Scorching alien planet takes seasons to an extreme By Meghan Bartels published 18 January 22 Scientists have gotten a close look at an extreme case of seasons, thanks to a retired NASA telescope.
Comet Leonard puts on a final, spectacular display with ion tail in solar wind By Meghan Bartels published 6 January 22 Comet Leonard is falling out of view, but not without putting on one last show.
This doomed alien planet has a year that lasts just 16 hours — and it's getting faster By Meghan Bartels published 30 November 21 Astronomers spotted a new gas giant with the shortest known orbit. The world takes just 16 hours to circle its star — but someday, the dance may come to an abrupt end.
If an asteroid really threatened the Earth, what would a planetary defense mission look like? By Meghan Bartels published 16 November 21 Someday, tucked away gathering dust in a nondescript warehouse, there will perhaps be a spacecraft waiting to be called to the launch pad, even as its builders pray it never flies.
Space debris forces astronauts on space station to take shelter in return ships By Meghan Bartels published 15 November 21 Seven astronauts were forced to take shelter due to flying space debris.
'Cannibal CME' sun storm marks rise of new solar cycle in space weather By Meghan Bartels published 8 November 21 The sun is waking up — and making sure we all know it.
Jupiter hit by another space rock in rare views captured by Japanese skywatchers By Meghan Bartels published 22 October 21 It's tough to be the biggest planet in the solar system, and this fall Jupiter is taking a beating.
Strange solar system object is part-asteroid, part-comet By Meghan Bartels published 8 October 21 Scientists have identified a rare solar system object with traits of both an asteroid and a comet.
Climate change is making Earth dimmer By Meghan Bartels published 3 October 21 Earth is reflecting less light as its climate continues to change, new research suggests.
Brilliant dashcam fireball videos help scientists find 3 meteorites in Slovenia By Meghan Bartels published 27 September 21 Brilliant dashcam fireball videos help scientists find 3 meteorites in Slovenia
Congress to NASA: What comes after the International Space Station? By Meghan Bartels published 26 September 21
Our Milky Way galaxy isn't very well mixed, study suggests By Meghan Bartels published 12 September 21 Our galaxy isn't as thoroughly mixed as scientists sometimes assume, according to a new study.
The 'megacomet' Bernardinelli-Bernstein is the find of a decade. Here's the discovery explained. By Meghan Bartels published 12 September 21 The scientists that found Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein are an unlikely pair.
Venus and a newly discovered comet will cross paths in December. Will sparks fly? By Meghan Bartels published 26 August 21 Venus is Earth's twisted twin in so many ways, what about on the skywatching front?
NASA halts human moon lander work with SpaceX amid Blue Origin lawsuit By Meghan Bartels published 21 August 21 NASA must again stop work on its human moon lander partnership with SpaceX due to a Blue Origin lawsuit, further risking the agency's tight timeline to return astronauts to the moon.
Chinese astronomers eye Tibetan Plateau site for observatory project By Meghan Bartels published 19 August 21 Chinese astronomers hope to establish a major observatory program on the roof of the world, the Tibetan Plateau, with new research arguing for pristine observing conditions nestled in the uplands.
Black holes could give away their size by their 'messy eating' By Meghan Bartels published 15 August 21 Astronomers think they have established a new way to calculate the size of supermassive black holes: by studying the feeding patterns of these invisible giants.
Scientists fine-tune odds of asteroid Bennu hitting Earth By Meghan Bartels published 12 August 21 If the possibility of an asteroid called Bennu slamming into Earth a lifetime from now was keeping you up at night, NASA scientists think you can rest a little easier.
NASA sun spacecraft whizzes through 9th solar flyby By Meghan Bartels published 11 August 21 NASA's sun-grazing spacecraft is making its ninth daring dive past our neighborhood star in a continuing quest to puzzle out secrets of how the sun works.
Astronaut watches Russian space station module fall from space in fiery demise (photos) By Meghan Bartels published 28 July 21 On Monday (July 26), astronauts said goodbye to a cornerstone of the International Space Station and captured stunning images of the compartment burning up in Earth's atmosphere.
'Mercury 13' pilot Wally Funk will carry 60 years of history to space on Blue Origin flight By Meghan Bartels published 20 July 21 When Amazon founder Jeff Bezos offered her a seat on the first crewed flight of his space tourism enterprise Blue Origin, it was an invitation aviator Wally Funk had waited six decades to receive.
Scientists catch 1st glimpse of a black hole swallowing a neutron star By Meghan Bartels published 30 June 21 After more than four years of exploring a menagerie of cosmic happenings through gravitational waves, scientists have finally spotted the third expected variety of collision — twice.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity nails 8th flight on the Red Planet By Meghan Bartels published 23 June 21 NASA's experimental Mars helicopter has now flown eight times on the Red Planet, traveling farther than scientists hoped would be possible.
Jeff Bezos will fly on Blue Origin's 1st crewed flight By Meghan Bartels published 7 June 21 The Amazon.com and Blue Origin founder announced on Instagram that he and his brother would fly on the New Shepard vehicle's first crewed flight, scheduled for July 20.
Weird nearby gamma-ray burst defies expectations By Meghan Bartels published 4 June 21 A team of scientists has gotten their best look yet at a gamma-ray burst, the most dramatic type of explosion in the universe.
