Matt Higgins

A tortured Philadelphia sports fan, Matt Higgins was previously the digital managing editor for CBSPhilly.com. He has been working in news for the last 15 years, including the last ten in digital.

Planets & Stars

Astronomers discover Neptune-sized planet around ‘A-type’ star twice as hot as the sunAugust 23, 2022

Neutron Star Merger in the Early Universe

Cosmic Phenomena

‘Intriguing mystery’: Origins of gamma-ray bursts discovered billions of light-years awayAugust 22, 2022

Atomic oxygen erosion of Teflon fluorinated ethylene propylene

International Space Station

Organisms living outside International Space Station able to withstand extreme cosmic conditionsAugust 19, 2022

Close-up view of the nearest pair of supermassive black holes

Cosmic Phenomena

SEE IT: Spectacular image shows two galaxies ‘dancing’ after collision a billion years agoAugust 19, 2022

Still image of black hole ring + background

Cosmic Phenomena

Sight previously unseen: Sharp photon ring around supermassive black hole discoveredAugust 17, 2022

Mars

Surprise! Scientists reveal there’s little or no ice on Mars’ subsurfaceAugust 16, 2022

Betelguese star against starry sky artistic vision, elements of this image furnished by NASA

Cosmic Phenomena

Scientists baffled after Hubble captures supergiant star Betelgeuse blowing its topAugust 15, 2022

Cosmic Phenomena

Mystery solved! Astronomers discover why rocks near an asteroid’s surface survive to ground as fallen meteoritesAugust 12, 2022

Solar System

How did the moon form? Study could finally explain origins of Earth’s only natural satelliteAugust 11, 2022

Space Tech

Astronomers discover Neptune-sized planet around ‘A-type’ star twice as hot as the sunAugust 23, 2022

‘Intriguing mystery’: Origins of gamma-ray bursts discovered billions of light-years awayAugust 22, 2022

Organisms living outside International Space Station able to withstand extreme cosmic conditionsAugust 19, 2022

SEE IT: Spectacular image shows two galaxies ‘dancing’ after collision a billion years agoAugust 19, 2022

Sight previously unseen: Sharp photon ring around supermassive black hole discoveredAugust 17, 2022

Surprise! Scientists reveal there’s little or no ice on Mars’ subsurfaceAugust 16, 2022

Scientists baffled after Hubble captures supergiant star Betelgeuse blowing its topAugust 15, 2022

Mystery solved! Astronomers discover why rocks near an asteroid’s surface survive to ground as fallen meteoritesAugust 12, 2022

How did the moon form? Study could finally explain origins of Earth’s only natural satelliteAugust 11, 2022

ET build home? Scientists develop ‘space cement’ using simulated soil from moon, MarsAugust 11, 2022