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.

Black widow pulsar

Planets & Stars

Record-setting neutron star is ‘black widow’ eating its mateJuly 28, 2022

astronaut

How can astronauts avoid muscular atrophy during space travel?July 26, 2022

Jupiter rings

Cosmic Phenomena

Jupiter has rings? Yep, but its massive moons prevent them from lighting up the skyJuly 26, 2022

Stars Spring up Out of the Darkness (Artist Concept)

Planets & Stars

Astronomers to soon be able to ‘see’ first stars through fog of early universeJuly 25, 2022

Jupiter

NASA drops magnificent new images of Jupiter captured by James Webb Space Telescope during testingJuly 21, 2022

An artist's illustration of neutrinos originating from a high-energy Blazar.

Cosmic Phenomena

Scientists one step closer to solving century-old cosmic ray mysteryJuly 21, 2022

planet around CV

Planets & Stars

‘Changes in brightness’ within cataclysmic variables being used to detect exoplanetsJuly 20, 2022

triple star system

Planets & Stars

More space history: Massive triple star system unlike any other detected by citizen astronomersJuly 19, 2022

Soil, plants

International Space Station

Tiny piece of Washington state blasted beyond Earth to see if food can grow in spaceJuly 19, 2022

binary system

Planets & Stars

First-of-its-kind discovery: Astronomers identify binary system ejecting common envelopeJuly 19, 2022