Surprise! The ring around M87 galaxy's monster black hole wobbles over time. By Mike Wall The first black hole to be imaged directly is giving up even more of its secrets.
Earth may get a new minimoon — but it may just be 1960s space junk By Meghan Bartels Every once in a while, orbital trajectories and fate's gravity conspire to let Earth briefly adopt a miniature moon to join us for a few measures of our planet's constant dance around the sun.
RV-size asteroid to get closer to Earth than the moon By Laura Geggel Earth will change the direction of an asteroid that's getting awfully close this week.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff Stellar winds from the star R Aquilae form a number of shapes, coming together to resemble flower petals.
On This Day in Space: Sept. 23, 1962: 'The Jetsons' premieres on ABC By Hanneke Weitering On Sept. 23, 1962, "The Jetsons" first debuted on ABC. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
China's Chang'e 3 lunar lander still going strong after 7 years on the moon By Andrew Jones China has lunar spacecraft operating on both the near and far sides of the moon, according to an update from the China National Space Administration.
Giant Magellan Telescope snags $17.5 million grant to test advanced optics By Mike Wall The Giant Magellan Telescope just got a nice chunk of change to help develop and test the advanced technologies that will give the future observatory such sharp vision.
Alien-hunting telescope suffered 'no damage to electronics' during mysterious midnight disaster By Brandon Specktor Mysterious midnight disaster spared critical electronics in iconic alien-hunting telescope called the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.
Earth may get a new minimoon — but it may just be 1960s space junk By Meghan Bartels Every once in a while, orbital trajectories and fate's gravity conspire to let Earth briefly adopt a miniature moon to join us for a few measures of our planet's constant dance around the sun.
On This Day in Space: Sept. 23, 1962: 'The Jetsons' premieres on ABC By Hanneke Weitering On Sept. 23, 1962, "The Jetsons" first debuted on ABC. See how it happened in our "On This Day In Space" series!
Surprise! The ring around M87 galaxy's monster black hole wobbles over time. By Mike Wall The first black hole to be imaged directly is giving up even more of its secrets.
Earth may get a new minimoon — but it may just be 1960s space junk By Meghan Bartels Every once in a while, orbital trajectories and fate's gravity conspire to let Earth briefly adopt a miniature moon to join us for a few measures of our planet's constant dance around the sun.
'The Smallest Lights in the Universe' explores the possibilities of life on Earth and far beyond it By Meghan Bartels MIT astronomer Sara Seager has a quest: to find a second Earth. That scientific quest has developed and persisted against the backdrop of a personal life full of adventure, love and heartbreak.
After a tantalizing discovery at Venus, what could an astrobiology mission look like? By Meghan Bartels Suddenly, a mission to investigate whether Venus might be hospitable to life after all doesn't seem quite so outlandish.
Rocket Lab's plan to search for life on Venus in 2023 just got more exciting By Mike Wall Rocket Lab's life-hunting Venus mission in 2023 will be just the beginning, if all goes according to the company's plan.
Autumn's celestial sea: Catch these 'water' constellations in the night sky this fall By Joe Rao Autumn officially arrives in the Northern Hemisphere on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 9:31 a.m. EDT (1331 GMT). And consequently, our evening sky is now one in transition.
September new moon 2020: Spot the 'elusive' planet Mercury with the young moon By Jesse Emspak The new moon occurs Thursday, Sept. 17, at 7 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT), a day before Mercury reaches its highest point in the evening sky for the rest of the year.
Growing up observing the night skies from the Northern and Southern hemispheres By Ingrid Cruz People in different parts of the world see different skies.
A cat named Grudge is beaming into 'Star Trek: Discovery' season 3 By Elizabeth Howell Among the many new characters that "Star Trek: Discovery" will introduce in Season 3 is one of the non-human sort: a fluffy feline named Grudge.
'The Smallest Lights in the Universe' explores the possibilities of life on Earth and far beyond it By Meghan Bartels MIT astronomer Sara Seager has a quest: to find a second Earth. That scientific quest has developed and persisted against the backdrop of a personal life full of adventure, love and heartbreak.
Book excerpt: 'The Smallest Lights in the Universe' By Sara Seager Science, even science about the heavens, is done by people, astronomer Sara Seager reminds us throughout her new memoir, "The Smallest Lights in the Universe."
