Astronomy

Cosmic phenomenon predicted by Einstein could shatter physics as we know it

25 years ago, NASA landed its first rover on Mars — and catalyzed the search for life

A monster sunspot just doubled in size — and it's pointing right at Earth

NASA move could help the International Space Station stay in orbit without Russia

The Webb Telescope will reveal Jupiter and its icy moons in stunning detail

Asteroid Day 2022: 7 massive craters on Earth visible from space

Exoplanet atmosphere? These 5 objects could be Webb's full-color first images

This "city killer" asteroid won't hit Earth after all

Webb Telescope will take aim at one of Hubble's most iconic targets

New NASA Moon satellite blasts into space — here's what it means for Artemis

The Webb telescope will unlock the mysteries of these 7 peculiar exoplanets

Reveal! NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will unmask quasar secrets

Cosmic rays could erase evidence of ancient Martian life

Incredible Hubble images reveal how the Webb Telescope will use galaxies to bend light

BepiColombo: Watch the probe’s second stunning Mercury flyby

NASA discovery could reveal whose rocket booster crashed into the Moon in March

NASA mission to core of an ancient mini-planet in our Solar System suffers major setback

One weird type of exoplanet could support life outside the habitable zone

Astronomers spot a galaxy “supercluster” almost as old as the Big Bang

The Webb Telescope is already exceeding NASA’s expectations

Voyager: 12 images that define NASA's longest-lasting mission

NASA’s Voyager engineers are devising clever ways to preserve our farthest mission

How a new deep-space radio signal baffled the scientist who found it

Hubble image shows a glittering globular cluster of stars 23,000 light years away

Black holes: The Webb telescope is about to gaze into the "Eye of Sauron"

Historic Yellowstone flooding and more: Understand the world through 8 images

Ice could bring an unexpected key ingredient for life in alien oceans

What is my dog thinking? Science may finally know

World’s largest radio telescope picks up peculiar signals from space

When Earth’s magnetic poles flip it could be “chaos” for future humans

Look! Cosmic dust swirling around these baby stars might become a future planetary system

Planet Nine: The answer to this cosmic mystery may come sooner than you think

Gaseous and scorching “hot Jupiters” make tilted loops around their parent stars

The best time to make a major life decision, according to science

China's search for alien life turns up something suspicious — but there's a catch

NASA CAPSTONE launch plans and more: Understand the world through 7 images

Tarantula Nebula: Stunning image reveals spindles of cold gas in a nearby galaxy

Discovery of a cosmic vagabond helps solve an astronomical mystery

Europe’s space agency greenlights Comet Interceptor to study the next ‘Oumuamua

Rogue star gatecrashes cosmic baby-making party

Milky Way galaxy map mission reveals existence of previously unknown starquakes

A massive Milky Way mapping project reveals a surprising behavior in stars

NASA publishes the results of its intense killer asteroid dress rehearsal

Cosmologists find new evidence our universe has an antimatter twin

You need to see 5 celestial planets shine in the dawn sky this month

NASA announces a new investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena

Europa Clipper: NASA just passed a major milestone in the hunt for alien life

NASA wants to send a space probe to Venus by 2030 for one specific reason

A micrometeor just smacked into the Webb Space Telescope — it wasn’t the first

New repeating fast radio burst doesn't seem to have an off-switch