Miguel Claro is a professional photographer, author and science communicator based in Lisbon, Portugal, who creates spectacular images of the night sky. As a European Southern Observatory Photo Ambassador and…
Category: Astronomy
Our galactic neighbor Andromeda has a bunch of satellite galaxies — and they’re weirdly pointing at us
Our neighboring Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31, or M31) appears to sport a lopsided arrangement of satellite galaxies that defy scientific models, stumping astronomers who are also trying to figure out…
NASA’s Curiosity rover finds major clue that Mars was once habitable
While slowly climbing the slopes of Mount Sharp — a towering peak inside Mars’ Gale Crater — NASA’s Curiosity rover made a remarkable discovery: large deposits of carbon locked away…
Gamma-ray bursts reveal largest structure in the universe is bigger and closer to Earth than we knew: ‘The jury is still out on what it all means.’
The universe’s largest structure, the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall, was already a challenge to explain with models of the universe due to its incredibly vast size — and now, using…
Watch NASA astronaut Don Pettit and 2 cosmonauts return to Earth today
Watch live! NASA astronaut Don Pettit and 2 cosmonauts return to Earth from ISS – YouTube Watch On NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two cosmonaut colleagues will return to Earth…
‘I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream’ celebrates 30 years with a console port, ready to traumatise a whole new generation with its tales of a mad AI god
While most people have certainly heard the phrase “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream”, most people haven’t actually read Harlan Ellison‘s post-apocalyptic short story. A few of you…
Rare ‘cannibal’ solar eruption sparks severe geomagnetic storm, triggers stunning auroras (photos)
What a show Earth just put on! Over the past 24 hours, our planet has been reverberating from the impact of a powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) that struck Earth’s…
Get the lowest-ever price on the best value VR headset
The Meta Quest 3S is one of the best VR headsets on the market and the best value option, in our opinion. It’s now at its lowest-ever price on Amazon,…
Bungie’s next sci-fi shooter ‘Marathon’ has been revealed with a trio of action-packed trailers, a release date, and a closed alpha (video)
Marathon | Gameplay Reveal Trailer – YouTube Watch On To say there are tons of great-looking upcoming space games on the horizon is an understatement. From expansive action-RPGs to cosmic…
We finally have a release date for ‘The Alters’, the sci-fi survival game where you team up with your clones to survive a planet on fire (video)
The Alters | Release Date Trailer – YouTube Watch On Still thinking about Mickey 17 and all of Robert Pattinson’s doomed clones? Well then, The Alters, a new sci-fi survival…
