Latest articles by Harry Baker
Stunning supernova remnant looks like Pac-Man gulping down stars
NASA has released a picture of a Pac-Man-shaped supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy that was recently captured by the Hubble telescope.
Striking bull's-eye-shaped clouds form above erupting La Palma volcano
Satellite images released by NASA's Earth Observatory show concentric rings of clouds forming above the erupting volcano on La Palma in the Canary Islands.
World's largest Martian meteorite goes on display
The largest piece of Martian rock on Earth, weighing around 32 pounds, has gone on display for the first time, at a museum in Maine.
Neutron star 'mountains' may be blocking our view of mysterious gravitational waves
Scientists have used computer models to predict the size of minuscule deformations, or mountains, on the surfaces of neutron stars, which are responsible for causing gravitational waves as they spin.
Wildfire smoke spreads across US in striking images from space
NASA has released striking satellite images of wildfire smoke clouds covering vast swaths of the U.S., from the West Coast all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.
Oldest spiral galaxy in the universe captured in fuzzy photo
Astronomers have identified the universe's oldest spiral galaxy from a blurry image captured by the ALMA observatory.
8 extremely rare 'millisecond pulsars' discovered inside globular clusters
Scientists using South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope have detected 8 new millisecond pulsars in the hearts of globular clusters.
Proxima Centauri shoots out humongous flare, with big implications for alien life
Scientists have detected the largest stellar flare ever recorded from Proxima Centauri. The finding changes what we know about stellar flares and the potential for alien life around red dwarfs.
How long would it take to walk around the moon?
Walking around the moon could be faster than we originally thought, but actually doing it would require some serious planning.
Rare daytime fireball meteor creates massive sonic boom over UK
A rare fireball meteor bright enough to be seen during the day triggered a massive sonic boom over parts of the UK and France.
World's oldest meteor crater isn't what it seems
The world's oldest meteor impact crater is not a crater at all, say scientists of a new study suggesting natural forces put the giant indent into Earth's surface. But the jury is still out.
Scientists want to store DNA of 6.7 million species on the moon, just in case
Scientists have unveiled plans for a lunar ark on the moon containing genetic information on 6.7 million species to ensure their preservation against existential threats.
