SUNSET: 
Chorus Waves Drive the Beat for Pulsating Northern Lights
Scientists have finally confirmed a decades-old theory on what causes the faint flickering seen in the Northern Lights toward dawn.
A Picture-Perfect Solar Eclipse Experiment
AAS Chambliss Award winner Donald Bruns explains how he confirmed Einstein's predictions during the 2017 total solar eclipse.
Hubble’s View of Little Blue Dots
The recent discovery of a new type of tiny, star-forming galaxy is the latest in a zoo of detections shedding light on our early universe. What can we learn from the unique “little blue dots” found in archival Hubble data?
Asteroid 2018 CB Zips by Earth Friday: Watch it Online
Newly-discovered asteroid 2018 CB will be passing only about 44,000 miles away Friday and visible in modest telescopes.
Long-Awaited Falcon Heavy Ready For Business
SpaceX made history on February 6th when the company successfully launched its long-awaited Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Simulating the Universe: The Next Generation
A new suite of cosmological simulations sheds light on the interconnected cosmic processes that shape the universe.
A Closer Look at the Worlds of TRAPPIST-1
Two new studies of the seven planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1 shed light on how these worlds formed and what they look like now.
60-Second Astro News: Dark Matter, Mars, and the Earth-Sun Connection
Dark matter particles may travel more slowly than we thought, hindering their detection. Dust storms may aid atmospheric loss on Mars. And a new mission is investigating magnetic fields at an unprecedented scale.
Solar Eclipse Made Bow Waves in Earth's Atmosphere
New research shows that the supersonic motion of the Moon's shadow across the continental U.S. in August 2017 created bow waves in Earth's atmosphere.
Observing Report: January 31st's Total Lunar Eclipse
The 2018 total lunar eclipse was witnessed by many in western North America and right across the Pacific.
Orderly Dwarf Galaxies Challenge Cosmological Wisdom
Most of the dwarf galaxies around Centaurus A appear to be orbiting the giant galaxy along a single plane — a result not predicted by current cosmological models.
Akatsuki's Amazing Views of Venus
Almost everyone considered Japan's Venus-bound orbiter a lost cause, but the spacecraft survived, reached its objective, and is wowing scientists with results.
Tour February's Sky: Treats for Early Risers
February's astronomy podcast offers you a trio of bright planets to spot before dawn and a plethora of bright stars to check out each evening.
Humanity Star: Bright Idea or Dark Sky Nemesis?
The launch of the Humanity Star has some fuming, others smiling, at the prospect of seeing a bright, new satellite. What do you think?
Explorer 1: NASA Marks 60 Years in Space
60 year ago today, a small satellite ushered in the U.S. space program in a big way.
Where to Watch the Lunar Eclipse Online
If you're not in the right place in the right time, you can still view Wednesday morning's total lunar eclipse online via several live streams. We list several options here.
The "Trifecta" Lunar Eclipse on January 31st
Get ready for a celestial event — a total lunar eclipse during the month's second full Moon and near lunar perigee — that hasn't happened in 35 years!
A New Definition for the Biggest Planets?
Scientists now understand where large planets stop and small brown dwarfs begin — a discovery that redefines the word “planet.”
60-Second Astro News: Exoplanets, Comet 41P & Milky Way Clouds
Citizen scientists have discovered a system of five sub-Neptune planets, NASA scientists follow the spin of Comet 41P, and speedy clouds of gas shed light on the Millky Way's history.
Amateur Astronomer Donald Bruns Receives Chambliss Award
Amateur astronomer Donald Bruns has received the Chambliss Amateur Achievement Award from the American Astronomical Society for his work in repeating and improving upon an iconic experiment during the August 2017 total solar eclipse.
