This video explores the similarities between Saturn and newly forming star systems, highlighting the relevance of studying Saturn's rings and its moon Titan for understanding planetary formation. It also discusses the detection of over...

It was the scene of the most cataclysmic natural disaster in American history, a place of unimaginable devastation. Today, the crater of Mt. St. Helens Volcano is experiencing a rebirth — it’s the site of the world’s newest glacier. Not...

Evolution is slow. What if we get the power to take matters into our own hands?

How and why scientists are searching for Planet X / Planet Nine / Planet 9.

Finding out the appearance of aliens from what we already know about convergent evolution.

Everything you could want to know about Venus.

The sounds of Saturn, or rather the radio and plasma waves that Cassini picked up in Saturn's orbit.

Everything you could want to know about Jupiter.

Betelguese, a red super-giant star, could be breaking the laws of physics.

Almost everything you could want to know about the 7th planet from the Sun, Uranus.

Hubble doesn't just look at distant nebula and galaxies, but has also observed celestial bodies and events in our own solar system. So what has it seen?

Is the universe flat, spherical or hyperbolic?

Everything about sundogs, lunar halos, ice halos, parhelia, and circumzenithal arcs.

Why Mercury has only had one dedicated mission.

Watch as Dr. Boyd shows footage documenting his experience witnessing the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse. 0:00 – Introduction 0:39 – Brief Solar Eclipse explanation 0:59 – Solar Eclipse viewing plans 1:52 – Footage: Morning before the Eclipse...

Explore the vastness of the universe, from the smallest moons to the billions of galaxies that make up the cosmos. This engaging journey highlights the immense scale, scientific curiosities, and fascinating facts about planets, stars,...

When something is as incredibly difficult to get to as Mercury, it is extremely tricky to study. Which is one of the reasons why in all of human history, there have only ever been 2 missions to Mercury, with just one more on the way....

It seems counterintuitive, but ESA's newest space telescope, CHEOPS, is designed to take blurry images of stars. But this helps astronomers to understand more about orbiting exoplanets than a clear image would. Here's why!

Why shouldn't we throw garbage into the sun? Find out in this return of our series 'Astrum Answers'.

Is it a coincidence? Or is something else at play here?

Everything you could want to know about the December 2020 Great Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter. Astrum merch now available!

What makes a planet a planet? And what makes a star a star? Once we know this these defining characteristics, we start to notice that these definitions can overlap. Which begs the question, can a planet be bigger than its parent star?

What makes a planet a planet? And what makes a star a star? Once we know this these defining characteristics, we start to notice that these definitions can overlap. Which begs the question, can a planet be bigger than its parent star?

Gravitational microlensing events are revealing the mysteries of rogue planets, but what are they, and how does it work? And what role does the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope play in helping us spot more rogue planets in the future?