Perseverance rover snaps stunning images of Mars after communications blackout By Mike Wall published 28 October 21 NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has emerged from its first "solar conjunction" blackout and gotten back to work on the Red Planet.
Does this 'Godzilla' nebula really look like a space lizard? By Stephanie Pappas published 28 October 21 What do you see in the photo?
What are cosmic rays? By Paul Sutter published 27 October 21 Cosmic rays are tiny subatomic particles racing through the universe at nearly the speed of light — and they're not so nice.
What is a singularity? By Paul Sutter published 27 October 21 There are places in the universe where our laws of physics simply break down. These are called singularities.
1st exoplanet outside the Milky Way possibly discovered By Chelsea Gohd published 26 October 21 For the first time in history, scientists may have discovered a planet in another galaxy.
Sorry folks: 'Alien' signal from Proxima Centauri was likely just a broken computer on Earth By Brandon Specktor published 26 October 21 An unusual signal from the direction of Proxima Centauri previously thought to be possible alien technology was actually just broken Earth technology, a new study suggests.
China just test-fired a massive solid-fueled rocket By Andrew Jones published 25 October 21 China has test fired a huge new solid rocket motor, creating more propulsion options for the country’s growing space activities.
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.
Weird stellar remnant may be from one of the first stars in the universe By Harry Baker published 22 October 21 Astronomers recently identified an unusual star that most likely formed from the hypernova remains of one of the universe's first stars.
Earth may be trapped inside a giant magnetic tunnel By Ben Turner published 22 October 21 Scientists made the startling discovery by plugging radio wave observations into a brand-new computer model.
Failed Russian spy satellite falls to Earth in brilliant fireball (video) By Mike Wall published 21 October 21 A failed Russian spy satellite crashed back to Earth early Wednesday morning (Oct. 20), burning up in a brilliant fireball spotted by many observers in the American Midwest.
Scientists create most detailed map of Uranus' mysterious auroras By Tereza Pultarova published 20 October 21
How to see October's full Hunter's Moon (and the Orionids) tonight By Laura Geggel published 19 October 21 October's full moon and the peak of the Orionid meteor shower are happening on the same day this week.
NASA launches robotic archaeologist Lucy on ambitious mission to Trojan asteroids By Amy Thompson published 18 October 21 NASA's newest asteroid probe, named Lucy, successfully launched on 12-year mission to visit 8 asteroids early Saturday (Oct. 16).
Astronomers spot dark matter creating eerie clones of a distant galaxy By Ben Turner published 18 October 21 It took more than eight years for the scientists to explain the bizarre finding.
Researcher want to 'slice and dice' deadly asteroids with rocket-powered bombs, new paper says By Brandon Specktor published 16 October 21 Physicists propose a new plan to "slice and dice" incoming asteroids that could save Earth from a deadly calamity.
Meteorite crash-lands in woman's bed in Canada By Mindy Weisberger published 14 October 21 A meteorite that landed in British Columbia crashed through a roof and narrowly missed hitting a woman who was asleep in her bed at the time.
'Powerful auroras' on alien planets may be sending strange radio signals toward Earth By Brandon Specktor published 14 October 21 Astronomers say strange radio signals around old, inactive stars may be the shimmering auroras of four alien worlds.
Stunning supernova remnant looks like Pac-Man gulping down stars By Harry Baker published 14 October 21 NASA has released a picture of a Pac-Man-shaped supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy that was recently captured by the Hubble telescope.
Astra knows what caused its rocket launch failure in August and will try again soon By Mike Wall published 14 October 21 We now know what caused that memorable power slide during Astra's most recent launch.
