Latest Deep Space Stories
Liquid lenses could make NASA’s next space telescope even more powerful than Webb
Hubble spies the most distant star ever found
NASA’s official exoplanet tally has passed 5,000 worlds
Giant black holes and dark matter may share a hot origin story
Travel to another galaxy with this vibrant 3D map of the cosmos
This kilonova could have created the first-ever extragalactic ‘sonic boom’
See Hubble’s captures of real-life star wars
The James Webb Space Telescope showed us its first star
Albert Einstein and Hubble may have helped us find an invisible black hole
See the heart of the Milky Way as it’s never been captured before
NASA’s James Webb telescope is about to arrive at an exceptional point in space
We’re still in the dark about a key black hole paradox
Black holes have a reputation as devourers. But they can help spawn stars, too.
Scientists wielded giant lasers to simulate an exoplanet’s super-hot core
The James Webb telescope could help solve the mystery of dark matter
The James Webb Space Telescope has fully unfurled its complex, massive sunshield
NASA’s James Webb telescope is unfurling a super-thin shield to save it from the sun
NASA’s Chandra spacecraft spies clover-shaped voids left by supermassive black holes
After years of delays, the James Webb telescope is finally in space
Space probably has way more ‘rogue planets’ than we thought
17 images to count down to the James Webb Space Telescope launch
There is no Planet B
The James Webb telescope will soon be hunting for ‘first light’
Astronomers may have an origin story for ‘The Cow,’ a mysteriously powerful cosmic blast
The Milky Way’s black hole spews hot jets that make monster bubbles
This newly spotted massive alien planet is confusing astronomers
On this blisteringly hot metal planet, a year lasts only 8 hours
Watch a black hole devour simulated stars
NASA’s James Webb telescope will peer through the haze of other worlds
What we can learn from baby black holes
Astronomers recorded a whopping 35 gravitational wave events in just 5 months
Hubble imaged a ‘superbubble’ floating in space
Astronomers spot first planet outside the Milky Way
These two galaxies are locked in a cosmic battle
A newly discovered planet orbiting a dead star offers a glimpse of Earth’s future
These strange radio signals might not be coming from stars
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is whirling faster than ever
Mars may be too small to have ever been habitable
Inside NASA’s mission to blast a giant, gold-coated telescope into deep space
Blindingly bright black holes could help cosmologists see deeper into the universe’s past
This could be a brand new type of supernova
‘Hycean’ exoplanets could be home to the alien life we’ve been searching for
Flickering light could help astronomers weigh supermassive black holes
How old is the universe? Our answer keeps getting better.
See galactic triplets play tug-of-war in Hubble’s latest snapshot
One of Einstein’s predictions on black holes has finally been confirmed
Hubble spied water vapor on our solar system’s largest moon
New Features Of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Revealed In 4K Video
Black hole jets got some stellar glam shots thanks to this giant telescope
With its latest fix, Hubble proves to be the telescope that just won’t quit
Scientists discovered four new Earth-sized rogue planets with no suns
Dancing Exoplanets, A Fire Tornado, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
Black holes can gobble up neutron stars whole
These scientists spent decades pushing NASA to go back to Venus. Now they’re on a hot streak.
Astronomers Use Backyard Telescopes to Discover a Super-Earth
Kepler Search Finds Two New Cozy, Possibly Watery Planets Around Faraway Star
NASA Has Stopped Trying To Fix The Kepler Space Telescope
Special Effects 2014: ‘Interstellar’ Gets Back To Basics
Earth’s Northern Lights Pale In Comparison To This Powerful Alien Aurora
Incredible Photos From 50 Years Of Spacewalks
Could A Black Hole Be Blocking The Light From That ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star?
New Map Shows The Oldest Light In Our Universe
Celebrate Hubble’s 25th Birthday With 26 Of Its Most Gorgeous Images
Astronomers Capture Beautiful Image Of Distant Planets Forming