astronomy and astrophysics

Planet Earth’s Control Panel

This planet earth control panel infographic is the work of the fabulous Eleanor Lutz. Lutz is a Seattle-based graphic designer…

An ancient solar system, dating back to the dawn of the Milky Way Galaxy, has been discovered by an international…

Finding Earth-like planets that may someday support life just got easier. Among the billions and billions of stars in the…

A comet traveling from the most distant region of our solar system passed amazingly close to Mars on October 19,…

For years, astronomers have been puzzled by a bizarre, fuzzy-looking object in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. The…