Latest Space Stories
Ancient rocks hold the story of Earth’s first breath of oxygen
Real shooting stars look a lot different than you’d expect
The James Webb telescope could help solve the mystery of dark matter
The ISS gets an extension to 2030 to wrap up unfinished business
Jupiter’s moons are about to get JUICE’d for signs of life
DARPA wants Space-BACN so satellite communication sizzles
Alexa will tag along on an uncrewed mission to the moon
The James Webb Space Telescope has fully unfurled its complex, massive sunshield
The next generation of lunar rovers might move like flying saucers
If that asteroid had been 30 seconds late, dinosaurs might rule the world and humans probably wouldn’t exist
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
2021’s best space photos are out of this world
After years of delays, the James Webb telescope is finally in space
Scientists finally solve the mystery of why comets glow green
Space probably has way more ‘rogue planets’ than we thought
17 images to count down to the James Webb Space Telescope launch
Something is making Venus’s clouds less acidic
There is no Planet B
Jupiter’s largest moon sounds like a friendly robot
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
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survived its closest encounter yet with the sun
The Milky Way’s black hole spews hot jets that make monster bubbles
Watch space rocks become fireworks during tonight’s Geminid meteor shower
Scientists just spotted a massive storm from a sun-like star
This newly spotted massive alien planet is confusing astronomers
Astronomers may have found a galaxy that formed without dark matter
NASA is testing space lasers to shoot data back to Earth
A total solar eclipse bathed Antarctica in darkness
Here’s how to see Leonard’s Comet, the brightest comet all year
NASA is spending big on commercial space destinations
On this blisteringly hot metal planet, a year lasts only 8 hours
Watch a black hole devour simulated stars
There’s only one space treaty in the world, and it’s woefully out of date
NASA’s James Webb telescope will peer through the haze of other worlds
NASA is winding up to punch an asteroid
Imagine traveling to the moon only to realize you’re allergic to it. One astronaut did.
Bill Nye talks killer clowns, mermaids, pigeon poo, and deadly bicycles
Space-themed presents for anyone who has their head above the clouds
Pockets of frozen CO2 on the moon could fuel future space travel
This week’s destroyed Russian satellite created even more dangerous space debris
There’s an especially big window to catch this week’s eclipse of the Beaver Moon
Perseverance is cutting perfect circles out of Mars to search for signs of life
This bitty near-Earth asteroid might be a piece of the moon
What we can learn from baby black holes
The fastest human-made object vaporizes space dust on contact
The US return to the moon gets a schedule change—again
Heinz’s new ‘Marz’ ketchup is kinda sorta made from Martian tomatoes
Astronomers recorded a whopping 35 gravitational wave events in just 5 months
Microbes could help us make rocket fuel on Mars
NASA’s Landsat 9 satellite sends back its first images of a changing world
The story of the first bite of pizza in space, from the hungry astronaut himself
Hubble imaged a ‘superbubble’ floating in space
Curiosity found a new organic molecule on Mars
These new robots will plunge into the ocean’s most alien depths
NASA images show the sun has had a rough week
Juno finally got close enough to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot to measure its depth
Astronomers spot first planet outside the Milky Way
Verizon wants to use Amazon satellites to bring broadband to rural areas
These two galaxies are locked in a cosmic battle
Strange, dark, and hot ice could explain Uranus and Neptune’s wonky magnetic fields
A newly discovered planet orbiting a dead star offers a glimpse of Earth’s future
What we know about China’s new hypersonic weapon test