Latest Deep Space Stories
X-ray vision adds a whole new layer to James Webb Space Telescope images
Engineers made synthetic alien lava to understand uninhabitable worlds
SpaceX and NASA are studying how to bump Hubble into higher orbit
See a spiral galaxy’s haunting ‘skeleton’ in a chilly new space telescope image
What NASA’s successful DART mission means for the future of planetary defense
NASA’s first attempt to smack an asteroid was picture perfect
This highly detailed image of the Cat’s Eye Nebula might finally help us understand how it formed
Two bizarre stars might have beamed a unique radio signal to Earth
Neptune’s faint rings glimmer in new James Webb Space Telescope image
Is it finally time for a permanent base on the moon?
After the big bang, light and electricity shaped the early universe
When Voyager 1 goes dark, what comes next?
The Hubble Space Telescope’s ‘galactic overlap’ image is truly stellar
A new class of super-watery planets may exist beyond the solar system
The sun’s chromosphere is shades of golden in these new images
The James Webb Space Telescope opens spooky season with stunning images of Tarantula nebula
See the first image of an exoplanet caught by the James Webb Space Telescope
NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft will get a hand from a Star Trek-inspired comms system
Hubble image captures stars forming in a far-off phantom galaxy
In a first, James Webb Space Telescope reveals distant gassy atmosphere is filled with carbon dioxide
Newly discovered exoplanet may be a ‘Super Earth’ covered in water
NASA’s oldest probe, Voyager 2, is turning 45 at the solar system’s edge
The most powerful telescope of all time is coming to Chile
How engineers saved NASA’s new asteroid probe when it malfunctioned in space
This glittery Hubble image shows how far we’ve come in studying distant stars
JWST’s latest snap captures the glimmering antics of the Cartwheel Galaxy
Exoplanet hunters want to block starlight with a giant orbiting shade
Get alerts every time the James Webb Space Telescope drops a heavenly new look
A new law is putting astronomy back in the hands of Native Hawaiians
Jupiter formed dinky little rings, and there’s a convincing explanation why
Astronomers are already using James Webb Space Telescope data to hunt down cryptic galaxies
The James Webb Space Telescope is about to beam us monster amounts of cosmic data
The James Webb Space Telescope’s first glimpses into deep space reveal 4 mind-blowing finds
The James Webb Space Telescope’s first image shows the universe in a new light
A massive comet and supermoon will light up the night sky this week
We may be underestimating how many cold, giant planets are habitable
‘Rogue black holes’ might be neither ‘rogue’ nor ‘black holes’
This tiny, trailblazing satellite is taking on a big moon mission
Hubble’s largest near-infrared image helps astronomers see 10 billion years into galaxies’ past
See the stars from the Milky Way mapped as a dazzling rainbow
In NASA’s new video game, you are a telescope hunting for dark matter
The James Webb Space Telescope survived its first collision
What comes after the James Webb Space Telescope? Some astronomers want LIFE.
Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovered pulsars, but someone else won the Nobel
NASA recorded a black hole’s song, and you can listen to it
Gaze upon the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy
With the arrival of Africa’s next radio telescope, Namibia sees a new dawn in astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready to start blowing our minds
A fully aligned James Webb Space Telescope captures a glorious image of a star
The biggest comet ever found is cruising through our solar system’s far reaches
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