Comet
Scientists Who Discovered Blunt-Shaped Asteroid Say It Is Almost Definitely Not Aliens
A letter from Harvard University scholars asserts that the blunt-shaped ‘Oumuamua object may be an alien probe, but the scientists who rolled the spliff are killing the buzz.
Compound Associated With Life Found in Two Very Different Locations in Space
Why that's actually not good news for astrobiologists looking for extraterrestrial life.
Scientists Think These Ancient Carvings Depict an Apocalyptic Comet Impact
Deciphering the mysterious “Vulture Stone” at the 11,500-year-old ruins of Göbekli Tepe.
From Planet Nine to Proxima b, 2016 Was a Wild Year for Space
The birth of a new field of astronomy, the death of a lonely comet orbiter, and everything in between.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
The New Jersey train that crashed into the Hoboken station Thursday lacked auto-braking technology, the Trump Foundation may have illegally raised money in New York, Lady Gaga was picked for the 2017 Super Bowl halftime show, and more.
The VICE Morning Bulletin
Obama cancels meeting with Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte after Duterte called him a "son of a bitch," Clinton turns down Mexico trip invite, Freddie Mercury gets his own comet, and more.
Watch a Comet Outburst from the Rosetta Orbiter’s Perspective
“Catching an event like this was pure luck.”
Rank Your Records: The Bouncing Souls’ Pete Steinkopf Puts the Band’s Nine Albums in Order
Ahead of the release of the Jersey vets’ tenth album, ‘Simplicity,’ the founding guitarist chooses his favorites in their huge catalog.
Watch a Comet Crash Into the Goddamn Sun
A comet traveling faster than any object in the solar system was just ripped apart by the Sun.
May We Never Forget the First Jet Airliner, The De Havilland Comet
In 1949, the world became a much smaller place.