A failed star known as "The Accident" is changing the way we look at the galaxy
The newly discovered brown dwarf is the first of its kind
What would photosynthesis look like around other stars?
Scientists have modeled possible plant behavior on alien worlds
Earth's oxygen is projected to run out in a billion years
As the Sun ages, Earth's processes will change
Meet Nancy Grace Roman, the "mother" of the Hubble Space Telescope
She discovered fundamental truths about stars and galaxies, and also shaped NASA into what we know it as today
Rocks on Venus's surface are on the move
Scientists made this discovery by re-analyzing data from the 1990s
Dust is the surprisingly ordinary culprit behind a supergiant star's unusual dimming
When astronomers observed Betelguese last year, they saw it as far fainter than it should have been
Richard Branson is officially the first billionaire to take off for space
Branson's Unity-22 flight ushers in an era of space tourism
NASA releases the most detailed photo of Jupiter's largest moon to date
The image of Ganymede was taken by the Juno spacecraft
Let's go to Venus!
NASA's new DAVINCI+ and VERITAS missions will explore Venus
The Last Stargazer takes an intimate view of the world through telescopes
Emily Levesque's portrait of "delightful isolation" is astronomer-approved
China lands its first rover on Mars, becoming the second country to do so
The Zhurong rover is the first Mars rover to carry a magnetometer
It's not just Gamestop: Elon Musk wants to send Dogecoin to the moon
The world of space exploration just got a little...weirder
Community scientists have discovered an unusual brown dwarf star
Paul Beaulieu and Austin Rothermich were participating in the Backyard Worlds project. You can, too!
NASA's Perseverance rover can make oxygen out of Martian air
The goal of putting humans on Mars is now one step closer
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter achieves the first flight on another planet
30 seconds of flight on Mars is a universe-wide first
The first ever image of a black hole's swirling magnetic field is released
The Event Horizon Telescope has taken a new image of black hole M87, revealing its magnetic field
Combined optical and X-ray image of Uranus.
Chandra image gallery. X-ray: NASA/CXO/University College London/W. Dunn et al; Optical: W.M. Keck Observatory.
Uranus emits extra x-rays, and scientists don't know why
They could be just reflections, or Uranus could have its own version of the Northern Lights
Space travel is now open to the public
SpaceX's Inspiration4 has picked two new astronauts and will be launching September 2021
How dark is outer space? The New Horizons spacecraft is helping astronomers find out
Measurements from beyond Pluto shed light on the "fossil record" of our universe
A new tweak to an old model explains the existence of primordial black holes
Black holes formed in the early universe could be linked to dark matter
The Perseverance rover sends back the first photos and sounds from Mars
The rover's landing was captured in an incredible video
NASA's Perseverance Rover has landed on Mars
NASA's latest Mars rover and its partner helicopter Ingenuity have touched down safely
#BlackInAstro founder Ashley Walker is fighting for equality in the space sciences
Just three percent of undergraduate physics degrees are awarded to Black students. Walker aims to change that (and a lot more!)