space
Latest about space
See Earth's atmosphere glow gold in gorgeous photo taken from the International Space Station
By Samantha Mathewson published
A new photo taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station reveals a golden glow surrounding our planet in a phenomenon known as airglow.
What's the longest solar eclipse in history? (And how does the April 2024 total eclipse compare?)
By Jamie Carter published
The exact same celestial geometry that will cause a total solar eclipse in North America on April 8 will produce the longest one ever, but not for another 162 years.
Are they exomoons or not? Scientists debate existence of 1st moons seen beyond our solar system
By Robert Lea published
Team "pro-exomoon" is back to defend the discovery of the first and only exomoons potentially seen by humanity.
Dark matter could be gently wobbling space-time around us — and scientists may finally know how to detect it
By Andrey Feldman published
A new paper suggests we may finally be able to uncover the identity of dark matter using the same technology that detects ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves.
Japan's 'Moon Sniper' resurrected nearly 9 days after losing power, thanks to solar charge
By Kiley Price published
The lunar lander's solar panels are now generating power, Japan's space agency says.
You can pay to have your ashes buried on the moon. Should you?
By Carol Oliver published
The ill-fated Peregrine lander was carrying human ashes that would have marked the first private burial on the moon. But is sending your mortal remains to the moon legal, or ethical?
Scientists may finally know where the biggest, oldest black holes in the universe came from
By Paul Sutter published
The presence of supermassive black holes in the earliest epochs of the universe has scientists stumped — but repeated explosions from tiny black holes may offer an explanation.
Right again, Einstein: New snapshot of 1st black hole to be photographed confirms relativity
By Kiley Price published
The new black hole image offers further confirmation for Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity.
How NASA correctly predicted that a tiny asteroid would burn up over Germany, hours before it happened
By Mike Wall published
Astronomers detected a small asteroid zooming toward Earth's atmosphere on Jan. 21, correctly predicting it would explode over Germany within hours. Here's how they did it.
Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter now
Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.