Astronomy

NASA data reveals the truth about Covid-19's effect on climate change

Scientists discover the oldest supermassive black hole, and it's too big

Scientists detect ancient cosmic 'background noise' hidden in old data

Solar wind study explains why the northern lights are so spectacular

NASA is doubling down on its efforts to find alien life at Jupiter’s moons

New images reveal a neon-green zombie star under new light

Astronomers finally get a glimpse at a galaxy on the verge of death

Your 2021 guide to the most spectacular meteor showers to come

Before NASA's biggest mission in decades, a critical update

No, the Earth is not going to keep spinning faster, and here's why

NASA is sending ‘Lucy’ to a mysterious celestial location

NASA: Scientists may have unraveled the mystery behind sunquakes

6 essential facts about Perseverance's trailblazing Mars mission

The wildest space stories of 2020

Two new NASA missions will help protect Earth from the Sun's raging outbursts

The Quadrantids meteor shower: You must see the shining beauty this weekend

These celestial objects may be responsible for life in the universe

Full cold moon: When you can see the final full moon of 2020

Japan release stunning first images of asteroid Ryugu samples

Scientists captured the birth of a magnetar for the first time

The iconic Pale Blue Dot image puts Earth into perspective

30 years later, Voyager reveals new details about one of the Solar System's strangest planets

NASA Solar Orbiter waves 'hello' to Venus as it heads toward the Sun

3.2 billion-pixel space camera captures largest photo ever

Scientists capture a stunning black hole outburst

With a single image, scientists changed our understanding of the Sun forever

The Solar System may actually have a ninth planet

Why tardigrades spilled all over the Moon in 2020

One of these women will be the first to set foot on the Moon

The Sun has entered a new cycle of solar activity

Bizarre black hole goes missing, confusing scientists

Mars rover selfie reveals the toll of life on Mars

Glacier study suggests life can survive without this basic everyday necessity

To see the effects of Covid-19 on Earth, scientists turn to space

Winter Solstice Great Junction: How to see the once-in-a-millennia rarity

The answer to where the water on Mars went may lie in its atmosphere

20 Stunning Space Images of 2020

"Christmas Star" — It's not, actually, and astronomy explains why

NASA data undermines a fundamental principle of cosmology

Star of Bethlehem: You need to see this once-in-a-millennium event next week

If aliens exist, here's how we'll find them

Explosive star merger may solve one of the biggest mysteries of the universe

Through the eyes of a robot, scientists see an asteroid in unprecedented detail

Landmark mission brings Moon samples to Earth for the first time in 4 decades

Future missions to Mars could depend on newly discovered water ice reservoirs

'Stalker' spacecraft could help us understand how life began on Earth

11 New Hubble images reveal the cosmos in stunning detail

6 ways NASA's Artemis III will revolutionize lunar science

First direct study of far side of the Moon reveal a "different world"

The saga of Betelgeuse, the star that won’t die