Latest articles by Brandon Specktor
Bizarre 'polygons' are cracking through the surface of Mars
A new image from NASA's HIRISE camera reveals strange 'polygons' cracking open the surface of Mars. It's just a typical sign of spring, scientists say.
Blood-red aurora transforms into 'STEVE' before stargazer's eyes
New footage shows the mysterious auroral phenomenon called STEVE emerging from a blood-red arc of light in New Zealand in 2015.
Bizarre spiral object found swirling around Milky Way's center
Astronomers have peered into the center of the Milky Way and discovered what appears to be a miniature spiral galaxy, swirling around a single large star.
An 'Internet apocalypse' could ride to Earth with the next solar storm, new research warns
A catastrophic solar storm could take huge sections of the Earth offline for weeks or months, a new research paper warns.
There's a Violent Battle Between Solar Wind and Cosmic Rays, and Voyager 2 Just Passed Through it
At the edge of our solar system, a fierce battle rages between solar wind and interstellar rays. NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft has now passed through the frontlines.
Earth's Magnetic Field is A Ruthless, Solar-Wind-Shredding Machine
Once again, we have Earth's magnetic field to thank for protecting us from our fire-breathing sun.
No life will survive the death of the sun — but new life could be born after, new research suggests
When Earth's sun grows into a red giant 5 billion years from now, solar wind will shred our planet's magnetic field to bits.
'Factorian Deep,' the new deepest point in Antarctica's Southern Ocean, mapped for the first time
Researchers have published the most detailed map of Antarctica's frigid Southern Ocean to date, including the ocean's new deepest point, the "Factorian Deep."
Blue-whale-size asteroid to screech past Earth in close encounter on June 6
An asteroid up to three times the size of a blue whale will sail past Earth on June 6, 2022.
4 hostile alien civilizations may lurk in the Milky Way, a new study suggests
New research calculates the odds that humans will contact a 'malicious' alien civilization that wants to invade our planet. Don't worry, the chances are incredibly small.
2 geomagnetic storms will lash Earth, but don't worry (too much)
Two mild geomagnetic storms are expected to hit Earth on March 14 and 15 after a large coronal outburst, NOAA warns.
Asteroid four times the size of the Empire State Building barreling toward Earth on May 27
The near-Earth asteroid 7335 (1989 JA) will make a close approach to our planet on May 27, 2022, flying within about 2.5 million miles of Earth.
The black hole at the center of the galaxy is forging a strange new kind of star
The black hole at the center of our galaxy is warping and combining stars into a strange new kind of object, astronomers say.
Ignoring climate change will yield 'untold suffering,' panel of 14,000 scientists warns
A new report signed by 14,000 scientists assesses Earth's 'vital signs,' and finds 'untold suffering' awaits if climate change isn't dealt with soon.
The universe could stop expanding 'remarkably soon', study suggests
The universe may stop expanding in just 100 million years if dark energy decays over time, a new study suggests.
12 trippy objects hidden in the zodiac
The 12 constellations of the Zodiac contain some of the weirdest, most wonderful objects in the universe. Here are our favorites.
Ancient solar storm smashed Earth at the wrong part of the sun's cycle — and scientists are concerned
An extremely powerful solar storm pummeled our planet 9,200 years ago, leaving permanent scars on the ice buried deep below Greenland and Antarctica.
US government report proposed nuking the moon, newly released documents reveal
The U.S. government's UFO program, AATIP, was funding secret research into invisibility, wormholes, and antigravity, newly released documents reveal.
Nearly 200K People Have Signed Up to Steal Alien Secrets from Area 51 in Late-Summer Raid
More than 200,000 Facebook users say they're interested in joining a raid on Nevada's infamous Area 51 air base this summer.
UFOs left 'radiation burns' and 'unaccounted for pregnancies,' new Pentagon report claims
1,500 pages of UFO related research has been declassified by the US government following a FOIA request by The Sun
An interstellar object exploded over Earth in 2014, declassified government data reveal
A fireball that blazed through the skies over Papua New Guinea in 2014 was actually a fast-moving object from another star system
'Magnetic anomalies' may be protecting the moon's ice from melting
'Magnetic anomalies' may be shielding ice in the moon's pitch-black craters, new research suggests.
Ultra-fast electron rain is pouring out of Earth's magnetosphere, and scientists think they know why
Scientists discovered the mechanism that causes electrons to 'downpour' into Earth's atmosphere.
