Cosmic Phenomena

This artist's illustration shows a young supernova remnant that is having an effect on a nearby Earth-like planet.

Planets & Stars

Planet killer: Life on Earth-like planets could be wiped out by supernovae from distant starsApril 26, 2023

Danny Milisavljevic

Cosmic Phenomena

Meet ‘Scary Barbie’: Extraordinary cosmic event is actually a black hole decimating a starApril 25, 2023

This illustration depicts asteroid Phaethon being heated by the Sun.

Cosmic Phenomena

3200 Phaethon: The Tale Of A Tail On A Very Peculiar AsteroidApril 25, 2023

Artist’s impression of star being tidally disrupted by a supermassive black hole

Cosmic Phenomena

Deep Space Mystery Solved: Bright Flash Revealed As Black Hole’s Jet Stream Pointing Right At Earth!November 30, 2022

Leonid meteor shower

Leonid meteor shower: Enjoy these beautiful photos captured by British photographerNovember 21, 2022

Comet ISON Passes Through Virgo

Cosmic Phenomena

ESA’s Philae lander discovers how terrain evolves on icy cometsNovember 10, 2022

Composite image of tree rings and sun

Cosmic Phenomena

Tree rings tell stellar stories of Earth-damaging radiation storms from space unknownNovember 2, 2022

Donna Elbert

Cosmic Phenomena

Donna Elbert: Meet the under-recognized woman who worked like a computer, taking astrophysics to new heightsNovember 1, 2022

Multiple galaxies coalescing

Cosmic Phenomena

Galaxies Merge Around Black Hole, Offering New Clues To How Our Universe Was FormedOctober 27, 2022

JWST image vs model of WR140

Cosmic Phenomena

‘Anansi’ Tricks People Into Seeing ‘Celestial Spider Web’ — Leading To Spread Of Alien Megastructure TheoriesOctober 21, 2022