Astronomy
IceCube: how the South Pole became a neutrino detector
Almost 100 holes melted near the South Pole make up the largest neutrino detector ever built, and a founding leader of the collaboration is to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Astronomy
Astronomy
Cornelis van Zuilen's 110-object Messier mosaic
A Dutch astrophotographer spent 352 hours and 13 minutes photographing all 110 objects in the Messier catalog, many of them from his balcony in the Netherlands.
Astronomy
Star slowly devours brown dwarf in billion-year feast
MIT-led team finds a star 300 light-years away steadily eating a brown dwarf, a process that could continue for billions of years.
Astronomy
Peekskill meteorite: The space rock that hit a Chevy Malibu
On Oct. 9, 1992, a bowling-ball-sized meteorite crashed through a parked car in New York after thousands watched it streak across the sky.
Astronomy
Draconid meteor shower peaks Oct. 8, no late night needed
The Draconids are best seen in the evening just after sunset, making them a rare accessible meteor shower for all.
Astronomy
Meteor filmed streaking across sky above eagle nest
A meteor streaks over a bald eagle nest in California, captured by a livestream camera.