Space
How This ‘Preposterous But Real’ Photo of a Skydiver in Front of the Sun Was Taken
It doesn't look real, at first glance. There must...
Astronomers May Have Found the First Stars in the Universe
Astronomers have announced a candidate for the universe's first...
We Asked Astronomers What Their Favorite Thing in Space Is
If you have a favorite planet or star, you're...
Discovery on Saturn’s Moon Hints at Possible Life in Space
Once thought of as just another icy satellite, Enceladus...
Giant Lava Tunnels on Venus Puzzle Scientists
Giant underground lava tunnels have been discovered on Venus,...
New Quasi-Moon Discovered Orbiting Earth, But It’s Been Around For Decades
Astronomers have found a space rock that has been...
Is the 3I/ATLAS Comet Actually Alien Technology? No.
Named 3I/ATLAS, this comet is the third-ever interstellar visitor...
Point Nemo, Pole of Isolation and Future ISS Graveyard
Where is the true "middle of nowhere?" Philosophically speaking,...
NASA Offers Inventors $155,000 to Reinvent the Lunar Wheel
The Rock and Roll with NASA competition offers up...
The 2025 Winners of the Dark Sky Photography Contest Are Here to Wow You
As light pollution threatens our view of the stars...
Classic Sci-Fi Tropes: Fact or Fiction?
Fast-than-light travel, instantaneous communication, terraforming. Science fiction relies on...
Found: The Oldest Black Hole in the Universe
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have...
Asteroid Deflection Experiment Triggered Unexpected Debris
Planetary scientists have published a detailed follow-up on the...
Astrophysicists Find “Impossible” Black Hole Merger
The international team of astrophysicists behind the world's three...
Third-Ever Interstellar Visitor May Have Just Appeared
Yesterday, the ATLAS telescope identified a potential interstellar interloper....
Astronomers Trace Strange Radio Signal to ‘Zombie’ Satellite
A team of astronomers in Australia searching for radio...
Photo Reveals Crazy Number of Satellites Now in Orbit
Last February, a remote research station in the Canadian...
‘First Light’: Stunning Early Images from the Vera Rubin Observatory
In Chile, a monumental telescope has opened its eyes....
