May 23
Powerful floods must have carved Idaho’s Box Canyon, researchers argue similar canyons exist on Mars
May 23
Discovery of ancient living cells 1.6 km beneath the sea floor suggests ‘we may have misunderstood life’, says geobiologist
May 23
A third giant red storm has flared up on Jupiter, joining the Great Red Spot and Red Spot Jr its appearance comes at a time of global upheaval
May 23
Stars don’t need special properties to host habitable planets like Earth, suggesting the whole universe is teeming with life
May 23
Kidding, yes. Bad Astronomy blogger Phil Plait did forget that bit of moon minutiae — for a moment — but that isn’t the point here. The point is actually a question: If everyone makes mistakes — and they do — why are so many people unwilling to accept the mistakes of others (not to mention their own)?
May 23
Very, very cool news today: for the first time in history, astronomers have unambiguously observed the exact moment when a star explodes.