Outer Space
Hubble Space Telescope Spots Largest Comet Ever Discovered
The icy object is larger than the state of Rhode Island and weighs an estimated 500 trillion tons
These Space Scientists Want to Update Earth's Message to Extraterrestrials
The broadcast builds on the 1974 Arecibo message and portrays information about science, math and human life
Hubble Telescope Spots the Most Distant Star Ever Detected in Outer Space
The star, nicknamed Earendel, is 28 billion light-years from Earth
Apollo 11 Moon Dust Samples Go Up for Auction Against NASA's Wishes
Auction house Bonhams is expecting around $1 million
Pluto's Hidden Ice Volcanoes Hint at the Possibility of Life
The discovery suggests the dwarf planet may be harboring a subsurface liquid ocean
Mercury's Cratered Crust May Hold Glittering Gemstones
Fragments of a graphite shell from the planet's past and a series of violent meteorite impacts may have combined to form sparkling diamonds
Genetically Modified Lettuce May One Day Help Space Travelers Fight Bone Loss
The vegetable could provide fresh leafy greens to astronauts' diet while providing a new way to transport and consume medications in the cosmos
Citizen Scientist Captures Glimpse of Jupiter's Moons, Io and Europa, Using Juno Space Probe Data
The natural satellites are seen in the distant background of the gas giant's portrait
Russian Cosmonauts Board Space Station Wearing Blue and Yellow
Roscosmos denies color choice was a show of support for Ukraine
This Important Geophysical Robot on Mars May Die Soon
The InSight observatory has a seismometer and a heat probe, which have enabled it to gather data on rock layers below the planet's soil
How Sanctions on Russia Affect International Space Programs
Roscosmos is severing ties with global partners in response to restrictions
Scientists Will Study the Effects of Microgravity on Skin at the International Space Station
The experiment, using engineered skin samples, could lead to better skin care products
Europe's Mars Rover Unlikely to Launch in 2022 Due to Russian Invasion
The robot designed to search for traces of life on the Red Planet was originally scheduled to ride a Russian rocket into to space this fall
Robots May Soon Fix and Fuel Satellites in Space
Orbiting machines that grip, grapple and maneuver could one day maintain the fleet of small spacecraft that encircle Earth
Hubble Space Telescope Captures Galaxies Caught in Triangular Tug-of-War
A collision between two galaxies may have sparked the odd shape
Long-Term Space Travel May 'Rewire' Astronauts' Brains
The changes may help the organ adapt to microgravity, but they seem to persist for several months after returning to Earth
James Webb Space Telescope's First Look at Outer Space Is a Kaleidoscope of Faint Starlight
As NASA astronomers adjust its mirrors over the next month, the dots of light will eventually align into one image of a star in Ursa Major
Astronomers Spot First Lone, Free-Wheeling Black Hole in the Milky Way Galaxy
The massive void, zipping at 28 miles per second, may have been blasted into space by a supernova explosion
Solar Storm Knocks 40 SpaceX Satellites Out of Orbit
A solar outburst is increasing atmospheric drag and pulling the satellites back down to Earth
Scientists Can Spot Shrimp Eggs From Space
By analyzing the light it reflects, scientists can say whether that floating blob in a satellite image is made up of shrimp, seaweed or something else
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