Astrophysics
Moonwalking Humans Get Blasted With 200 Times the Radiation Experienced on Earth
The new findings will inform how much shielding future astronauts will need to safely explore the moon
Scientists Tested Out the World's Largest Digital Camera on a Piece of Broccoli
Soon, it’ll photograph the cosmos. But first, scientists used it to snap a highly-detailed picture of an ordinary vegetable
Andromeda's Halo of Gases Is Bumping Up Against Our Own, Scientists Say
Researchers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope mapped the gaseous halo that surrounds the Andromeda Galaxy
Hubble Snapshots Reveal That Comet Neowise Survived Its Trip Around the Sun
A close-up taken in August shows the 11,000-mile-wide cloud of dust and gas that shrouds the comet
Scientists Shot Lasers at a Lunar Orbiter for a Decade. Then, One Bounced Back
The success might help scientists troubleshoot problems with a data-collection project that dates back to the Apollo era
How Will Amazon’s Planned Satellite Megaconstellation Impact the Night Sky?
The company plans to launch 3,236 satellites, but astronomers are worried about possible ramifications
Inspire Your Toddler’s STEM Career With This ‘Goodnight Moon’ Parody
Astronomer Kimberly Arcand releases her new children’s book ‘Goodnight Exomoon’
The Forged Gospel of Jesus’s Wife, Hidden Castes and Other New Books to Read
These five August releases may have been lost in the news cycle
Distant Black Hole Collides With a Mysterious Object
Scientists detect what is either the heaviest known neutron star or the least massive black hole ever recorded
Bright Patches on Saturn’s Largest Moon Are Dried-Up Lake Beds
New study tackles a 20-year-old mystery about Titan, the second-largest moon in the solar system
Seventy-Five Scientific Research Projects You Can Contribute to Online
From astrophysicists to entomologists, many researchers need the help of citizen scientists to sift through immense data collections
Watch This Black Hole Spew Gas and Energy Into Space
A new video shows a black hole, about 10,000 light years away from Earth, shooting enormous jets of matter
Astronaut Kathy Sullivan Becomes First Woman to Reach Deepest Part of the Ocean
Sullivan is now the first person to have both walked in space and descend to the furthest reaches of the seafloor
Astronauts Could Use Their Own Pee to Build a Moon Base
A compound in human urine can be used to create 'lunar concrete,' new research suggests
The Forces Behind Venus’ Super-Rotating Atmosphere
Earth’s sister planet spins slowly, but its atmosphere whips around at high speeds
This NASA Website Shows What the Hubble Telescope Saw on Your Birthday
The snazzy search is part of the telescope’s 30th anniversary celebration
The Far Side of the Moon May Someday Have Its Own Telescope, Thanks to NASA Funding
The project hasn’t yet been greenlit, but a proposal just got major funding to explore the potential for the lunar observatory
Scientists Suggest New Origin Story for 'Oumuamua, Our Solar System’s First Interstellar Visitor
Perhaps the cigar-shaped object is a shard from a shredded planetary body, a computer simulation suggests
Japan's Experiment to Calculate an Asteroid's Age Was a Smashing Success
The spacecraft Hayabusa2 hurled a four-pound copper ball toward the asteroid's surface at about 4,500 miles an hour to create an artificial crater
Where Will NASA Explore Next? Here Are the Four Shortlisted Missions
Targets include Venus, Jupiter’s moon Io and Neptune’s moon Triton
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