Latest Space Stories
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There’s only one space treaty in the world, and it’s woefully out of date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
These strange radio signals might not be coming from stars
Astronomers discover disappearing radio source in the Milky Way’s center
Here’s what caused the mysterious blue glow spotted from the ISS
Mars’s barren Jezero crater had a wet and dramatic past
A key part of the Big Bang remains troublingly elusive
What would happen if the sun went out?
What happens when the sun burns out?
Best telescopes of 2023
How close can you get to the sun? Closer than you’d think.
Scientists have new moon rocks for the first time in nearly 50 years
Catastrophic floods helped shape the unique landscape on Mars
What does space smell like?
Meet Lucy: NASA’s new asteroid-hopping spacecraft
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is whirling faster than ever
With Landsat 9, NASA can now photograph the entire Earth every 8 days
SpaceX’s Inspiration4 shows spaceflight is changing fast—and science must keep up
Mars may be too small to have ever been habitable
Inside NASA’s mission to blast a giant, gold-coated telescope into deep space
SpaceX’s Inspiration4 safely returns to Earth after a historic 3-day orbit
First Martian rock samples from Perseverance edge closer to settling water question
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