Latest Space Stories
Balloon bots might help uncover Venus’ hazy secrets
What spun this exquisite deep-space ‘spider web’? (Hint: not aliens.)
NASA is pumped about its asteroid-smacking accuracy
What would happen if the Milky Way died?
Billions of years ago, Mars may have been bustling with climate-changing microbes
These Amazon Prime Day Early Access telescope deals are stellar
A new VR exhibit takes you inside the James Webb Space Telescope’s images
Nicole A. Mann becomes first Native American woman in space
A meteor shower and Hunter’s Moon will light the night the sky this weekend
X-ray vision adds a whole new layer to James Webb Space Telescope images
This US Space Force telescope in Australia will keep tabs on unusual satellite activity
Engineers made synthetic alien lava to understand uninhabitable worlds
SpaceX and NASA are studying how to bump Hubble into higher orbit
We just got our most detailed look yet at Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa
The moon’s microscopic glass beads tell the story of asteroids hitting Earth
See a spiral galaxy’s haunting ‘skeleton’ in a chilly new space telescope image
The asteroid that created Earth’s largest crater may have been way bigger than we thought
What NASA’s successful DART mission means for the future of planetary defense
NASA’s first attempt to smack an asteroid was picture perfect
This highly detailed image of the Cat’s Eye Nebula might finally help us understand how it formed
You’ve seen Mount Doom in the movies, now look at it from space
Two bizarre stars might have beamed a unique radio signal to Earth
It’s finally the fall equinox—and a great time to see shimmering auroras
This apparel company is using NASA spacesuit tech to relieve menopause symptoms
There’s too much garbage on Mars
Neptune’s faint rings glimmer in new James Webb Space Telescope image
The FCC is finally pulling the reins on space junk
Is it finally time for a permanent base on the moon?
Listen: Meteoroids make little ‘bloop’ noises when crashing into Mars
After the big bang, light and electricity shaped the early universe
When Voyager 1 goes dark, what comes next?
NASA’s Perseverance rover is on a hunt for microbes on Mars
The origin of Saturn’s slanted rings may link back to a lost, ancient moon
Space diamonds sparkle from the wreckage of a crushed dwarf planet
The switch to LEDs in Europe is visible from space
Dark energy camera gives a tasty view of a lobster-shaped nebula
Interested in launching a satellite? Three space companies have put together a ‘best practices’ guide
Scientists used lasers to make the coldest matter in the universe
The Hubble Space Telescope’s ‘galactic overlap’ image is truly stellar
A new class of super-watery planets may exist beyond the solar system
What’s next for NASA’s Artemis 1 launch
How Tiangong station will make China a force in the space race
The sun’s chromosphere is shades of golden in these new images
The James Webb Space Telescope opens spooky season with stunning images of Tarantula nebula
Are solar panels headed for space?
Scammers are using a Webb Telescope photo to hide complex malware
See the first image of an exoplanet caught by the James Webb Space Telescope
Perseverance’s MOXIE tool turns Martian air into pure oxygen
With Artemis, NASA is aiming for the moon once more. But where will it land?
NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft will get a hand from a Star Trek-inspired comms system
Hubble image captures stars forming in a far-off phantom galaxy
NASA delays Artemis 1 launch due to engine bleed
In a first, James Webb Space Telescope reveals distant gassy atmosphere is filled with carbon dioxide
This is how astronomically loud a rocket launch really is
5 new insights about Mars from Perseverance’s rocky roving
Newly discovered exoplanet may be a ‘Super Earth’ covered in water
Jupiter is a dreamlike jewel in new James Webb Space Telescope images
‘Phantom’ mannequins will help us understand how cosmic radiation affects female bodies in space
This Space Shuttle concept was too cool to be realized
NASA’s oldest probe, Voyager 2, is turning 45 at the solar system’s edge
A second asteroid may have crashed into Earth as the dinosaurs died
Need more air in space? Magnets could yank it out of water.
A private company wants to look for life just above Venus
Hackers prove it doesn’t take much to hijack a dead satellite
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