Space
Why The New Era of Space Exploration Is More Important Than Ever
As Apollo 17 commander Gene Cernan left the surface...
NASA Picks First Woman, Black Man For Moon Mission
For the first time since space programs began, NASA...
Solar Hole Could Bring Powerful Winds To Earth This Week
It's not unusual for coronal holes to open in...
Planetary Parade: Watch the Night Sky For a Celestial Line-up This Week
Most of Earth's residents will get a chance to...
Asteroid Discovery Suggests Origin Of Life on Earth Came From Space
Scientists have long pondered how life began on Earth,...
Mars Used to Have Glaciers, Signaling Possible Water at the Equator
Scientists have uncovered evidence that ice recently existed on...
The Possible ‘Alien Spaceship’ That Puzzled Astronomers is a Hydrogen-Farting Rock
A splinter-like object darting around deep space captured astronomers’...
NASA Unveils First New Spacesuit in 40 Years. It’s Pretty Cool Looking
For a trip to the moon's South Pole, NASA...
NASA Uncovers Old Venus Secret: An Erupting Volcano!
The excitement around NASA's forthcoming Venus mission inspired a...
Curiosity Rover Captures Ethereal Martian Sunset
Mars is known for its expansive, rust-colored deserts. Its...
The Search for Life in the Vast Oceans of Jupiter’s Biggest Moon
Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede, is only a quarter of...
Hubble Telescope Views Increasingly Marred by Satellites
Space may be unfathomably vast, but the slice that...
It’s About Time: ESA Agrees to Agree on Lunar Timekeeping
Quick: What time is it?
An easy enough question to...
Astronaut Captures ‘Absolutely Unreal’ Photo of Northern Lights From Space
There are those who say the northern lights are...
‘Forbidden Planet’ the Size of Jupiter Discovered Orbiting Tiny Star
There are laws of planet formation that seldom bend...
Black Hole The Size of 20 Million Suns Speeding Through Space
An enormous black hole has left the center of...
‘It’s Bananas’: James Webb Telescope Finds Six Galaxies That Challenge Current Understanding
A group of scientists trawling through the original batch...
Black Holes Harness Dark Energy To Grow The Universe: Study
Sometimes, scientific theories sound like the most absurd of...
Asteroid Flares Out in Spectacular Light Show Over Northern Europe
Observers in northern Europe got quite a treat early...
Watch Part of the Sun Break Off and Swirl Around in a Vortex
These are delicate, stressful times, and I know that...
At Solar System’s Edge, A Dwarf Planet’s Rings Confound Scientists
In the far reaches of our solar system, scientists...