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A famous supernova has a cloudy, cotton candy-like appearance. Finally, scientists think they may have an idea of where its bizarre clumps came from.

Eat The Space Bomb

Cosmic annihilation never looked so good.

Here's Why the Remains of This Supernova Look Like Cotton Candy

Space.com delves into the the history of research into the star, and finds that though scientists have made some progress, the mystery remains unexplained.

Old Space Road

This ancient star has been annoying physicists for nearly two decades.

This Star Appears to Be Older Than the Universe

New research found that the soil on Mars and the Moon could feasibly be used to grow plants, suggesting future space colonists may be able to farm crops.

Eat Local

This is good news for off-world colonies.

New Research: You Could Grow Crops in Martian Soil

A tabloid called Express publishes at least one article about killer asteroids almost every single day. Futurism investigates!

Broken Clock

Is this the worst science journalism on the internet?

This Awful Tabloid Predicts a Killer Asteroid Almost Every Day

As the International Space Station approaches its inevitable retiring, NASA is encouraging private companies to build their own.

Gentrify Space

NASA has $561 million for private space station projects burning a hole in its pocket.

NASA Has a Plan to Encourage Private Space Stations

Scientists discovered 20 more tiny moons orbiting Saturn, meaning the gas giant is the new record holder within the confines of our solar system.

Gang's All Here

Here's how you can submit your own naming suggestions. 

Astronomers Just Found 20 More Moons Around Saturn

It's a vision in which humankind has gone off world, built an orbital economy, and then watched it slowly disintegrate, like your hometown after the factory closed. It's hard to say if it's plausible, but it's emotionally resonant.

This Old Town

Applebee's on the Moon. Feral dogs on Mars. Is this the washed-up solar system we deserve?

In "Ad Astra," Off-World Colonies Are Crumbling Strip Malls

Scientists finally managed to directly observe the cosmic web, a vast network of hydrogen gas that connects and feeds galaxies.

First Look

A huge breakthrough confirms a startling theory about the structure of the universe.

Here's the First-Ever Pic Of "Cosmic Web" Connecting All Galaxies

Astronomers from the Event Horizon Telescope are upping the ante: they just announced plans to capture real-time video of our galaxy's central black hole.

We're Rolling

Static black hole pictures are so April 2019.

Scientists Plan to Capture a Feasting Black Hole on Video

New calculations of the universe's outward expansion only make sense if it turns out that some black holes are actually giant blobs of dark energy.

Cosmic Lookalikes

Everything you thought you knew about black holes might be wrong.

Some Black Holes May Actually Be Blobs of Dark Energy

Newly-shared pictures of the cotton plant China briefly grew on the Moon shows that it fared a little bit better than previously thought before freezing.

Guinea Pigs

The space agency nearly sent a tortoise to the Moon as well.

China Shares Photos of Its Doomed Moon Plant

While it's an extremely long shot, a SETI researcher says there's a chance that ancient aliens visited our solar system to spy on Earth.

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