This giant exoplanet’s atmosphere teems with glowing hot atoms of titanium and iron By Charles Choi / Aug 15, 2018
The potential for habitability on these exoplanets is tilting in the right direction By Neel V. Patel / Jun 30, 2018
Blame loose screws and ‘excessive optimism’ for the latest delay of NASA’s new space telescope By Mary Beth Griggs / Jun 27, 2018
Astronomy’s next big discovery is probably hiding in piles of old data By Eileen Meyer/The Conversation / May 15, 2018
Here’s an amazing new picture of the Lagoon Nebula to celebrate Hubble’s 28th birthday By Mary Beth Griggs / Apr 20, 2018
Good news: these exoplanets probably have water. Bad news: AHHH SO MUCH WATER. By Mary Beth Griggs / Mar 22, 2018
Venus may once have been habitable. Now it can tell us if other worlds might be as well. By Kate Baggaley / Mar 2, 2018
Our closest neighboring star system sounds like a terrible place to live By Mary Beth Griggs / Feb 28, 2018
Watch the James Webb Space Telescope go through nine months of testing in two minutes By Mary Beth Griggs / Jan 11, 2018
In his first PopSci appearance, a young Stephen Hawking explains an incredible discovery By Peter Gwynne / Jan 8, 2018
Astronomers just discovered a supermassive black hole from the dawn of the universe By Mary Beth Griggs / Dec 8, 2017
Gravitational waves just showed us something even cooler than black holes By Sophie Bushwick / Oct 16, 2017
Scientists are trying to figure out how to keep bacteria from running rampant on space missions By Claire Maldarelli / Oct 6, 2017
NASA is teaming up with Russia to put a new space station near the moon. Here’s why. By Mary Beth Griggs / Sep 28, 2017
This scorching black exoplanet takes in all the light it can and gives almost nothing back By Mary Beth Griggs / Sep 19, 2017
Scientists found something surprising at the heart of these jellyfish galaxies By Mary Beth Griggs / Aug 16, 2017
What the heck is ‘ice VII,’ and why are scientists using lasers to make it? By Mary Beth Griggs / Jul 12, 2017
Scientists are trying to confirm the existence of a giant ringed planet By Mary Beth Griggs / Jun 2, 2017
3D printed ovaries, a shape-shifting optical illusion, and other amazing images of the week By Claire Maldarelli / May 19, 2017
Scientists discover yet another rocky planet that could (maybe) host alien life By Rachel Feltman / Apr 20, 2017
This Earth-size virtual telescope could take the first picture of a black hole By Sarah Fecht / Apr 6, 2017
A whopping seven Earth-size planets were just found orbiting a nearby star By Sarah Fecht / Feb 22, 2017
After 20 Years, NASA Finally Finished Building The James Webb Space Telescope By Knvul Sheikh / Nov 3, 2016
Peek At The James Webb Telescope Before It Peers Into Forming Galaxies By Samantha Cole / Oct 6, 2016
Our Closest Neighboring Star Has A Rocky, Earth-Sized Planet In Its Habitable Zone By Mary Beth Griggs / Aug 24, 2016
Scientist Thinks He’s Proven Hawking’s Theory That Black Holes Glow By Ryan F. Mandelbaum / Aug 15, 2016
Space Mining Company Will Launch An Asteroid-Surveying Spacecraft By 2020 By Kate Baggaley / Aug 9, 2016