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The latest discoveries from space agencies and astronomers as they explore galaxies, black holes, exoplanets, and more. Also learn about night sky watching events right here on the home planet.

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10 ways you can tell the Earth is round

By Moriel Schottlender

How the most distant object ever made by humans is spending its dying days

By Rahul Rao

Don’t miss this weekend’s total lunar eclipse

By Purbita Saha

Why the Soviet space shuttle was left to rot

By Amy Shira Teitel

This space-based weapon remains in the dark—for now

By Kelsey D. Atherton

These black holes collided so hard they made space-time jiggle

By Paola Rosa-Aquino

Here’s how to see Leonard’s Comet, the brightest comet all year

By Margo Milanowski

Jeff Bezos is suing NASA. Here’s why.

By Shira Feder

Do look up at this asteroid as it whizzes safely past Earth tonight

By Lauren J. Young

Uranus blasted a gas bubble 22,000 times bigger than Earth

By Charlie Wood

There’s a lot we don’t know about the International Space Station’s ocean grave

By Tatyana Woodall

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is whirling faster than ever

By Hannah Seo

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We finally have a detailed map of water on the moon

By Briley Lewis

Our homes on Mars could be made from potato-based ‘StarCrete’

By Andrew Paul

Your guide to the types of stars, from their dusty births to violent deaths

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki

NASA finally got comfier spacesuits, but astronauts still have to poop in them

By Jon Kelvey

Moonlight will help inspire a Danish church’s wildlife-friendly design

By Theo Nicitopoulos / Hakai Magazine

Clouds of ancient space water might have filled Earth’s oceans

By Jon Kelvey

NASA’s Curiosity rover captures a moody Martian sunset for the first time

By Laura Baisas

SETI thinks AI could help rovers search for life on Mars

By Andrew Paul

Lunar dust is notoriously hard to clean, but a new spray might do the trick

By Andrew Paul

Seismologists might have identified the deepest layer of Earth’s core

By Jack Izzo

March skies will bring a lunar illusion and planetary reunion

By Laura Baisas

Hold onto your satellites: The sun is about to get a lot stormier

By Jon Kelvey

College students built a satellite with AA batteries and a $20 microprocessor

By Andrew Paul

These 3D printed engines can power space-bound rockets—or hypersonic weapons

By Sarah Scoles

NASA finally got comfier spacesuits, but astronauts still have to poop in them

By Jon Kelvey

Private space missions will bring more countries to the ISS

By Jon Kelvey

Would Earth laws apply to Mars colonists?

By Sarah Fecht

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches have been a slow burn—for an interesting reason

By Jon Kelvey

A historic first satellite launch in the UK has failed

By Andrew Paul

Dark matter, Jupiter’s moons, and more: What to expect from space exploration in 2023

By Jon Kelvey

Rocket fuel might be polluting the Earth’s upper atmosphere

By Ben Guarino

This will be SpaceX’s crew on its first private, all-civilian trip around the moon

By Andrew Paul

SpaceX’s new Starshield program will supply satellite networks to the military

By Andrew Paul

Microgravity tomatoes, yogurt bacteria, and plastic eating microbes are headed to the ISS

By Andrew Paul

Why scientists are studying the clouds of debris left in DART’s wake

By Laura Baisas

The secret to Voyagers’ spectacular space odyssey

By Tatyana Woodall

We finally have a detailed map of water on the moon

By Briley Lewis

Venus could still be spewing lava, and scientists are hellbent on proving it

By Rahul Rao

NASA finally got comfier spacesuits, but astronauts still have to poop in them

By Jon Kelvey

James Webb Space Telescope captures the beauty of a rare, violent phenomena

By Purbita Saha

NASA’s Curiosity rover captures a moody Martian sunset for the first time

By Laura Baisas

5 ways we know DART crushed that asteroid (but not literally)

By Jon Kelvey

Lunar dust is notoriously hard to clean, but a new spray might do the trick

By Andrew Paul

Hold onto your satellites: The sun is about to get a lot stormier

By Jon Kelvey

Uranus’s quirks and hidden features have astronomers jazzed about a direct mission

By Briley Lewis

NASA is using AI to help design lighter parts

By Andrew Paul

NASA finally got comfier spacesuits, but astronauts still have to poop in them

By Jon Kelvey

Private space missions will bring more countries to the ISS

By Jon Kelvey

The ISS is the best place for an astronaut to get stuck in space

By Briley Lewis

Dark matter, Jupiter’s moons, and more: What to expect from space exploration in 2023

By Jon Kelvey

ISS astronauts are building objects that couldn’t exist on Earth

By Rahul Rao

Microgravity tomatoes, yogurt bacteria, and plastic eating microbes are headed to the ISS

By Andrew Paul

The ISS’s latest arrivals: a 3D printer, seeds, and ovarian cow cells

By Andrew Paul

Scientists want to know how our tiny gut organisms change when we bring them along to space

By Doug Johnson/Undark

Nicole A. Mann becomes first Native American woman in space

By Laura Baisas

How Tiangong station will make China a force in the space race

By Tatyana Woodall

‘Phantom’ mannequins will help us understand how cosmic radiation affects female bodies in space

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki

Need more air in space? Magnets could yank it out of water.

By Tatyana Woodall

The secret to Voyagers’ spectacular space odyssey

By Tatyana Woodall

Your guide to the types of stars, from their dusty births to violent deaths

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki

James Webb Space Telescope captures the beauty of a rare, violent phenomena

By Purbita Saha

DART left an asteroid crime scene. This mission is on deck to investigate it.

By Rahul Rao

Clouds of ancient space water might have filled Earth’s oceans

By Jon Kelvey

Sorry, Star Trek fans, the real planet Vulcan doesn’t exist

By Briley Lewis

5 ways we know DART crushed that asteroid (but not literally)

By Jon Kelvey

Black hole collisions could possibly send waves cresting through space-time

By Briley Lewis

These 6 galaxies are so huge, they’ve been nicknamed ‘universe breakers’

By Laura Baisas

Why is space cold if the sun is hot?

By Donavyn Coffey

JWST’s latest new galaxy discoveries mirror the Milky Way

By Laura Baisas

Hubble telescope spies Saturn’s rings in ‘spoke season’

By Laura Baisas

Latest Space Stories

Why scientists are studying the clouds of debris left in DART’s wake

By Laura Baisas

/ Mar 21, 2023

The secret to Voyagers’ spectacular space odyssey

By Tatyana Woodall

/ Mar 21, 2023

We finally have a detailed map of water on the moon

By Briley Lewis

/ Mar 21, 2023

Our homes on Mars could be made from potato-based ‘StarCrete’

By Andrew Paul

/ Mar 20, 2023

Dark energy fills the cosmos. But what is it?

By Briley Lewis

/ Mar 20, 2023

Your guide to the types of stars, from their dusty births to violent deaths

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki

/ Mar 19, 2023

Venus could still be spewing lava, and scientists are hellbent on proving it

By Rahul Rao

/ Mar 17, 2023

College students built a satellite with AA batteries and a $20 microprocessor

By Andrew Paul

/ Mar 17, 2023

These 3D printed engines can power space-bound rockets—or hypersonic weapons

By Sarah Scoles

/ Mar 16, 2023

NASA finally got comfier spacesuits, but astronauts still have to poop in them

By Jon Kelvey

/ Mar 15, 2023

James Webb Space Telescope captures the beauty of a rare, violent phenomena

By Purbita Saha

/ Mar 15, 2023

DART left an asteroid crime scene. This mission is on deck to investigate it.

By Rahul Rao

/ Mar 14, 2023

Moonlight will help inspire a Danish church’s wildlife-friendly design

By Theo Nicitopoulos / Hakai Magazine

/ Mar 13, 2023

Clouds of ancient space water might have filled Earth’s oceans

By Jon Kelvey

/ Mar 10, 2023

NASA’s Curiosity rover captures a moody Martian sunset for the first time

By Laura Baisas

/ Mar 7, 2023

Sorry, Star Trek fans, the real planet Vulcan doesn’t exist

By Briley Lewis

/ Mar 7, 2023

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Featured In Space

10 ways you can tell the Earth is round

How the most distant object ever made by humans is spending its dying days

Don’t miss this weekend’s total lunar eclipse

Why the Soviet space shuttle was left to rot

This space-based weapon remains in the dark—for now

These black holes collided so hard they made space-time jiggle

Here’s how to see Leonard’s Comet, the brightest comet all year

Jeff Bezos is suing NASA. Here’s why.

Do look up at this asteroid as it whizzes safely past Earth tonight

Uranus blasted a gas bubble 22,000 times bigger than Earth

There’s a lot we don’t know about the International Space Station’s ocean grave

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is whirling faster than ever

Explore Space

We finally have a detailed map of water on the moon

Our homes on Mars could be made from potato-based ‘StarCrete’

Your guide to the types of stars, from their dusty births to violent deaths

NASA finally got comfier spacesuits, but astronauts still have to poop in them

Moonlight will help inspire a Danish church’s wildlife-friendly design

Clouds of ancient space water might have filled Earth’s oceans

NASA’s Curiosity rover captures a moody Martian sunset for the first time

SETI thinks AI could help rovers search for life on Mars

Lunar dust is notoriously hard to clean, but a new spray might do the trick

Seismologists might have identified the deepest layer of Earth’s core

March skies will bring a lunar illusion and planetary reunion

Hold onto your satellites: The sun is about to get a lot stormier

College students built a satellite with AA batteries and a $20 microprocessor

These 3D printed engines can power space-bound rockets—or hypersonic weapons

NASA finally got comfier spacesuits, but astronauts still have to poop in them

Private space missions will bring more countries to the ISS

Would Earth laws apply to Mars colonists?

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches have been a slow burn—for an interesting reason

A historic first satellite launch in the UK has failed

Dark matter, Jupiter’s moons, and more: What to expect from space exploration in 2023

Rocket fuel might be polluting the Earth’s upper atmosphere

This will be SpaceX’s crew on its first private, all-civilian trip around the moon

SpaceX’s new Starshield program will supply satellite networks to the military

Microgravity tomatoes, yogurt bacteria, and plastic eating microbes are headed to the ISS

Why scientists are studying the clouds of debris left in DART’s wake

The secret to Voyagers’ spectacular space odyssey

We finally have a detailed map of water on the moon

Venus could still be spewing lava, and scientists are hellbent on proving it

NASA finally got comfier spacesuits, but astronauts still have to poop in them

James Webb Space Telescope captures the beauty of a rare, violent phenomena

NASA’s Curiosity rover captures a moody Martian sunset for the first time

5 ways we know DART crushed that asteroid (but not literally)

Lunar dust is notoriously hard to clean, but a new spray might do the trick

Hold onto your satellites: The sun is about to get a lot stormier

Uranus’s quirks and hidden features have astronomers jazzed about a direct mission

NASA is using AI to help design lighter parts

NASA finally got comfier spacesuits, but astronauts still have to poop in them

Private space missions will bring more countries to the ISS

The ISS is the best place for an astronaut to get stuck in space

Dark matter, Jupiter’s moons, and more: What to expect from space exploration in 2023

ISS astronauts are building objects that couldn’t exist on Earth

Microgravity tomatoes, yogurt bacteria, and plastic eating microbes are headed to the ISS

The ISS’s latest arrivals: a 3D printer, seeds, and ovarian cow cells

Scientists want to know how our tiny gut organisms change when we bring them along to space

Nicole A. Mann becomes first Native American woman in space

How Tiangong station will make China a force in the space race

‘Phantom’ mannequins will help us understand how cosmic radiation affects female bodies in space

Need more air in space? Magnets could yank it out of water.

The secret to Voyagers’ spectacular space odyssey

Your guide to the types of stars, from their dusty births to violent deaths

James Webb Space Telescope captures the beauty of a rare, violent phenomena

DART left an asteroid crime scene. This mission is on deck to investigate it.

Clouds of ancient space water might have filled Earth’s oceans

Sorry, Star Trek fans, the real planet Vulcan doesn’t exist

5 ways we know DART crushed that asteroid (but not literally)

Black hole collisions could possibly send waves cresting through space-time

These 6 galaxies are so huge, they’ve been nicknamed ‘universe breakers’

Why is space cold if the sun is hot?

JWST’s latest new galaxy discoveries mirror the Milky Way

Hubble telescope spies Saturn’s rings in ‘spoke season’

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