Space
Origin of Asteroid That Wiped Out Dinosaurs Pinpointed
Sixty-six million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid struck Earth...
Will Our Galaxy Collide With Andromeda? Good News: The Odds are Just 50-50
Astronomers have long believed that our Milky Way will...
The Worst Solar Storm in History and What It Would Do Today
On the evening of Aug. 28, 1859, a telegraph...
Watch the Northern Lights From High Above the Earth
A strong geomagnetic storm over the weekend allowed skygazers...
The World’s Oldest Calendar Discovered in Turkey
Archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest calendar. The ancient...
This Week in Planetary Science: Unexpected Findings from Mars and the Moon
Three different robotic explorers made planetary news last week....
The Uncertain History of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
The Great Red Spot appears on nearly all images...
Newly Discovered Moon Cave Could Host Future Colony
Location, location, location. Countries and space agencies worldwide are...
Ham the Astrochimp: Unwilling Simian Pioneer in the Space Race
The original Mercury space capsule had no window, a...
‘This Will Change the World’: Starlink for Backpackers Debuts
BY WILL BRENDZA
Starlink released its latest, smallest, and most...
Plate Tectonics Makes Earth — and Intelligent Life? — Unique
So far, our long search for signs of extraterrestrial...
Jaw, Meet Floor. This Year’s ‘Astronomy Photographer of the Year’ Finalists Are Out of This World
Every year, the Royal Museums Greenwich conducts its Astronomy...
‘Extremotolerant’ Moss Could Grow on Mars
Scientists have discovered a species of moss that lives...
China Just Retrieved Rocks from the Dark Side of the Moon. What Does This Mean for Science?
On Tuesday, a strange bell-shaped casket floated gently down...
Gigantic, Deadly Asteroid Will Zip Past Earth Soon: Watch Live
If 2011 UL21, a mountain-sized object hurtling through space...
Space Mission Seeks Alien Life on Tiny Moon of Saturn by 2050
The European Space Agency (ESA) is determined to land...
Spectacular New Photos of Io, Jupiter’s Mysterious Moon
Researchers have released jaw-dropping new photos of Jupiter’s moon,...
