Life in space
Watch as NASA's OSIRIS-REx punches an asteroid
On Tuesday, the spacecraft snagged a piece of the asteroid to bring back home.
Watch the Moon photobomb the Sun in this ridiculous video
Talk about stealing the limelight.
Massive web of gas may solve major Milky Way mystery
The gas was likely leftover by ancient supernovae, retracing the history of our galaxy's formative years.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission just snagged a sample from Bennu
This is history in the making.
SpaceX Starship: Watch the triple-engine spaceship fire for the first time
The SpaceX Starship has aced a major test, with a static test fire that shakes to the core.
BepiColombo's first Venus flyby could help scientists look for signs of life
The spacecraft is on its way to its main target, Mercury.
The Moon may have acted as a protective shield for a young Earth
A shared magnetic field could have been key to supporting the origins of life on Earth.
Star cluster discovery stumps astronomers
Lurking in the Andromeda galaxy, a group of stars call into question fundamental ideas about how these stellar bodies form.
Scientists measured a key ingredient in star formation for the first time
This study fills a major gap in scientists' knowledge about how the universe' first galaxies formed.
Solar Cycle 25: How the Sun’s turbulent activity shapes life on Earth
In this episode, we explore how scientists are predicting solar activity in the cosmos — and using scientific evidence to calm hysteria here on Earth.
You need to see Mars at opposition tonight
This is the brightest the planet will appear to us for the next 15 years.
Scientists may have solved the mystery behind Pluto's snowcapped mountains
This process has never been observed before on any other planetary body.
