Astronomy

Here’s how the Arecibo Telescope helps us study the universe

5 reasons why we should send a spacecraft to the Ice Giants

Baby galaxy discovery changes what we know about the early universe

Ceres: NASA mission unveils a strange world in the asteroid belt

6 Stunning views of Uranus and Neptune

You need to see the Perseid meteor shower light up the skies this week

Hubble telescope uses the Moon as a mirror to study Earth

Astronomers discover a giant cloud that has been looming over Venus for 35 years

Bask in the light of these 10 dying stars

When a black hole doesn't swallow everything up, something remarkable happens — study

Jupiter's bizarre, hellish weather just got a little weirder — study

NASA's Perseverance launch was a race against time

Water on Mars? A new study challenges a common idea in compelling style

NASA's Perseverance journey to Mars: A story in 20 photos

While we fixate on coronavirus, Earth is facing a catastrophe

Mars 2020: Remarkable maps are guiding the mission

You need to see Saturn in the night sky this week

New images reveal haunting images of Mars' mysterious cloud formation

Watch the Perseverance rover take off to Mars

Every Martian year, this weird phenomenon returns

Watch the Mars 2020 rover launch: time, website, for ambitious NASA mission

Is there life beneath the Martian surface?

Mars 2020: 20 facts about the Perseverance mission that are slightly mind-blowing

You need to see the Delta Aquariids meteor shower tonight

NASA is betting on a massive balloon to attempt something totally new and little risky

Michelle Kunimoto boldly discovers where no one has before

Supernova: Astronomers glimpse a rare flashing light from deep space

Scientists finally see Ganymede, a snowball bigger than the planet Mercury

Mesmerizing video shows how the Perseverance rover is packed in a Mars to-go box

Incredible images show a rare cosmic phenomenon for the first time

You need to see Mercury at its highest on Wednesday night

A new study of the Moon has revealed how 70 percent of life on Earth died

You need to see these celestial objects tonight shine bright under the new Moon

Dilhan Eryurt: Why we owe so much to the astrophysicist

Why NASA trusts a '60s communication network for its $2.7 billion Mars mission

Test your space news knowledge with these 5 questions

5 amazing views of Jupiter

Astronomers confirm the age of the universe by recreating its baby photos

Solar Orbiter: Incredible images of the Sun reveal a new solar phenomenon

NASA is sending robots the size of soap bars to the Moon

The age of comet ATLAS holds clues to the Solar System's evolution

A.I. system SPOCK determines which planets live or die

UAE Mars mission: Launch time, mission goals and understanding the Martian climate

You need to see Jupiter at its brightest on Tuesday morning

The mysterious case of Planet 9 may finally be resolved

Curious Kids: what does the Sun’s core look like?

We promise this black hole quiz won't be a time-suck

The trials and tribulations of NASA's Mars heat probe

Footprints on the Moon and cemeteries on Mars: An interview with Alice Gorman, space archaeologist

Scientists finally figured out what that gel-like stuff is on the Moon