Saturn's Rings May Be Ancient After All By Mike Wall The great Saturn ring debate is far from settled, a new study suggests.
Satellite Photo Shows Aftermath of Drone Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities By Tariq Malik A Planet Earth-watching satellite has spotted a vast smoke plume from Saudi Arabian oil-processing facilities after a drone attack on Saturday (Sept. 14).
On This Day in Space! Sept. 16, 1949: V-2 Rocket Explodes, Kills Monkey Passenger By Hanneke Weitering
Tiny Space-Rock Particles Could Hold Secrets to Early Solar System By Meghan Bartels Small chunks of mineral studding the interiors of space rocks could help scientists pinpoint when the solar system began to form.
Interstellar Comet: Here's Why It's Got Scientists So Pumped Up By Meghan Bartels Karen Meech wouldn't credit Comet C/2019 Q4 with good timing. But when faced with a chance to study the first known interstellar comet, by golly you take it.
NASA Wins 2nd Emmy for Mars Landing ('Star Trek: Discovery' Wins, Too!) By Tariq Malik NASA on Sunday (Sept. 15) won a second Emmy for 2019 in honor of the agency's InSight Mars landing coverage. "Star Trek: Discovery" won a statue, too!
How Augmented Reality Will Bring Space Books to Life By Michael D. Shaw When we read about the glories of space, we often miss the most magnificent part about exploring it: the audiovisual experience.
NASA Puts Bigelow Aerospace's Giant Inflatable Space Habitat Prototype to the Test (Photos) By Mike Wall NASA is currently conducting a two-week ground test on Bigelow Aerospace's B330 habitat here at the company's headquarters, assessing the module's suitability as a deep-space astronaut abode.
Space Photos: The Most Amazing Images This Week! By Doris Elin Urrutia Here are our picks for the most amazing space photos of the week.
US Moon Landing Hopefuls Watch Silent India Lander — and Learn By Meghan Bartels In the wake of the apparent crash of India's Chandrayaan-2 lunar lander, NASA and U.S. companies are looking for insights to inform their own moon shots.
Saturn's Rings May Be Ancient After All By Mike Wall The great Saturn ring debate is far from settled, a new study suggests.
Satellite Photo Shows Aftermath of Drone Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities By Tariq Malik A Planet Earth-watching satellite has spotted a vast smoke plume from Saudi Arabian oil-processing facilities after a drone attack on Saturday (Sept. 14).
A Visit to Watery Super-Earth Alien Planet K2-18 b Would Be Super-Strange By Mike Wall The alien planet K2-18 b would be a truly exotic vacation destination.
The Water Vapor Find on 'Habitable' Exoplanet K2-18 b Is Exciting — But It's No Earth Twin By Mike Wall Astronomers are finding more and more alien worlds that may be capable of supporting Earth-like life, but none of them so far are carbon copies of our home world.
On Icy Moons, Alien Life May Go with the Flow of Ocean Currents By Meghan Bartels One of the key determinants of which worlds can host life may lie in the motion of their oceans.
Watch an Asteroid Fly by Earth Today in a Live Webcast from Slooh! By Elizabeth Howell This weekend you can see live telescope views of an asteroid hurtling past Earth, thanks to astronomy broadcaster Slooh.
Rho Ophiuchi's Colorful Cosmic Clouds Glisten in Starry Deep-Space Photo By Miguel Claro One of the most colorful wonders of the summer sky in the Northern Hemisphere, especially for deep-sky photographers, is the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex.
Harvest Moon 2019: When and How to See September's 'Micro' Moon By Joe Rao The full moon of September 2019 also carries the title of the Harvest Moon for those living in the Northern Hemisphere.
NASA Wins 2nd Emmy for Mars Landing ('Star Trek: Discovery' Wins, Too!) By Tariq Malik NASA on Sunday (Sept. 15) won a second Emmy for 2019 in honor of the agency's InSight Mars landing coverage. "Star Trek: Discovery" won a statue, too!
NASA Nabs Emmy Nominations for SpaceX Launch, Mars Landing By Tariq Malik NASA coverage of SpaceX's Crew Dragon test flight and the InSight landing on Mars have nabbed two Emmy nominations for 2019.
'Ad Astra' Sneak Peek: Moon Rover Chase Is a Fight Against Space Pirates By Scott Snowden A new "sneak peek" video of the space thriller "Ad Astra" reveals pirates on the moon are behind the lunar buggy chase.
