Space
Come along with us as we explore outer space, including everything from NASA to astronomy to aliens.
It’s incredibly unlikely. But what if?
That chalky space ice cream you got at the gift shop? It is a crumbly con.
He also digs into Galileo, icy moons, and the relationship between science and religion.
The Apollo 11 moon landing changed our understanding of the solar system.
We’ve sent people to space for decades — but we’re only beginning to learn what that means for human health.
The Apollo 11 lunar lander’s computer almost faltered — but her great code saved it.
If NASA’s going to pull this one off, it needs to get through an enormous to-do list.
If we collect more moon rocks, we could unlock secrets about the Earth, the moon, and the solar system.
What 50-year-old dirty diapers can teach us about the potential origins of life on Earth.
Just after 4:30 pm Eastern on Tuesday, you can watch the moon blot out the sun in South America.
A few hours before sunset, the moon will block out the sun in South America. You can watch the glorious phenomenon online.
“We can’t go back in time on Earth to learn lessons about the chemistry that led to life. ... But we can go to Titan.”
An almost-serious investigation into the money behind the moon hoax theory.
The beautiful yearly cycle of seasons, as seen from space.
Hacking and election interference were just the start.
The planet is like a mini solar system inside our own. At opposition, it shines extra bright.
NASA is working on a hasty 2024 moon mission. Trump now says the moon is so 50 years ago.
The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this weekend.
Watch comet debris burn up in the night sky.
Think on this: The light at the center of the black hole picture has been forever removed from the observable universe.
Humanity has never seen a black hole. Today, that changed.
“We exposed part of the universe we thought was invisible before.”
NASA’s Curiosity rover saw two solar eclipses on Mars in March.
Finally, next week, we may get to see one up close for the first time.
A spacewalk is still scheduled for Friday. Due to a spacesuit sizing issue, a man will go instead of a woman.
The full moon will be a bit bigger and brighter than usual tonight. Go outside!
An engineer explains what it would take to pulverize an asteroid.
RIP Opportunity, the little rover that could.
Harvard scientists recently speculated it could be an alien spaceship. It’s a fun thought, though extremely unlikely.
The US won’t be happy about this.
The New Horizons spacecraft sent back a photo of a very distant snowman-shaped object a billion miles past Pluto.
New Horizons will fly by a rock a billion miles past Pluto on New Year’s Day.
For the past two years, the spacecraft has been taking photos of Jupiter. Here are the best shots.
How — and where — to spot comet Wirtanen as it comes within 7.1 million miles of the Earth.
Fragments from the asteroid 3200 Phaethon will burn brightly in the sky.
How the asteroid 3200 Phaethon creates the dazzling Geminid meteor shower.
Listen to the wind on Mars, as heard by NASA’s InSight lander.
How to recognize a potential alien language, in two steps.
NASA landed on Mars for the first time since 2012.
The science buried under the pseudoscience.