A strange new theory may finally solve the mystery of an “alien megastructure” that has confounded scientists for monthsByAkshat RathiPublishedJanuary 13, 2017
What you were taught about how the moon formed may be completely wrongByJesse Emspak and CommentaryPublishedJanuary 9, 2017
A NASA photo of hundreds of supermassive black holes reveals the sky as we’ve never seen it beforeByAkshat RathiPublishedJanuary 6, 2017
A NASA photo shot straight into the sun reveals how tiny we really areBySelina ChengPublishedJanuary 5, 2017
Astronomers tracked down fast radio bursts to a galaxy 2.5 billion light years awayByJesse Emspak and CommentaryPublishedJanuary 4, 2017
SpaceX says it figured out why its rocket exploded and will fly again within daysByTim FernholzPublishedJanuary 2, 2017
All the astronauts on the International Space Station did the mannequin challengeByTim FernholzPublishedDecember 29, 2016
“Devise your own paths”: The enduring wisdom of Vera Rubin, groundbreaking astronomer and working motherByJenni AvinsPublishedDecember 27, 2016
Europe has launched a new satellite navigation system that will be precise down to a few centimetersByElijah WolfsonPublishedDecember 27, 2016
The first voice transmission from space was Eisenhower wishing peace on Earth from a nuclear missileByTim FernholzPublishedDecember 23, 2016
Scientists think they’ve found a planet with weather so hot, its clouds are vaporized jewelsByKatherine Ellen FoleyPublishedDecember 12, 2016
SpaceX still hasn’t quite figured out what caused its Falcon 9 rocket to explodeByTim FernholzPublishedDecember 10, 2016
Astronomers are relying on amateurs with telescopes to unlock the secrets of the cosmosByBryan GaenslerPublishedDecember 6, 2016
ULA’s build-your-own-rocket-launch tool is mainly designed to beat Elon Musk’s SpaceXByTim FernholzPublishedDecember 3, 2016
An Indian team will launch the fourth private moon mission seeking the Google Lunar XPrizeByTim FernholzPublishedDecember 1, 2016
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