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Witch's head to God's eye: 12 of the spookiest objects in the universeA shrieking skull, a cackling witch, a ghostly hand and other cosmic illusions haunt our skies. Which do you think is the spookiest object in the universe?
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Voyager 1 loses contact with NASA, turns on retro transmitter not used since 1981NASA lost contact with the interstellar Voyager 1 spacecraft for nearly a week after a technical glitch shut off the probe's main transmitter. Using Voyager's weaker backup transmitter, engineers are assessing the problem from 15 billion miles away.
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James Webb telescope finds 1st possible 'failed stars' beyond the Milky Way — and they could reveal new secrets of the early universeThe James Webb Space Telescope may have found dozens of elusive brown dwarfs — strange objects larger than planets but smaller than stars — beyond the Milky Way for the first time ever.
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'Severe' solar storm that hit Earth Thursday could be 'global phenomenon' with auroras as far south as CaliforniaA powerful solar outburst hit Earth Thursday, triggering a "severe" geomagnetic storm. Auroras could be visible as far south as California and Alabama, NOAA predicts.
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32 things on Mars that look like they shouldn't be thereThe more scientists study the Red Planet, the more they find unusual objects and patterns scattered across Mars' surface. Here are some of the most baffling.
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'Ring of fire' solar eclipse blazes over Easter Island in incredible new imageOn Oct. 2, a partial "ring of fire" solar eclipse was visible from the remote island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, where around 1,000 stone moai statues stand. You can see the whole celestial event play out in this incredible composite image.
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Watch live: A 'ring of fire' solar eclipse has begun over Easter IslandThe Oct. 2 partial solar eclipse, known as an annular or "ring of fire" eclipse, is about to begin over Easter Island and South America. Watch it for free right here.
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32 alien planets that really existBeyond our solar system, countless alien worlds of lava, ice, water and noxious gas swirl through the cosmos. Here are some of the strangest exoplanets that scientists have discovered so far.
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Can you see Earth's new 'minimoon' with the naked eye?On Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "minimoon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet for 57 days, but is too small to be visible to amateur skywatchers.
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Auroras may paint the northern US tonight as Earth reels from 'strong' G3 geomagnetic stormVibrant auroras could be visible as far south as Oregon and Pennsylvania tonight as Earth reels from a "strong" G3-class geomagnetic storm. However, the nearly full Harvest Moon may complicate viewing opportunities.
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'Space trash' will lead us to intelligent aliens, Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb saysThe long-sought evidence of alien life could be lurking in Earth's oceans, says Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb. Here is his plan to find it.
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What??? James Webb telescope finds giant question mark in spaceAstronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a pair of distant galaxies being twisted into a cosmic question mark thanks to a rare form of gravitational lensing.
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Watch Live: Boeing Starliner is about to return to Earth without its crewBoeing's Starliner spacecraft will return to Earth today after undocking from the International Space Station without its crew. A livestream of the mission begins at 5:45 p.m. ET.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket grounded for 2nd time in 2 months following explosive landing failureThe U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has grounded SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket for the second time in as many months following a routine landing that ended in flames on Wednesday (Aug. 28).
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See the moment the blue supermoon 'gobbled up' Saturn in epic astrophotography imageOvernight on Aug. 20-21, the full 'Sturgeon Supermoon' briefly occulted, or passed in front of, Saturn, snuffing the ringed planet's light from the sky. An epic new astrophotography image captures the entire spectacle from start to finish.
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Auroras headed to the US again in aftermath of gargantuan 'X-class' solar flare
Auroras may once again be visible in northern parts of the U.S. this weekend as Earth braces for impact from a powerful coronal mass ejection.
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Perseid meteor shower rains 'shooting stars' over Stonehenge in glorious astrophotography imageA UK-based astrophotographer captured this stunning composite image of the Perseid meteor shower raining "shooting stars" over Stonehenge.
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'Severe' G4 geomagnetic storm strikes Earth, making widespread auroras likelyEarth was hit by a "severe" G4-class geomagnetic storm on Monday morning, increasing the chances of auroras in the northern U.S. tonight.
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NASA shuts down down asteroid-hunting NEOWISE telescope as the sun drags it to its doomNASA's asteroid-hunting NEOWISE space telescope will soon plunge into Earth's atmosphere and burn to bits. Here's a look back at its epic mission that defied all expectations.
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Researchers want to build 'streetlights' on the moon — and they'd be taller than the Statue of LibertyA private company has received funding from the U.S. government to build the first-ever "streetlights" on the moon — towering, Statue of Liberty-sized structures that could withstand the brutal lunar night.
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Auroras expected tonight and through the weekend as US braces from 'cannibal' solar eruptionA chain of solar outbursts, including a "cannibal" coronal mass ejection that slammed Earth on Tuesday, will bring lovely auroras to parts of the northern US and most of Canada this weekend. Here's where to look.
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Space photo of the week: Warped 'penguin galaxy' spotted by JWST is waddling toward certain doomTo mark its second anniversary of operations, James Webb Space Telescope scientists share a stunning view of the Penguin and Egg galaxies as they slowly collide.
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Newly discovered asteroid larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza will zoom between Earth and the moon on SaturdayOn Saturday (June 29), an asteroid larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza will fly past Earth at about three-quarters the distance from Earth to the moon. The asteroid, named 2024 MK, poses no risk to our planet.
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Space junk: How broken satellites are creating a garbage crisis in the skyThousands of pieces of space debris, also known as space junk, are orbiting Earth, with tons more added each year. This orbital debris poses a significant threat to satellites, spacecraft, astronauts — and increasingly humans on Earth.
