Moon has way (way) more craters than we thought By Patrick Pester Scientists found over 109,000 previously unidentified impact craters on the moon using artificial intelligence and data from China's lunar orbiters, creating the largest crater database of its kind.
Scientists think they've spotted the farthest galaxy in the universe By Chelsea Gohd Astronomers have peered out into the vast expanse and spotted what they think is the farthest (and oldest) galaxy ever observed.
What was the Star of Bethlehem? By All About Space magazine According to the New Testament, the Star of Bethlehem led the three wise men to Jesus' birth. Here are a few theories about what the star really was.
Could the Christmas Star visible tonight actually be the Star of Bethlehem? By Rafi Letzter Did the biblical "Star of Bethlehem" come back in 2020? It wouldn't be crazy to think so. But it's not the only possibility.
How to watch tonight's 'great conjunction' of Jupiter and Saturn By Jeanna Bryner Here's how to catch the great conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, something that hasn't happened this spectacularly in nearly 800 years.
Red Bull skydivers recreate mysterious Marfa lights for winter solstice 2020 By Elizabeth Howell An epic nighttime skydive saw Red Bull Air Force's Amy Chmelecki and teammates don pyrotechnics to highlight – literally – the importance of astronomy and dark skies in a rural region of Texas.
Gargantuan chunk of 'cosmic web' discovered. It's 50 million light-years long. By Brandon Specktor Astronomers discover one of the longest filaments of the cosmic web. And it may help solve the puzzle of the universe's missing matter.
Alien hunters detect mystery signal coming from the closest star system By Rafi Letzter Astronomers hunting for radio signals from alien civilizations have reportedly detected an "intriguing signal" from the direction of Proxima Centauri, the nearest star system to the sun.
Our galaxy's supermassive black hole is closer to Earth than we thought By Diane Lincoln The supermassive black hole hiding in the center of our galaxy is much closer to Earth, about 2,000 light-years closer, than scientists thought.
SpaceX launches classified US spy satellite, sticks rocket landing to cap record year By Amy Thompson
China is opening the world's largest radio telescope up to international scientists By Chelsea Gohd Following the collapse of the historic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, China has opened the biggest radio telescope in the world up to international scientists.
The Milky Way is probably full of dead civilizations By Rafi Letzter If there are other intelligent civilizations in the Milky Way, they are probably much closer than we are to the galactic center, and fairly young.
Scientists think they've detected radio emissions from an alien world By Meghan Bartels Scientists may have detected radio emissions from a planet orbiting a star beyond our sun for the first time.
Angel, devil and blood-red heart appear at Martian south pole By Brandon Specktor It's summer in Mars' southern hemisphere, and strange structures are crawling out of the ice.
See the moon's shadow on Earth from the 2020 total solar eclipse in these stunning satellite views By Samantha Mathewson Skywatchers in southern South America were treated to a total solar eclipse on Monday (Dec. 14), and a weather satellite captured stunning views of the event from space.
China's Chang'e 5 capsule lands on Earth with the 1st new moon samples in 44 years By Mike Wall China's Chang'e 5 moon sample-return capsule landed in Inner Mongolia on Wednesday (Dec. 16), returning lunar rocks for the first time since 1976.
Two strange blobs of X-ray energy are swirling out of the galaxy's center By Brandon Specktor The eROSITA X-ray telescope just revealed two strange bubbles of X-ray energy, sitting smack-dab inside the Fermi Bubbles.
China's Chang'e 5 moon lander is no more after successfully snagging lunar rocks By Andrew Jones China's Chang'e 5 lander touched down on the moon and collected the first lunar samples in nearly 50 years, but now the lights have gone out.
Physicists attempt to unify all forces of nature and rectify Einstein's biggest failure By Paul Sutter Einstein's failed dream could ultimately become his ultimate triumph, as a small group of theoretical physicists rework his old ideas to explain the most pressing issues of modern science.
Physicists give Schrodinger's cat a cheshire grin By Mike McRae Physicists have shown how a particle might show its face in a corner of an experiment without needing its body anywhere in sight, like a grin without a cat.
