A gorgeous new portrait of an ancient star cluster reveals an unexpected imperfection: a visible gap in the brightness of its stars. The stunning image, taken by the European Space…
Category: Astronomy
Can black holes turn into white holes? It’s not such a crazy idea, scientists say
New research suggests that black holes born during the Big Bang could live much longer than previously estimated. In fact, these tiny primordial black holes may live long enough to…
‘The movie has tremendous heart’: We sat down with the director of ‘Masters of the Universe’ to learn how he found ‘the power’ for the new He-Man
“Masters of the Universe” brings He-Man to life for a new generation, and director Travis Knight is taking this responsibility seriously. “It is very personal to so many people,” Knight…
How do you study an invisible exoplanet? Astronomers discover planetary ‘fingerprints’ in the rings around stars
How do you weigh a planet you can’t see from many light-years away? Astronomers may have the answer — and it involves “reading between the rings,” aka the bright beautiful…
‘The Arrival’ at 30: Charlie Sheen’s criminally underrated alien invasion thriller feels much scarier today
The science fiction film trope of the passionate astronomer monitoring radio telescopes in search of transmissions from an extraterrestrial intelligence, then actually hearing one, seems cliché today after decades of…
‘For All Mankind’ star Wrenn Schmidt on her character’s journey from NASA’s mission control to the slammer (interview)
It’s done already? Tonight, “For All Mankind” launches into its 10th and final episode of an eventful fifth season filled with romantic gestures, explosive action, a Happy Valley rebellion, major…
‘Star City’: Release date & how to watch Apple TV’s superb Soviet space series
Get ready to watch ‘Star City’ and see the alternative-history space race from behind the Iron Curtain. Everyone is familiar with NASA’s Apollo Program and its endeavor to land the…
This brilliant new edition of Andy Weir’s ‘The Martian’ will take your bookcase by storm
New York Times bestselling author Andy Weir’s “The Martian” was a publishing phenomenon when it first dropped 15 years ago. From humble beginnings as a free serialized novel on Weir’s…
China shakes up its space programs to land astronauts on the moon by 2030: ‘We will spare no effort’
China is establishing an integrated program called the Lunar Exploration Program, melding both its robotic Chang’e lunar probe activities with the country’s human spaceflight program. Zhang Jingbo, spokesman for the…
Satellites imaged an underwater volcano erupting — but scientists have no idea what’s actually happening on the seafloor
In early May, NASA satellites imaged an underwater volcanic eruption in the Bismarck Sea off the coast of Papua New Guinea. But when volcanologists looked to study the event, they…
