Latest Space Stories
Where does Earth end and space begin? The Karman line is only one answer.
Cosmic cartographers release a more accurate map of the universe’s matter
DARPA wants to push the boundaries of where satellites can fly
A college student built an AI to help look for alien radio signals
Here’s what to look for in the night sky this February
A green comet is visiting us from the edge of the solar system, and astronomers are thrilled
NASA aims to fly its experimental electric plane this year
Pluto is not a planet because of one small technicality
The Earth’s inner core could be slowing its spin—but don’t panic
Astronomers want to wield a tiny laser to look for life on neighboring worlds
How old is Earth? It’s a surprisingly tough question to answer.
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches have been a slow burn—for an interesting reason
Meteorite hunters lug a 16.7-pound space rock from Antarctic ice
‘Skyglow’ is rapidly diminishing our nightly views of the stars
This ‘airliner of the future’ has a radical new wing design
Small ‘sparks’ on the sun could be key to forecasting dramatic solar weather
Our universe mastered the art of making galaxies while it was still young
Physicists figured out a recipe to make titanium stardust on Earth
The James Webb Space Telescope just identified its first exoplanet
Russia will send a replacement ride for stranded ISS astronauts
A historic first satellite launch in the UK has failed
Wiggly space waves show neutron stars on the edge of becoming black holes
Dark matter, Jupiter’s moons, and more: What to expect from space exploration in 2023
A potentially revolutionary solar harvester just left the planet
ISS astronauts are building objects that couldn’t exist on Earth
The spy agency origins of NASA’s next powerful planet-hunting observatory
Rocket fuel might be polluting the Earth’s upper atmosphere
Time doesn’t have to be exact—here’s why
Kick off 2023 with unique moonscapes, a meteor shower, and a bright comet
JWST has changed the speed of discovery, for better or for worse
Perseverance rover makes its first package delivery: a unique kind of Mars rock
This map-making AI could be the first step towards GPS on the moon
A mysterious magma ocean could fuel our solar system’s most volcanic world
InSight says goodbye with what may be its last wistful image of Mars
The wind on Mars may be a viable power source after all
JWST’s new image unveils a field of glittery galaxies
Artemis I’s solar panels harvested a lot more energy than expected
For the first time, humans can hear a dust devil roar across Mars
ispace’s private lander might be the first to touch down on the moon
What would happen if the Earth started to spin faster?
Welcome back to Earth, Orion!
This will be SpaceX’s crew on its first private, all-civilian trip around the moon
James Webb Space Telescope reconstructed a ‘star party,’ and you’re invited
SpaceX’s new Starshield program will supply satellite networks to the military
With one snapshot, Apollo 17 transformed our vision of Earth forever
Chile’s Very Large Telescope reveals the productive antics of sibling stars
A fierce competition will decide James Webb Space Telescope’s next views of the cosmos
Construction starts on the world’s biggest radio telescope, which will ‘hear’ signals billions of light-years away
How worried should we be about solar flares and space weather?
Fireballs, bright Mars, and a big moon will dazzle in December’s night sky
The most awesome aerospace innovations of 2022
60 years of moonshots, made possible by the Deep Space Network
Young star clusters know when it’s time to stop growing
The 100 greatest innovations of 2022
China’s astronauts embark on a direct trip to their brand new space station
Orion sends back new images of the moon’s craters, some of which could be home to ice and water
Signs of past chemical reactions detected on Mars
Astronomers now know how supermassive black holes blast us with energy
Ridiculously hot gas giant exoplanet is about to be swallowed by its dying sun
Microgravity tomatoes, yogurt bacteria, and plastic eating microbes are headed to the ISS
Despite pushback, NASA won’t rename the James Webb Space Telescope
Orion will air kiss the moon today during important Artemis exercise
The solar-powered LightSail 2 spacecraft took one last look at Earth before burning up
A distant Earth and Orion capsule’s ‘moonikin’ are the Artemis mission’s first images