Space News & Blog Articles

Ready to chase comets? We look at two fuzzy solar system travelers that will keep you on your toes all fall and winter long.

NASA’s next-generation Moon rocket has left the launchpad on the first flight of the Artemis program.

The interstellar pancake named 'Oumuamua might have been a chip off a Pluto-like object in another star system.

A luminous flare provides astronomers with a rare opportunity to measure the mass of an otherwise quiescent black hole at the center of a dwarf galaxy.

The Moon shines in the east with ever-brightening Mars, then it wanes down into the early morning hours to leave the evenings dark for deep-sky observing. Jupiter glares on high. Vega and its binary accompaniments await you in the west.

Scientists have discovered one of the oldest planetary graveyards in the Milky Way: a cool white dwarf "polluted" with rocky debris.

Archival Hubble Space Telescope images taken more than a decade ago have revealed an ancient star in the act of exploding.

During October, Editor in Chief Peter Tyson accompanied 19 adventurous skygazers on a 12-day expedition to Chile — the “astronomy capital of the world” — for a tour of breathtaking landscapes and the magnificent southern sky.

Worlds around red dwarf stars might build an ozone "shield" in response to stellar flares.

Astronomers have connected dozens of neutrinos detected by the IceCube Observatory to a nearby galaxy, M77, aka the Squid Galaxy.

The Moon gets totally eclipsed this week as it walks from Jupiter to Mars, the two brightest evening planets. Saturn is at eastern quadrature, which means an effect is under way for evening telescope users.

The total lunar eclipse of November 8th favors western North America, but the whole continent will enjoy much of the spectacle, provided skies are clear.

The unique vantage point of NASA's Juno spacecraft has revealed a new side to Jupiter's auroras.

Set the alarm and bring plenty of coffee. We've got a total lunar eclipse coming that you don't want to miss.

The largest set of radar data for near-Earth asteroids will help us understand their origins and protect Earth from future impacts.

For most of us, November's switch to standard time means that evening comes early enough to do some casual stargazing before dinnertime. So download or stream our Sky Tour astronomy podcast to find out about this month's lunar eclipse, possible meteor surprises, and much more.

No matter how you look up at the sky — with a telescope, binos, or just your eyes — you're a cosmic explorer.

NASA's Mars Insight lander and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have witnessed two fresh new planet-probing impacts.

The Summer Triangle Effect, a double shadow on Jupiter, the waxing Moon photobombing the solar system's two giants, an Algol dip — plan your skywatching week.

A team of planetary scientists has reprocessed Apollo-era seismic data to meet modern forms, ensuring that these precious measurements remain usable for the next generation.

A team of astronomers claims to have measured the lightest neutron star, but others say extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.