What Happens When Galaxies Violently Collide?
Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered what happens when two giant galaxies, each with hundreds…
Astrophysics
Are Earth’s Cousins Hiding Around Tiny Stars?
Have you ever gazed up at the night sky and wondered if we’re truly alone? It’s a question that has…
M13: A City of a Million Suns in Your Backyard?
Have you ever gazed up at the summer night sky and wondered what secrets lie hidden in the darkness between…
Did Earth Really Have 420-Day Years?
Have you ever wished for more hours in the day? What if I told you that billions of years ago,…
Is the Expanding Universe Just a Grand Illusion?
Have you ever looked up at the vast, star-dusted night sky and wondered if everything we think we know about…
Will You Witness the Sky’s Next Great Dance?
Have you ever looked up at the night sky and felt a profound connection to the cosmos, wondering about the…
How Do Planets Escape Their Star’s Deadly Pull?
Large dust grains observed surrounding outflows of young protostellar binary system L1551 IRS5. Credit: B. Saxton U.S. National Science Foundation/NSF…
Is M61 a Cosmic Factory for Stars and Supernovae?
Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered about the cosmic dramas unfolding millions of light-years away?…
A Planet Hiding in Plain Sight? JWST’s New Discovery!
Have you ever played hide-and-seek among the stars? It’s a game we scientists play every day, searching for the faint…
Is Our Universe’s Expansion a Cosmic Crisis?
Have you ever looked up at the night sky and wondered not just how big the universe is, but how…