Astronomers Have Found the Brightest Supernova Yet
The powerful blast is so weird that it could be a whole new kind of star explosion
Star Light, Star Bright, Here’s Why the Heavens Look Brighter Tonight
It’s not just because the air is clearer
Scientists Are Trying to Get in Touch With Philae One Last Time
As Comet 67P hurtles further and further away, it’s taking the ‘little lander that could’ along with it
What Landing a Rover on Mars Teaches You About Leadership and Teamwork
In his new book, NASA engineer Adam Steltzner shares his insights on how to inspire people to make the impossible possible
4.5 Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Found in the Australian Desert
This 3.7 pound rock could help scientists learn about Earth’s origins
Stephen Hawking Thinks We Can Solve a Major Black Hole Mystery With Hair
No toupees needed, though. The “hairs” in question are minute changes in spacetime at the fringes of black holes
Does Icy Pluto Have a Hidden Ocean? New Horizons Offers New Clues
Data from the NASA probe are helping to build a solid case for a liquid ocean inside the tiny, distant world
Get Excited for This Year’s Space-Themed Stamps
The Postal Service honors NASA’s New Horizons Mission and Star Trek’s premiere
Long-Lost Photos of Eclipses and Stars Found in an Observatory Basement
The stash of old negatives includes a 97-year-old copy of the photo that helped confirm the Theory of Relativity
Night Sky Wonders to Ring in the New Year
The star Sirius is high in the sky, and comet Catalina is at its brightest
Russia Scraps Space Agency for a State-Run Corporation
Russia’s federal space agency will soon be no more
Jettison Through Nearly 60 Years of Space Junk Accumulation
People have been leaving a mess out in Earth’s orbit
China’s Lunar Rover Discovered a New Kind of Moon Rock
The Yutu Rover has discovered a type of basalt unlike anything else ever found on the moon
Scientists Are Searching for Space Chemicals That Could Never Exist on Earth
Bizarre chemicals in deep space could help explain the origins of life
Watch a NASA Scientist School the Empire on How to Build a Better Death Star
Darth Vader could have saved a few dollars by building it around an asteroid
Poltergeist and Quijote Are Among the New Approved Names for Alien Planets
People in 45 countries submitted ideas for naming exoplanets and their host stars after legends and literature
A Brief History of the Hunt for Planet X
The flutter over a possible new world beyond Neptune highlights the long, legitimate search for planets in the solar system’s fringe
Japan’s Akatsuki Spacecraft May Finally Be Orbiting Venus
The five-year wait is over (almost)
NASA Needs Your Help Snapping and Processing Images of Jupiter
The public will help direct JunoCam as it twirls past Jupiter next July
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