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Poll: Climate Change, Global Leadership Should Be Top Priorities for U.S. Space Program
A majority of Americans in a new national survey expressed support for a vision of space exploration largely at odds with the federal government’s present plans
Surprise! Jupiter’s Lightning Looks a Lot Like Earth’s
Data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveals thunderbolts around the giant planet’s stormy poles
Pluto Has Dunes, but They’re Not Made of Sand
Images from NASA’s New Horizons probe reveal mysterious mounds made of frozen methane or nitrogen
Pioneering NASA Astronaut Don Peterson Dies at 84
In 1983, Peterson performed the first spacewalk from a space shuttle
Manhattanhenge: What It Is, and How to See It
The New York City phenomenon takes place Tuesday and Wednesday, and again in July
What Made Saturn’s Ravioli-Shaped Moons?
New research suggests collisions between moonlets created the oddly-formed objects
Earth's Ozone Layer Is under Attack--Again
Despite a long-standing international ban, ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons are surging back into Earth’s atmosphere from unknown sources
NASA Will Send a Helicopter to Mars in 2020
The autonomous rotorcraft will fly to the Red Planet with the Mars 2020 rover
Building Sails for Interstellar Probes Will Be Tough, but Not Impossible
A new study validates the feasibility of constructing gossamer-thin light sails for propelling spacecraft to other stars
Mineral Found in Lunar Meteorite Hints at Hidden Moon Water
Moganite within a moon rock found in northwest Africa suggests a treasure trove of ice in the lunar subsurface
New NASA Chief Jim Bridenstine Faces "Uphill Climb" after Contentious Confirmation
Partisanship and his past statements about climate change could hinder Bridenstine’s leadership of the space agency
What’s Next for TESS, NASA’s New Exoplanet Hunter?
The spacecraft is headed to its science orbit and prepping to discover thousands of alien worlds
Diamonds in Meteorite May Come from a Lost Planet
Formed at high temperatures and pressures, the gems trace extreme events from the dawn of our solar system
Chinese Space Station Tiangong 1 Falls to Earth
The space station disintegrated in the atmosphere over the South Pacific
Chinese Space Station Could Crash to Earth on Easter Weekend
The tumbling spacecraft’s uncontrolled reentry could resemble that of NASA’s Skylab station from 1979
European Space Agency Picks Exoplanet-Studying Spacecraft for 2028 Launch
The ARIEL mission will peer into the atmospheres of thousands of exoplanets to learn more about their formation and evolution
Stephen Hawking to Be Interred in Westminster Abbey
The late physicist’s ashes will share a final resting place with the remains of Newton, Darwin and other historic figures
'Oumuamua, First-Known Interstellar Visitor, Likely Born from 2 Stars
The mysterious object may have formed in a binary star system, new research suggests
Quantum Physicists Double the "Bandwidth" of the Universe
New research suggests a single quantum particle can be used for simultaneous two-way communication
You Are Here: Earth Shines in Image from Kepler Spacecraft
Last December, the planet-hunting mission viewed our planet from 94 million miles away
Should We Open Some Sealed Moon Samples?
Now might be the best time to study unexamined caches of lunar material from the Apollo missions
Astronomers Glimpse Signposts of Universe’s First Stars
A simple signal confirms the existence of stars just 180 million years after the big bang, and reveals new hints about the nature of dark matter
Superflare Wallops Nearest Exoplanet, Proxima b
Such flares dim hopes for life on the Earth-mass world
Astronomers Spot Most Distant Supernova Ever Seen
Light from the powerful cosmic explosion took 10.5 billion years to reach Earth