Space

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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SpaceX Dragon Capsule Could Bring Soil Samples Back From Mars

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SpaceX Dragon Capsule Could Bring Soil Samples Back From Mars SpaceX Dragon Capsule Could Bring Soil Samples Back From Mars

Grand Canyon From Space

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Long-Lost GoPro Found After Falling From The Edge Of Space Long-Lost GoPro Found After Falling From The Edge Of Space

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Petrified Sand Dunes On Mars, A Pink Dolphin, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week

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Petrified Sand Dunes On Mars, A Pink Dolphin, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week Petrified Sand Dunes On Mars, A Pink Dolphin, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week

Can We Detect A Nuclear Weapon In Space?

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Can We Detect A Nuclear Weapon In Space? Can We Detect A Nuclear Weapon In Space?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Results Are In: Space Whisky Tastes “Noticeably Different”

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Results Are In: Space Whisky Tastes “Noticeably Different” Results Are In: Space Whisky Tastes “Noticeably Different”

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Finally, A Classy Cup For Sipping Whisky In Space

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Finally, A Classy Cup For Sipping Whisky In Space Finally, A Classy Cup For Sipping Whisky In Space

Diagram of Korabl-Sputnik 1

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Remember when a Soviet spacecraft landed in Wisconsin? Remember when a Soviet spacecraft landed in Wisconsin?

By Amy Shira Teitel

Flooded Streets

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NASA: Sea Level Rise Is Going To Get Much Worse NASA: Sea Level Rise Is Going To Get Much Worse

By Mary Beth Griggs

Scientists Find A Double Black Hole Inside A Nearby Quasar

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Scientists Find A Double Black Hole Inside A Nearby Quasar Scientists Find A Double Black Hole Inside A Nearby Quasar

Stephen Hawking Aims To ‘Get Under The Hood’ Of A Black Hole Paradox

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Stephen Hawking Aims To ‘Get Under The Hood’ Of A Black Hole Paradox Stephen Hawking Aims To ‘Get Under The Hood’ Of A Black Hole Paradox

What Is A Red Sprite?

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What Is A Red Sprite? What Is A Red Sprite?

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Should Mars Be Independent, Or Just A Colony Of Earth? Should Mars Be Independent, Or Just A Colony Of Earth?

What’s The Deal With The Apollo Milkstool?

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What’s The Deal With The Apollo Milkstool? What’s The Deal With The Apollo Milkstool?

By Amy Shira Teitel

Why NASA Helped Ridley Scott Create ‘The Martian’ Film

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Why NASA Helped Ridley Scott Create ‘The Martian’ Film Why NASA Helped Ridley Scott Create ‘The Martian’ Film

By Ryan Bradley

The Future Of The Internet, According To Its Father

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The Future Of The Internet, According To Its Father The Future Of The Internet, According To Its Father

By Sarah Scoles

The Sun Briefly Built An ‘Eiffel Tower’ Larger Than Our Whole Planet

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The Sun Briefly Built An ‘Eiffel Tower’ Larger Than Our Whole Planet The Sun Briefly Built An ‘Eiffel Tower’ Larger Than Our Whole Planet

By Mary Beth Griggs

Comets Could Have Kickstarted Life On Earth And Other Worlds

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Comets Could Have Kickstarted Life On Earth And Other Worlds Comets Could Have Kickstarted Life On Earth And Other Worlds

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Samsung Wants To Blanket The Earth In Satellite Internet Samsung Wants To Blanket The Earth In Satellite Internet

By Dave Gershgorn

Vote To Name Alien Planets After Pro Wrestlers, Zombies, Or ‘Game of Thrones’ Characters

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Vote To Name Alien Planets After Pro Wrestlers, Zombies, Or ‘Game of Thrones’ Characters Vote To Name Alien Planets After Pro Wrestlers, Zombies, Or ‘Game of Thrones’ Characters

Riding A Shrinking Comet Toward The Sun

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Riding A Shrinking Comet Toward The Sun Riding A Shrinking Comet Toward The Sun

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Rosetta’s Comet Lets Out An Epic Fart Rosetta’s Comet Lets Out An Epic Fart

Falling Up: Why Former Googler Alan Eustace Broke the World Free-Fall Record

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Falling Up: Why Former Googler Alan Eustace Broke the World Free-Fall Record Falling Up: Why Former Googler Alan Eustace Broke the World Free-Fall Record

By Kalee Thompson

Space-Grown Lettuce Tastes “Awesome,” Astronauts Say

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Space-Grown Lettuce Tastes “Awesome,” Astronauts Say Space-Grown Lettuce Tastes “Awesome,” Astronauts Say

Chemical Garden

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Recreating The ‘Shocking’ Origin Of Life In A Lab Recreating The ‘Shocking’ Origin Of Life In A Lab

By Mary Beth Griggs

Watch The Moon Photobomb The Earth From 1 Million Miles Away

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Watch The Moon Photobomb The Earth From 1 Million Miles Away Watch The Moon Photobomb The Earth From 1 Million Miles Away

By Mary Beth Griggs

See The Winning Photos From Our Blue Moon Instagram Contest

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See The Winning Photos From Our Blue Moon Instagram Contest See The Winning Photos From Our Blue Moon Instagram Contest

By Rebecca Harrington

Fly Over Mars In This Breathtaking New Animation

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Fly Over Mars In This Breathtaking New Animation Fly Over Mars In This Breathtaking New Animation

4 Things We Learned About Comets From The Busted Philae Lander

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4 Things We Learned About Comets From The Busted Philae Lander 4 Things We Learned About Comets From The Busted Philae Lander

A Super Hot, Rocky Planet Has Been Discovered Just 21 Light Years Away

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A Super Hot, Rocky Planet Has Been Discovered Just 21 Light Years Away A Super Hot, Rocky Planet Has Been Discovered Just 21 Light Years Away

By Carl Franzen

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A Simple Way To Retrieve Info You Lost In A Black Hole A Simple Way To Retrieve Info You Lost In A Black Hole

This is our best image of Pluto yet

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Pluto Has An Atmosphere, Moons, And Maybe Geological Activity. Can We Call It A Planet Now? Pluto Has An Atmosphere, Moons, And Maybe Geological Activity. Can We Call It A Planet Now?

This Is Why Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Crashed, According To The NTSB

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This Is Why Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Crashed, According To The NTSB This Is Why Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Crashed, According To The NTSB

Voyager’s Golden Record For Aliens Now Available On SoundCloud

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Voyager’s Golden Record For Aliens Now Available On SoundCloud Voyager’s Golden Record For Aliens Now Available On SoundCloud

Huggy Snakes, More Pluto, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week

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Huggy Snakes, More Pluto, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week Huggy Snakes, More Pluto, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week

By Dave Gershgorn

Latest Pics From New Horizons Reveal Flowing Ices And Pluto’s Dark Side

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Latest Pics From New Horizons Reveal Flowing Ices And Pluto’s Dark Side Latest Pics From New Horizons Reveal Flowing Ices And Pluto’s Dark Side

The Most Earth-Like Alien World Yet Has Been Found: Kepler 452b

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The Most Earth-Like Alien World Yet Has Been Found: Kepler 452b The Most Earth-Like Alien World Yet Has Been Found: Kepler 452b

‘Windbot’ Probes Designed To Explore Gas Giants

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‘Windbot’ Probes Designed To Explore Gas Giants ‘Windbot’ Probes Designed To Explore Gas Giants

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Zooming In On Pluto And Its Moons Zooming In On Pluto And Its Moons

By Sarah Fecht and Carl Franzen

Space in a hot air balloon

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Balloons Are The Future of Space Tourism Balloons Are The Future of Space Tourism

By Cliff Ransom

Elon Musk Reveals Cause Of SpaceX Explosion

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Elon Musk Reveals Cause Of SpaceX Explosion Elon Musk Reveals Cause Of SpaceX Explosion

By Rebecca Boyle

Colonizing The Moon May Be 90 Percent Cheaper Than We Thought

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Colonizing The Moon May Be 90 Percent Cheaper Than We Thought Colonizing The Moon May Be 90 Percent Cheaper Than We Thought

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This Is What Earth Looks Like From A Million Miles Away This Is What Earth Looks Like From A Million Miles Away

By Mary Beth Griggs

Silicon Valley Titan Yuri Milner Bets $100M On Finding Alien Life

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Silicon Valley Titan Yuri Milner Bets $100M On Finding Alien Life Silicon Valley Titan Yuri Milner Bets $100M On Finding Alien Life

Now That We’ve Explored All The Planets, What’s The Next Frontier?

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Now That We’ve Explored All The Planets, What’s The Next Frontier? Now That We’ve Explored All The Planets, What’s The Next Frontier?

Here’s the View from the Highest Ever Orbital Mission

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Here’s the View from the Highest Ever Orbital Mission Here’s the View from the Highest Ever Orbital Mission

By Amy Shira Teitel

An Asteroid Mining Test Vehicle Just Launched From The Space Station

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An Asteroid Mining Test Vehicle Just Launched From The Space Station An Asteroid Mining Test Vehicle Just Launched From The Space Station

Pluto's surface is covered by young, icy mountains

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Pluto Has Young, Icy, Mountains On Its Surface Pluto Has Young, Icy, Mountains On Its Surface

By Sarah Fecht and Carl Franzen

We Made It To Pluto! What’s Next For New Horizons?

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We Made It To Pluto! What’s Next For New Horizons? We Made It To Pluto! What’s Next For New Horizons?

What We’ve Learned From Pluto So Far

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What We’ve Learned From Pluto So Far What We’ve Learned From Pluto So Far

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The Drones The Drones

By James S.A. Corey

Stratospheric Balloon

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Your New Ride To Space Your New Ride To Space

By Kalee Thompson

We Made It To Pluto! Or At Least We’re 99.999 Percent Sure We Did

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We Made It To Pluto! Or At Least We’re 99.999 Percent Sure We Did We Made It To Pluto! Or At Least We’re 99.999 Percent Sure We Did

Pluto as seen just before the New Horizons flyby

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See Pluto As You’ve Never Seen It Before See Pluto As You’ve Never Seen It Before

By Carl Franzen

How a ‘Farm Boy’ Found Pluto 85 Years Ago

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How a ‘Farm Boy’ Found Pluto 85 Years Ago How a ‘Farm Boy’ Found Pluto 85 Years Ago

Signs Of Geology

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Watch The Historic Pluto Flyby Right Here Watch The Historic Pluto Flyby Right Here

What New Horizons Is Looking For On Pluto, And How

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What New Horizons Is Looking For On Pluto, And How What New Horizons Is Looking For On Pluto, And How

Mars Rock Samples Point to Earth-Like Crust

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Mars Rock Samples Point to Earth-Like Crust Mars Rock Samples Point to Earth-Like Crust

By Mary Beth Griggs

Scientists imagined Pluton

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Why I Still Love Pluto Why I Still Love Pluto

a conceptual drawing of the New Horizons spacecraft approaching Pluto

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Your Ultimate Guide To The Pluto Flyby Your Ultimate Guide To The Pluto Flyby

Scroll Through The Solar System From The Comfort Of Your Chair

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Scroll Through The Solar System From The Comfort Of Your Chair Scroll Through The Solar System From The Comfort Of Your Chair

By Dave Gershgorn

Q&A With ‘The Pluto Doctor’

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Q&A With ‘The Pluto Doctor’ Q&A With ‘The Pluto Doctor’

By Shannon Stirone

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How To See If Your Name Is Going To Pluto On The New Horizons Spacecraft How To See If Your Name Is Going To Pluto On The New Horizons Spacecraft

By Mary Beth Griggs

Screenshot of James Yoder's 'Stuff In Space' website

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See All The Satellites And Space Junk Circling Earth In Real-Time See All The Satellites And Space Junk Circling Earth In Real-Time

By Carl Franzen

Five-Star Solar System ‘Puts Star Wars To Shame’

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Five-Star Solar System ‘Puts Star Wars To Shame’ Five-Star Solar System ‘Puts Star Wars To Shame’

By Alexandra Ossola