What's up in
Universe
Astronomy, cosmology, stars, planets, black holes and the observatories revealing how the cosmos works.
Rapid destruction of Earth-like atmospheres by young stars
SOFIA uncovers ones of the building blocks of the early Universe
Dark matter detector records extremely rare decay of xenon-124
Physicists make collimated atomic beam smaller, more precise
Slime mold memorizes foreign substances by absorbing them
Scientists find evidence Mercury has a solid inner core
Explosion on Jupiter-sized star 10 times more powerful than ever seen on our sun
Five Planets Revealed After 20 Years of Observation
Global Challenge Launched to Build Exoplanet Data Solutions
Universe's first type of molecule found at last
