On faster spinning planets, life could be hiding out under the atmosphere
Astrobiologists search for molecular oxygen as an indicator of life on other planets, but finding them isn't that straightforward
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
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
Meet Evelyn Boyd Granville, the mathematician who mass produced computers and shot Apollo into space
One of the first Black women to earn a PhD in math, she worked on seemingly every major math project of the 20th century
Space futurism is stupid
There is no reason to think that billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk know what's best for humanity
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
Let's go to Venus!
NASA's new DAVINCI+ and VERITAS missions will explore Venus
How a scientist in a potato field founded the field of radio astronomy
Karl Guthe Jansky, hired to quiet hiss on long-distance phone calls, found radio waves coming from Sagittarius
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
Space travel is now open to the public
SpaceX's Inspiration4 has picked two new astronauts and will be launching September 2021
Scientists re-discover a long carbon chain molecule hiding in space
Cyanodecapentayne has been detected in the Taurus Molecular Cloud for the first time in over 20 years
A scientific correction finds Venus's atmosphere probably does not contain phosphine gas
The initial discovery set off a flurry of excitement. The reality is something more mundane
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
A NASA spacecraft flew by a Saturnian moon, uncovering a chemical mystery
Where did the hydrazine detected on Rhea come from?