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An artist's conception of the distant black hole LID-568.
This black hole just did something theoretically impossible
A conception of a neutron star.
Scientists just found a mind-boggling object in deep space
Earth and the moon as viewed by the European Space Agency's Hera mission.
Spacecraft watches lonely Earth and moon fade into the distance

Space

An artist's rendering of Voyager 1 against a starry background
NASA's Voyager finally phoned home with a device unused since 1981
NASA reveals new moon landing sites. They're dark and uncharted.
Scientists propose a bold new reason for Betelgeuse's volatile behavior
One of humanity's best telescopes snapped a stunning image of deep space
The most fascinating star in our sky inches closer to exploding
A diagonally split image of the star Vega showing Hubble's view in the top left and Webb's view in the bottom right Webb telescope finds hot young star Vega is actually quite lonely
Galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207 on the verge of merging. Webb and Hubble telescopes provide a preview to galactic cannibalism
Asteroid 2015 TB145, which looks similar to a skull, once passed within 302,000 miles of Earth. The creepiest skulls ever seen in space
A jet shooting out of a Centaurus A's black hole accretion disk A NASA telescope reveals a giant black hole jet like never before
The Perseverance rover peering onto the Martian landscape. NASA rover climbs daunting slope, views its remarkable Mars adventure

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Discounted Celestron telescopes overlayed on a background of stars and galaxy
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Screenshot from The Roman Space Observer Game
NASA has released an retro arcade game about the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope
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News

R Aquarii blasting stellar material into space NASA captures star duo spraying plasma a quarter-trillion miles
Cryoconites on a glacier on Earth NASA just found places where microbial Martians might be able to thrive
A conception of the Europa Clipper spacecraft flying by the Jovian moon, Europa, with dominant Jupiter in the distance. Huge NASA spacecraft is flying to a perilous part of the solar system
TRAPPIST-1 star system planets orbiting red dwarf star Scientists look for alien technology from the TRAPPIST planets
A conception of astronauts working on the moon's surface. NASA's new moon suits are revealed. They must resist -334 F temperatures.
A conception of NASA's Europa Clipper approaching the ice-covered world, Europa. SpaceX just launched a huge NASA craft. It's headed to an ocean world.
A large metal structure holds up the Space X Starship against a blue sky. SpaceX's successful Starship flight grabbed by giant mech arms
Jupiter's moon Io NASA thinks it found a moon light-years away spewing gas
An artist's conception of NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft flying above the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. NASA video shows spacecraft's wild ride around ocean world
A conception of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter flying above Mars. NASA spacecraft flies over gullies on Mars. They could host pools.

More Space

Webb telescope spots extremely bright objects. They shouldn't be there.
By Mark Kaufman
An artist's depiction shows how a quasar, which is the extremely bright core of a galaxy, unleashes torrents of energy from its central black hole.
The sun will be really 'stormy' for the next year, NASA says
By Mark Kaufman
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory snapped this view of a powerful solar flare in October 2024.
Webb telescope just snapped view of a distant world before it disappears
By Mark Kaufman
A NASA conception of a gas exoplanet orbiting a star in another solar system.
En route to an asteroid, spacecraft snaps ghostly views of Earth
By Mark Kaufman
An artist's conception of the European Space Agency's Hera craft traveling through the solar system.
Webb telescope finds first clear evidence of a 'steam world'
By Elisha Sauers
Imagining a steam world
SpaceX plans to launch this space station. It looks futuristic.
By Mark Kaufman
A conception of a person floating aboard the Haven-1 space station capsule.
NASA just found unexpected loads of water ice on the moon
By Mark Kaufman
A NASA conception of future astronauts working on the lunar surface.
Past life on Mars? Here's what new NASA evidence points to.
By Elisha Sauers
Curiosity viewing the Martian landscape
Astronomers just found a galaxy way too advanced for its time
By Elisha Sauers
Galaxy forming in the early universe
Imagine 3 stars orbiting each other every 4 weeks. It's real.
By Elisha Sauers
stars orbiting each other
NASA releases photo of ocean world. It shows why NASA's going there.
By Mark Kaufman
A view of the icy, cracked surface of Jupiter's moon Europa.
NASA shut off a Voyager instrument. Only these 4 remain.
By Mark Kaufman
An artist's conception of a Voyager craft journeying through deep space.
How to view the Northern Lights in the U.S. this weekend
By Amanda Yeo
The Northern Lights are seen above the Columbia River Gorge from Chanticleer Point Lookout in the early morning hours of May 11, 2024 in Latourell, Oregon.
NASA spacecraft has roamed billions of miles — but hasn't reached the 'edge'
By Elisha Sauers
New Horizons flying by Kuiper Belt object
Webb telescope zooms in on solar system object shooting jets into space
By Mark Kaufman
An artist's conception of Centaur 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 outgassing material into space.
This nearby dwarf planet's ice may be left over from a dirty ocean
By Elisha Sauers
dwarf planet Ceres
Webb telescope snaps view of an exploded star. It's an invaluable find.
By Mark Kaufman
An artist's illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope observing the cosmos 1 million miles from Earth.
Barnard's star tricked scientists before: why this planet is real.
By Elisha Sauers
Detecting exoplanets around Barnard's star
NASA astronaut snaps footage of glorious comet flying through space
By Mark Kaufman
The International Space Station viewed from a SpaceX Dragon craft.
Black hole shot a beam through space. NASA snapped stunning footage.
By Mark Kaufman
A 3,000-light-year-long jet of plasma shooting out from galaxy M87's supermassive black hole.
We could nuke an incoming asteroid. Scientists just proved it.
By Mark Kaufman
The imposing asteroid Eros, captured by NASA’s Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous mission in 2000.
Is there any hope for Earth after the sun dies? A glimmer.
By Elisha Sauers
Astronomers studying a dying star like the sun
Webb telescope finds a 'weird' galaxy with something brighter than stars
By Elisha Sauers
An illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope
Mars rover spots strange rock that's got NASA 'excited'
By Elisha Sauers
Mars rover Perseverance scoping out Freya Castle rock
Earth only has one moon. Next week that won't be true.
By Elisha Sauers
Displaying Earth and moon
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