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'Violent Colonialist' Magellan is Unfit to Keep His Place in the Night Sky, Say Astronomers
NASA's Plan to Make JWST Data Immediately Available Will Hurt Astronomy
By releasing astronomers’ data before they’ve had a chance to analyze the information, NASA will make research less fair and equitable
Space Exploration Could Be Earth's Saving Grace
A bird's eye view of the Earth could help identify the issues causing the climate crisis, space experts said at the 14th European Space Conference last week.
James Webb Space Telescope Takes Up Station a Million Miles from Earth
$10bn observatory manoeuvred into position at four times the orbit of the moon, with first images expected in June.
Astronomical Anniversary: Johannes Kepler's Legacy
Astronomer Johannes Kepler was born 450 years ago, on December 27. His discoveries have shaped our understanding of the planets and the way satellites orbit Earth.
New Mission to Scour Our Interstellar Neighbourhood for Planets That Could Sustain Life
Astrophysicists Unveil Glut of Gravitational-wave Detections
The latest bounty of 35 events features oddball black holes and a miniature neutron star.
Astronomers Spot First Possible Exoplanet Outside Our Galaxy
Saturn-sized planet candidate has been identified in Whirlpool Galaxy 28m light years away
5 Cool Things to Know About NASA's Lucy Mission to the Trojan Asteroids
NASA's Lucy is the first spacecraft to head to the two giant clumps of space rocks that tag along in Jupiter's orbit.
Water Vapor Found on Jupiter's Moon Ganymede
Astronomers have detected the first evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter's massive moon Ganymede.
Light Pollution from Satellites 'poses Threat' to Astronomy
Mega-constellations could cause scientists to miss out on crucial discoveries, warn researchers.
The Moon Has a Comet-Like Tail. Every Month It Shoots a Beam Around Earth.
"It almost seems like a magical thing," said one of the astronomers involved in studying the lunar phenomenon.
Perseverance's Eyes See a Different Mars
The Red Planet's red looks different to an Earthling than it would to a Martian-or to a robot with hyperspectral cameras for eyes.
Europe Launches Recruitment Drive for Female and Disabled Astronauts
European Space Agency aims to take on 26 people for missions to the Moon and eventually to Mars
How We Discovered Water on the Moon
NASA's interest in lunar water is not purely academic.
Venus Might Host Life, New Discovery Suggests
The unexpected atmospheric detection of phosphine, a smelly gas made by microbes on Earth, could spark a revolution in astrobiology.
These Black Holes Shouldn't Exist, but There They Are
On the far side of the universe, a collision of dark giants sheds light on an invisible process of cosmic growth.
How Satellite 'megaconstellations' Will Photobomb Astronomy Images
Most detailed report yet about the impact of giant satellite clusters says damage to observations is unavoidable.
Ten Years of the Sun in One Hour - Nasa Releases Mesmerising Space Film
The space agency gathered 425 million high-resolution images of the sun, which have now been stitched together to form the video.
The Trouble with Counting Alien Civilizations
You might imagine that in the midst of a global pandemic and all of its social and economic fallout that our minds would be laser-focused on immediate, Earthly woes.
Scientists Say Most Likely Number of Contactable Alien Civilisations is 36
New calculations come up with estimate for worlds capable of communicating with others.
Yale Astronomers Questioned Systemic Racism Because They Hired One Black Employee 35 Years Ago, Emails Show
The First Footprints on Mars Could Belong to This Geologist
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is at the forefront of a new crop of space explorers destined for the Moon, and maybe one day, Mars.
Obituary: E. Margaret Burbidge, Astronomer Who Blazed Trails on Earth, Dies at 100
Obituary: E. Margaret Burbidge, Astronomer Who Blazed Trails on Earth, Dies at 100
She was denied access to a telescope because of her sex, but Dr. Burbidge forged ahead anyway, going on to make pathbreaking discoveries about the cosmos.
Hubble’s 30-Year Legacy
A data visualization charts the positions in the sky of the Hubble Space Telescope’s plethora of cosmic targets.
NASA Finds India's Vikram Moon Lander Crash Site, With Amateur's Help
NASA Finds India's Vikram Moon Lander Crash Site, With Amateur's Help
Since India lost contact with the spacecraft in September, the precise location of its crash has been a mystery.
