Planets with screwy orbits
Ever since astronomers started finding planets orbiting other stars, they have been learning just how rich and peculiar the cosmos…
Category: Astronomy
8 Ways Scientists Look at—But Don’t Yet See—Dark Matter
The hunt for dark matter is on, and scientists are looking for the mysterious stuff on Earth and in space.…
A Shaking Star Soon Shares Its Secrets
Just as earthquakes help scientists learn about the interior of our planet, the way a star’s surface oscillates yields clues…