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These cotton candy exoplanets hide behind a haze even the James Webb Space Telescope can't penetrate
These worlds are among the least dense ever found, and all attempts to probe their atmospheres have been blocked by a mysterious smog.
'A great relief!' Europe's Proba-3 solar-eclipse satellite phones home after a month of silence
One of the two spacecraft that make up Europe's Proba-3 solar-eclipse mission just reestablished contact with its handlers after being incommunicado for a month.
Earthshine will reveal the moon's hidden face this week — here's how to see it
Catch the soft glow of earthshine as a young crescent moon appears low after sunset.
Private South Korean rocket exploded last December due to hardware failure, investigation finds
The South Korean startup Innospace failed during its first orbital launch attempt, which sent five satellites aloft on Dec. 22 from Brazil.
Lego's first-ever Tintin set is coming next month and it's a space-themed Lego Tintin Moon rocket
If you're a fan of Lego, rockets or Tintin, (I am), you'll want the new Tintin Moon Rocket set, featuring six minifigures, available to purchase from April 1.
I talked to Andy Weir about the astrobiology behind 'Project Hail Mary'
The new film probes the possibility of alien life – here's how the science of Project Hail Mary stacks up.
NASA peers inside an asteroid | Space photo of the day for March 19, 2026
NASA has used advanced imaging techniques to peer inside samples of asteroid Bennu, discovering extensive networks of cracks running throughout the rock particles.
Ohio fireball may have dropped meteorites between Akron and Canton — should you pick it up if you find one?
The rare meteor exploded with the force of 250 tons of TNT.
