The ancient passage of a star might have messed up the outer solar system, raining down giant comets
Also: a million Moon craters, and Voyager 1 gets an attitude adjustment
A weird binary star system explained by an act of stellar cannibalism. Also: some not-as-bad-as-usual climate news
The spacecraft is getting closer! Also, Saturn at opposition and a year in Virginia for me.
Yes, seriously. But I wonder if they’ve looked in Brockway, Ogdenville, or North Haverbrook? Bonus: Big sunspots!
These are the most distant stellar clusters ever seen
The Red Planet shines in a new Mars Express image, but Phobos steals the show
We still don’t what dark matter is, but how it behaves is getting clearer
Yes, seriously. Also: Me on Penn and Teller’s old TV show debunking stuff.
Ruthenium isotopes reveal the secrets of the Chicxulub impactor
The final destination is Jupiter, but there are a few stops along the way
Also: Watch the Moon occult Saturn, and JUICE nears Earth