Space

Every year around this time, at least since 36CE, a light show has commanded the attention of skywatchers around the world. Named...

Most people imagine space as a giant, empty void, but it turns out there's a lot more "stuff" floating around than we expected...

If you think losing a $20 bill to a washing machine is painful, try putting yourself in NASA's shoes. The space agency lost contact...

Jupiter has long held stargazers in thrall with swirling tiger stripes punctuated by a carnelian storm. Now scientists from the United...

Two of Jupiter’s moons are generating electromagnetic waves up to one million times stronger than their host planet.Scientists are...

We're still waiting for NASA's TESS satellite to significantly grow the list of known exoplanets, but that doesn't mean that...

When Icarus ignored Daedalus' warning not to fly to close to the sun, things didn't end well for the hapless flyer. This weekend, NASA...

You need to see this.NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) launched the official start of its mission to scan the skies...

A megaplanet thirteen times the size of Jupiter has emerged from the darkness wrapped in a glowing aurora. This behemoth does not...

When you think of comets – those glorious snowballs blazing through the night sky – you probably picture a fiery, star-white...

Something outside our galaxy is signaling us. An unnaturally-deep fast radio burst came booming out of the skies and astronomers are...

A new mineral has been discovered in a meteorite in Eastern Russia, and scientists are sure that it is never been found on our planet...

In June we shared United Arab Emirates announcement concerning its plan to send astronauts to the International Space Station in...

Exoplanets with the same life-giving chemical properties as Earth have been identified in a new study out of the University of...

Scientific papers often present interesting theories on familiar topics or new data and analyses that contribute to a better...

For years Elon Musk has compared Mars to an HGTV project, calling the planet a “fixer-upper” like it’s some kind of rust-colored...

NASA’s biggest secret has jeopardized key projects like the Lunar Gateway and our ability to send astronauts on manned missions. The...

Members of NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) team announced late last week that the agency's new telescope has...

Skywatchers are in for a late-night double-feature picture show this weekend. We already cleared up the...

It's the top-trending story on Google News' science section and it's making the rounds in headlines across the world. We're talking,...