around … “Deep-space water reservoir contains trillions of times more water than all Earth’s oceans combined”

“Commune with your soul within, and consider how wonderfully you are created. Meditate long upon … Commune with Your Soul

ASKAP J1745-5051 did not look like an easy answer to anything. It flashed radio waves … “Student astronomer discovers rare white dwarf star feeding on a red dwarf companion”