The first genetically-modified human embryos could be created in Britain within weeks according to the scientists who are about to … More
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Most Powerful Supernova Ever Discovered Blasts Away Competition
A blazing-bright object appears to be the most luminous supernova ever witnessed, and it’s blowing the top off researchers’ models … More
Most-luminous supernova ever discovered
A team of astronomers, including Carnegie’s Benjamin Shappee, Nidia Morrell, and Ian Thompson, has discovered the most-luminous supernova ever observed, … More
Know Your Novas (Infographic)
How is a supernova different from a hypernova? Learn about the different types of exploding stars that astronomers have identified. … More
Is Oddball January Hurricane An Artifact Of Climate Change? | Video
The NOAA GOES-East satellite captured Hurricane Alex forming in the Atlantic Ocean from Jan 10th-14th, 2016. Atlantic hurricanes very rarely … More
Record-Busting Star Explosion Baffles Sky Watchers
It’s 200 times more powerful than a typical supernova and 570 billion times brighter than our sun. First spotted in … More
Upcoming Live Webinar: Winter Constellations
Join a live webinar tour of the signature winter constellations — Orion, Canis Major, Taurus and company — and a … More
NASA’s Sun-Powered 5-Year Mission to Jupiter
NASA’s Juno mission, the first solar-powered mission to Jupiter, has become the farthest solar-powered spacecraft ever! Juno, and its eight … More
U.S. Official: China Turned to Debris-free ASAT Tests Following 2007 Outcry
The outcry that followed the Chinese military’s 2007 destruction of a weather satellite has helped dissuade China from conducting similar … More
High-Speed Stars Make Telltale Waves
Like water in front of a racing boat, dust and gas sometimes pile up in front of a fast-moving star, … More
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