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Black Hole Birth Can Be Observed For First Time, Study Says

May 05, 2013 11:36 PM EDT

Elusive Birth of Black Holes Might be Visible After All

The creation of new black holes was thought to be unnoticable in most cases, at least with currently available technology on Earth. But a new theory predicts that most of these invisible events could actually be detectable when looking for the right signs.

Hubble Sees the Remains of a Star Gone Supernova

May 03, 2013 10:59 PM EDT

Stellar Red Explosion Cloud of Supernova Imaged by Hubble

This picture-perfect blood-red explosion shell is what remained after a powerful supernova 600 years earlier, and is now imaged in all its beauty by space telescope Hubble. There are several types of supernovae. The source of this gas cloud, known as SNR 0519, is known to have been a white dwarf sta...

May 04, 2013 07:17 AM EDT

NASA Detects Shockingly Bright Gamma-ray Burst from Dying Star

A record-setting blast of gamma rays from a dying star in a distant galaxy has astounded astronomers. Instruments have detected the highest energy light ever seen from such an event.

May 03, 2013 11:11 AM EDT

Perfect Timing on Saturn: Student Discovers Process Behind Planet's Seasons

What time is it? On Saturn, that's a tricky question. Now, an undergraduate student has discovered that a process occurring on Saturn's magnetosphere is linked to these seasons and changes with them.

May 03, 2013 10:03 AM EDT

Catch the Peak of the Spectacular Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower this Weekend! (Video)

Catch the spectacular Eta Aquarid meteor shower this weekend as it peaks during the early hours of the morning. Find out how and where to see it.

New Techniques Weighs Mass of Exoplanets

May 03, 2013 08:10 AM EDT

Hunt for Earth-like Planets with Alien Life is Too Narrow: Exoplanets Could Hold the Key

Should we be only looking at Earth-like planets for alien life? A researcher has announced that we should also be looking at different exoplanets that don't fit into that category.

May 02, 2013 03:20 PM EDT

Ancient Mars Meteorite May Reveal Secrets of Life on the Red Planet

Whether or not there was life on Mars has intrigued scientists for decades. Now, scientists have examined a meteorite that formed on Mars more than a billion years ago in order to learn a little bit more about the Red Planet.

May 02, 2013 02:01 PM EDT

ESO Captures Stunning Image of Turbulent Star-Forming Region

ESO has captured a turbulent region of star formation where a cloud of gas and dust swirls in the constellation of Sagittarius.

Video of Plasma Rain on Sun Captured by NASA

May 02, 2013 12:00 PM EDT

Sun Slings Colossal Solar Wave of Super-Hot Plasma (Video)

The sun put on quite the display this May Day. It unleashed a colossal wave of super-hot plasma into space. Known as a coronal mass ejection (CME), this spectacular event was caught on camera by NASA scientists.

May 02, 2013 11:25 AM EDT

Galactic Poets Encouraged to Submit Works to NASA, Could See their Story go to Red Planet

Are you a poet and you didn't even know it? Well, now you can be. For those of the galactic persuasion, NASA has a chance to make your work famous with a trip to the red planet!

May 02, 2013 11:13 AM EDT

Former Russian Spy Satellite Nearly Obliterates NASA Space Telescope (Video)

A high-tech NASA telescope in orbit escaped a major collision with a former Soviet-era Russian spy satellite last year. The crash would have resulted in an explosion that would have released as much energy as two and a half tons of explosives.

With the SLV launch site’s mobile service gantry partially withdrawn, the lightweight Vega is shown in its mission-ready configuration.

May 02, 2013 12:11 PM EDT

New Vega Rocket Ready for Second Launch Tomorrow

The second mission of the newly developed Vega launcher has entered its final preparation phase one day before liftoff. The lightweight launcher is readied to take off in the night of May 3 with a trio of satellites as its payload.