The solar system: Facts about our cosmic neighborhood By Sarah Wild Take a journey through our solar system.
Astronomers discover South Pole Wall, a gigantic structure stretching 1.4 billion light-years across By Adam Mann Strands in the intergalactic web
Physicists discover new, exotic flavor of tetraquark By Lorenzo Capriotti, Harry Cliff Physicists have discovered a new, exotic kind of tetraquark, made up of four charm quarks. They say it's a major breakthrough.
Why are scientists trying to manufacture organs in space? By Alysson R. Muotri Why are scientists trying to grow organs at the International Space Station? People live on Earth not in zero-gravity. A stem cell expert explains why it is useful to do these experiments in space.
4 mysterious objects spotted in deep space are unlike anything ever seen By Mara Johnson-Groh Astronomers have discovered four faint objects that at radio wavelengths are highly circular and brighter along their edges. And they're unlike any class of astronomical object ever seen before.
SpaceX to launch Starlink and BlackSky satellites into orbit today. Here's how to watch live. By Amy Thompson SpaceX will launch its tenth set of Starlink internet satellites into orbit today (July 8) and you can watch it live online.
Rocket Lab Electron launch fails to reach orbit, 7 satellites lost By Amy Thompson A Rocket Lab Electron booster carrying seven satellites failed to reach orbit during a Fourth of July launch Saturday.
Can energy be sucked out of a black hole? By Daniele Faccio, Marion Cromb Mathematical physicist proposed making 'black hole bombs.'
What color is the sunset on other planets? By Donavyn Coffey It depends on whether the planet's atmosphere is predominantly filled with gas or dust particles.
How to watch the 'Independence Day' lunar eclipse By Laura Geggel The full moon will pass through part of Earth's shadow, leading to a partial penumbral eclipse.
Betelgeuse's weird dimming caused by gigantic starspots By Mike Wall Betelgeuse's weird recent dimming was caused by starspots that temporarily covered at least half of the red supergiant's surface, a new study suggests.
A 'monster' star 2 million times brighter than the sun disappears without a trace By Brandon Specktor A massive star 75 million light-years from Earth vanished from the sky without a trace. Could it have become a black hoel without going supernova?
Scientists spot flash of light from colliding black holes. But how? By Meghan Bartels Black holes aren't supposed to produce flashes of light. But scientists think that last year, they spotted black holes doing just that.
Live Science podcast 'Life's Little Mysteries' 37: Mysterious Mythical Creatures By Live Science Staff Creatures that are inventions of the human imagination have inspired fear and wonder for thousands of years.
Incredible time-lapse video shows 10 years of the sun's history in 6 minutes By Brandon Specktor NASA combined 10 years of solar observations into a single, gorgeous time-lapse video.
NASA names headquarters building for 'hidden figure' Mary Jackson By Robert Z. Pearlman NASA is recognizing one of its "hidden figures" by naming its headquarters in Washington, D.C. after Mary Jackson, the first African American female engineer to work at the space agency.
Strange space signal could come from a 'mystery object' By Rafi Letzter A big black hole gobbled up a mystery object. It emitted no light detectable from Earth. What was it?
China launches final Beidou satellite to complete GPS-like navigation system By Elizabeth Howell It completes a navigation satellite constellation decades in the making.
Nonbinary astronomers need better support from their field, study finds By Chelsea Gohd Gender equality in astronomy doesn't end with the male/female gender binary.
