Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The unusual horned comet, called the “Devil’s comet” and attracting attention with a series of explosions, will make its closest approach to Earth around 03:00 in the morning on Sunday. Although the comet has not… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The unusual horned comet, called the “Devil’s comet” and attracting attention with a series of explosions, will make its closest approach to Earth around 03:00 in the morning on Sunday. Although the comet has not… Read More »
Astronomers have imaged a feeding black hole-powered quasar at the very edge of the universe, far enough away to appear less than 1 billion years after the Big Bang. The quasar, named SDSS J114816.64+525150.3, is powered by a supermassive black hole with more than 3 billion times the mass of the sun, located in the… Read More »
You may have a chance to see a comet this month. All you need to see Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, along with good weather and a little luck, are good binoculars or a telescope and a sky map to help you find where this celestial rogue is located. The comet is named after two of the most… Read More »
The first full moon of 2024 rose above Earth on Thursday, January 25, in the form of January’s Wolf Moon. According to NASA, the January full moon takes its name from the packs of hungry wolves that howl outside Native American villages in the cold, deep snows of winter. Wolves weren’t the only ones braving… Read More »