Looking to photograph a solar eclipse with your smartphone? Try these features and think about creative angles

Your phone can’t take a perfectly clear picture of a solar eclipse like a professional camera can, but there are lots of other creative directions you can take to capture the rare moment.

Douglas Goodwin, Visiting Assistant Professor in Media Studies, Scripps College • conversation
April 1, 2024 ~7 min

Exploding stars are rare but emit torrents of radiation − if one happened close enough to Earth, it could threaten life on the planet

Some ancient texts record what were likely dying stars, faintly visible from Earth. If close enough, these events can disturb telescopes and even damage the ozone layer.

Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona • conversation
March 29, 2024 ~9 min


‘Space snowman’ explains how distant objects become ice bombs

A new study on how comets evolve reveals that deep space objects may be time capsules containing ancient ices from billions of years ago.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
March 28, 2024 ~6 min

NASA’s mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worlds

Europa Clipper will contain a plaque that celebrates humanity’s relationship with water and a decades-old tradition of searching for life outside Earth.

Douglas Vakoch, President, METI International; Professor Emeritus, California Institute of Integral Studies • conversation
March 28, 2024 ~8 min

Persistent “hiccups” in a far-off galaxy draw astronomers to new black hole behavior

Analysis reveals a tiny black hole repeatedly punching through a larger black hole’s disk of gas.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
March 27, 2024 ~9 min

The total solar eclipse in North America could help shed light on a persistent puzzle about the Sun

The eclipse will allow scientists to get rare measurements of the Sun’s atmosphere.

Huw Morgan, Reader in Physical Sciences, Aberystwyth University • conversation
March 27, 2024 ~7 min

What to expect during April’s solar eclipse

On April 8, millions of Americans will be watching the last total solar eclipse visible in the US until 2044. Here's what to expect.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
March 20, 2024 ~6 min

Study: Life’s building blocks are surprisingly stable in Venus-like conditions

Results suggest the clouds of Venus could be hospitable for some forms of life.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
March 20, 2024 ~8 min


Astronomers map universe’s active supermassive black holes

The new map logs the location of about 1.3 million quasars, with the furthest shining when the universe was only 1.5 billion years old.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
March 19, 2024 ~6 min

New theory may explain supernova’s mysterious ‘string of pearls’

New research may better explain the "string of pearls" around the remnant of a star, shedding light on a longstanding astrophysical mystery.

Kate McAlpine-Michigan • futurity
March 18, 2024 ~6 min

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