Water molecules detected on the surface of an asteroid in space for the first time By Laura Baisas / Feb 16, 2024
NASA’s Perseverance Rover spots damaged, lonely Ingenuity helicopter in the ‘bland’ part of Mars By Laura Baisas / Feb 7, 2024
Astronomers produce most sensitive radio image of a globular cluster ever taken By Laura Baisas / Jan 18, 2024
The first-ever space solar power tests are finished after a year in orbit By Andrew Paul / Jan 16, 2024
Earth isn’t the only planet with seasons, but they can look wildly different on other worlds By Gongjie Li / The Conversation / Jan 13, 2024
Peregrine lunar lander experiences ‘critical loss of propellant’ following successful launch By Laura Baisas / Jan 8, 2024
More evidence for key ingredients to life detected on Saturn’s moon Enceladus By Laura Baisas / Dec 15, 2023
Elliptical galaxies may just be spiral galaxies with their arms lobbed off By Laura Baisas / Nov 20, 2023
The Juno spacecraft spotted evidence of a salty ocean on Jupiter’s biggest moon By Briley Lewis / Nov 8, 2023
Smithsonian unveils a very small sample of the 4.5-billion-year-old Bennu asteroid By Laura Baisas / Nov 6, 2023
NASA spacecraft Lucy says hello to ‘Dinky’ asteroid on far-flying mission By Laura Baisas / Nov 2, 2023
What astronomers learned from a near-Earth asteroid they never saw coming By Briley Lewis / Nov 1, 2023
You can see three meteor showers at their peak and a full Beaver Moon this November By Laura Baisas / Oct 31, 2023
Earth-like plate tectonics may have shaped Venus billions of years ago By Laura Baisas / Oct 27, 2023
The moon is 40 million years older than we thought, according to crystals collected by Apollo astronauts By Laura Baisas / Oct 23, 2023
This private lander could be the first US machine on the moon this century By Jon Kelvey / Oct 22, 2023
What the ‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse looked like to a satellite nearly 1 million miles from Earth By Laura Baisas / Oct 18, 2023
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft will blaze an unusual blue trail across the solar system By Briley Lewis / Oct 17, 2023
NASA’s first asteroid-return sample is a goldmine of life-sustaining materials By Jon Kelvey / Oct 11, 2023
A mission to map the universe unveils star clusters, asteroids, and tricks of gravity By Laura Baisas / Oct 10, 2023
Make a classic pinhole camera to watch the upcoming solar eclipse By Sandra Gutierrez G. / Oct 6, 2023
A ‘ring of fire’ eclipse and Hunter’s Moon will bring lunar drama to October’s skies By Laura Baisas / Oct 1, 2023
31 award-winning astronomy photos: From fiery horizons to whimsical auroras By Annie Colbert / Sep 16, 2023