See Venus swing by the crescent moon Monday morning By Joe Rao The moon and Venus will form a triangle with the Beehive star cluster in the predawn sky on Monday (Sept. 14).
Laika and her crew: 'Space Dogs' documentary explores Moscow through a stray's eyes By Mike Wall A new film channels the spirit and traces the lineage of Laika, the first creature ever to orbit Earth.
Physicists who disproved '5th force' win $3 million 'Breakthrough' prize By Rafi Letzter Three physicists won a $3 million Breakthrough prize for a series of experiments that began using cheap equipment on a tabletop in Seattle and ended up hunting dark matter.
Mind-blowing Andromeda galaxy and 'Cosmic Inferno' earn space photo contest's top prizes By Mindy Weisberger An international contest for space photography awarded its top prize to the photographer who captured a unique view of the Andromeda galaxy.
Alien-hunting telescope suffered 'no damage to electronics' during mysterious midnight disaster By Brandon Specktor Mysterious midnight disaster spared critical electronics in iconic alien-hunting telescope called the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.
Pioneering gravity research snags $3 million physics Breakthrough Prize By Mike Wall A team of physicists just snagged $3 million for testing the law of gravity like never before.
Interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua could actually be a cosmic dust bunny By Chelsea Gohd A new theory has emerged that the cigar-shaped space rock 'Oumuamua might actually be a dust bunny.
Dark matter hunter who found unexpected, giant 'Fermi bubbles' wins $100,000 physics prize By Rafi Letzter Tracy Slatyer, known for hunting dark matter in our galaxy and discovering evidence of an ancient Milky Way explosion, has won a $100,000 prize funded by tech billionaires.
3,200-megapixel camera of the future Vera Rubin Observatory snaps record-breaking 1st photos By Mike Wall The imaging sensors for the future Vera C. Rubin Observatory have taken their record-breaking first photos.
China's reusable experimental spacecraft returns to Earth after two-day mystery mission By Elizabeth Howell A Chinese reusable experimental spacecraft has safely landed after two days in orbit, according to state media, and may have deployed a satellite during its mysterious, brief journey in space.
Stunning new sun images show our star's popcorn-like magnetic field structure By Meghan Bartels A spectacular new set of images of our sun shows its popcorn-like magnetic field structure in all its glory.
New quantum paradox throws the foundations of observed reality into question By Eric Cavalcanti Physicists have found a new paradox in quantum mechanics that throws doubt on some common-sense ideas about physical reality.
The moon is rusty, and it’s likely Earth's fault By Yasemin Saplakoglu The moon is turning ever so slightly red, and it's likely Earth's fault.
Rarest planet in the universe may be lurking in Orion's nose By Brandon Specktor A rare look at a three-star solar system reveals wobbly disks of dust that may host a young, three-sunned planet.
Largest black hole collision ever detected By Rafi Letzter Two large black holes crashed together and formed a massive new one — the largest of its kind ever detected, so large that physicists weren't sure it could exist at all.
Vintage NASA satellite falls to Earth, meets fiery doom after 56 years in space By Meghan Bartels A long-retired NASA satellite burned up in Earth's atmosphere over the weekend, the agency has confirmed.
The sun may have a long-lost twin By Rafi Letzter There's a strange sphere of mass at the outer reaches of solar space. Did another star help put it there?
US spy satellite launch delayed a week after abort in final seconds By Tariq Malik A U.S. spy satellite launch on a Delta IV Heavy rocket was delayed a week after a last-minute abort Saturday (Aug. 29).
How long is a galactic year? By Grant Currin Just as Earth orbits the sun, our sun orbits the galaxy.
Black hole 'hair' could be detected using ripples in space-time By Paul Sutter Hair may record the information swallowed by the gravitational monsters.
