Outer Space
NASA Spies a Supernova’s First Shockwave
Astronomers spot the first flash of a distant supernova in visible light
A Pair of Comets Are Making a Record-Breaking Pass by Earth
This is the closest a comet has come in 246 years
Five New Things We Learned About Pluto This Week
A new set of studies paints Pluto as a weirder planet than scientists once thought
NASA’s Starting a Fire in Space
How will flames react in microgravity?
Mission to Find Life on Mars Blasts Off
The European Space Agency kicks off its ExoMars project to look for methane and other signs of life in the Martian atmosphere
Meet the BOSS, the Largest Structure in the Universe (So Far)
Astronomers recently discovered a wall of galaxies 1 billion light years across, larger than anything else yet identified in the cosmos
A Giant Planetary Smashup May Have Turned Venus Hot and Hellish
A collision with a large object may have triggered changes deep inside the planet that ultimately affected its atmosphere
NASA Delays the InSight Probe's Voyage to Mars
Originally scheduled for this month, NASA now plans to launch the probe in 2018
Hubble Spotted the Oldest Galaxy It Has Ever Seen
Look back in time with a glimpse at a galaxy that's 13.4 billion light years away
Explore the Magnificent and Mysterious Surface of the Moon in Pictures
At the National Air and Space Museum, beautiful images show how the moon's pockmarked surface is rife with mystery
Pluto’s North Pole Is Streaked With Canyons
Enormous pits and frozen valleys straddle Pluto’s northern hemisphere
Astronomers Finally Tracked a Strange Radio Wave Burst to Its Source
With new insights into radio waves, scientists may be able to measure the mass of the universe
Marvel at the Newest Map of the Milky Way
It is the most complete map of the cold galaxy ever made
Mysterious “Music” Spooked Apollo 10 Astronauts
Archival audio reveals eerie sounds heard by astronauts on the dark side of the moon
NASA Wants You to Send Your Art to an Asteroid
The agency is looking for creative contributions as it readies its mission to study and sample a near-Earth asteroid
Hubble Gets a Whiff of Super-Earth Atmosphere For The First Time
The toasty planet’s atmosphere is similar to a gas giant’s
Russia Wants to Turn Old Missiles Into an Asteroid Defense System
One of the world's deadliest missiles could become a planetary life-saver
Iron Meteorites Play Hide-and-Seek Under Antarctic Ice
Meteorites give scientists a glimpse into our early solar system, but the sun's rays and melting ice may make these extraterestrial crumbs harder to find
OK Go Shot Their Latest Music Video in Microgravity
Singing aboard the Vomit Comet
After a Century of Searching, We Finally Detected Gravitational Waves
Two merging black holes sent out a signal 1.3 billion years ago that now confirms a key prediction of Einstein's relativity
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