Yes, vampire stars exist already. But they are apparently a lot more common than we may think.

The universe is a vast place, full of planets that are horrifying. Here are four of them!

NASA has assembled video of it. In multiple formats. And it's free.

OK, science, why are we not building a supercomputer on the moon right now?

An asteroid that might have been heading for Earth has hit Jupiter. Thanks Jupiter...

So, uh, hey, we may have just found a key puzzle piece in the riddle of how life came to Earth. No biggie.

You don't want to know what they fart out.

Mad Science Friday lays out why animals are awful and plants suck worse.

Pluto may no longer be a planet according to stick-in-the-mud scientists out to make my childhood space atlas obsolete, but Pluto's downgrade doesn't seem to be having any effect on its ability to attract moons.