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Dust, Not an Alien Megastructure, Likely Causes Strange Winks in Tabby’s Star Brightness
After extensive observations, researchers can now confidently say: It’s not aliens
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Meet the Newly Named 86 Stars of the Night Sky
The new names are drawn from China, Australia, South Africa, Maya, Polynesian and Coptic traditions
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The Science of Silence in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
The soundless lightspeed attack that baffled some fans was actually the film’s most scientifically accurate moment
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Quadrantid Meteor Shower Kicks Off the New Year
The annual show is known for producing long-lasting, bright fireballs from asteroid 2003 EH1
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Watch the Supermoon Rise Around the World in Pictures
The ‘super’ event was a great excuse to get outside and take in some celestial wonder—even if the moon didn’t look all that different
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Russia Proposes “Luxury Hotel” for the International Space Station
The NEM-2 module would have four cabins, two bathrooms, exercise equipment, WiFi and a lounge with a 16-inch window
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Learn to Speak the Language of the Universe With This Mindblowing New Book
Magnitude helps you imagine the outer limits of time, speed and distance—without breaking your brain
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NASA Unveils Finalists for Its Next New Frontiers Mission
In 2025, the agency will either try to grab a piece of a comet or send a space-helicopter drone to the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan
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Unusual Interstellar Visitor Could Be Shard of Ice
A new study of ‘Oumuamua suggests it’s water ice covered with 20 inches of dry carbon compounds
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SpaceX Successfully Launches a Fully Recycled Mission to the Space Station
A previously flown rocket will launch a previously flown spacecraft to the space station
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Shadows of Saturn’s Rings Mess With Its Upper Atmosphere
The Cassini probe’s final swoops through the rings found that they impact the planet’s ionosphere
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How AI Found the First Eight-Planet Solar System Beyond Our Own
Google’s neural network sifted through piles of NASA data to find a planet hiding in the spacestacks
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What Lurks Below Jupiter’s Great Red Spot?
New results from the Juno spacecraft are helping to unlock the secrets of this centuries-old storm
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Scientists Discover Ancient Black Hole From the Dawn of the Universe
Sitting some 13.1 billion light years away, the find offers a window into the early universe
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Satellite Images Show Frightening Intensity of California Wildfires
Thick plumes of smoke can be seen blowing across the Pacific
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Geminid Meteor Shower Will Blaze Across Skies
Will you stay up to catch the show?
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Chilean Telescope Takes Deepest Look Into the Cosmos Yet
In the process, researchers discovered 72 new galaxies and details on 1,600 more
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Earthworms Reproduce in Faux Mars Soil For the First Time
A vital component of healthy Earth gardens, scientists are testing their resilience in the harsh Red Planet environment
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