Astronomy
A New 3D Map of the Universe Covers More Than 100 Million Light-Years
The map makes infinity seem comprehensible by depicting the structures of galaxy clusters, dark matter and open patches of lonely space
Spaceships Made of Plastic Could Carry Us to Mars
Plastic is way better than aluminum at blocking cosmic rays
On Venus It Snows Metal
To add to the list of crazy things about space, is this fact: on Venus, it snows metal
Teeny Tiny Rock Fragments Testify That a Meteor Caused the Biggest Impact Event in Recorded History
On June 30, 1908, an enormous explosion in a remote stretch of Siberia flattened and bruned nearly 1,000 square miles of forest, totaling around 80 million trees
Even Astronauts Have Accidents
Peeing in space is way harder than you might think
A Galactic GPS System That’s Now in the Works Could Help Our Descendants Navigate Through the Universe
The International Space Station aims to be testing out an interplanetary GPS system by 2017
This Is an Actual Photo of a Planet in Another Solar System
This is a planet, 300 light years away, as seen through the Very Large Telescope
Lisa Randall’s Guide to the Galaxy
The famed cosmologist unveils her latest theories on the invisible universe, extra dimensions and human consciousness
A Space-Based Telescope for the People Wants Your Support
An asteroid mining company wants your money to put a satellite telescope that you can control into space
How to Convert X-Rays From A Distant Star into Blues, Jazz and Classical Music
A vision-impaired scientist, her coworker, and a composer team up to transform light bursts from stars into rhythms and melodies
The White House And Bill Nye Want You to Come Watch This Huge Asteroid Zip by Earth
The asteroid passes by tomorrow afternoon, and the White House has a pre-game show starting at 2 Eastern
Look Up! Venus, Jupiter and Mercury Conjoin this Evening
Kimberly Arcand and Megan Watzke, authors of "Your Ticket to the Universe," point out a few wonders of the cosmos
So Long, Kepler: NASA’s Crack Exoplanet-Hunter Falls to Mechanical Failure
Kepler has changed our place in the universe, but now the four-year old satellite is down with a broken wheel
A U.S. Spy Agency’s Leftover, Hubble-Sized Satellite Could Be on Its Way to Mars
What do you do with a spare world-class satellite?
You’ll Want to Watch Today’s Solar Eclipse Create a Gorgeous ‘Ring of Fire’
Tune in this evening to watch the Moon eclipse Australia's early-morning Sun
Scientists Just Recorded the Brightest Explosion We’ve Ever Seen
We just saw the longest, brightest, most powerful version of the universe's most massive explosions
Saturn’s Mysterious Hexagon Is a Raging Hurricane
At the heart of Saturn's hexagon, a giant hurricane
Celebrating Nearly a Decade of Richard Branson Almost Sending Us to Space
In 2004, Richard Branson said we'd be in space by 2008. That didn't pan out
Keep An Eye to the Sky: Annual Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend
Late Sunday night and early Monday morning, you may catch the annual Lyrid meteor shower
Has This Week Been Too Much? Scientists Discover Potentially Habitable Exoplanet
Three new potentially habitable exoplanets may be this week's only good news.
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