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An illustration shows a direct collapse black hole forming at the heart of a Little Red Dot

Are mysterious 'Little Red Dots' discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope actually nurseries for direct-collapse black holes?

By Robert Lea published

"It is exciting to think that Little Red Dots may represent the first direct observational evidence of the birth of the most massive black holes in the universe."

Black Holes
An artist's impression of an asteroid fragmenting into multiple chunks. The chunks come from a glowing light to the left of the image

Venus may get a huge meteor shower this July, thanks to a long-ago asteroid breakup

By Keith Cooper published

This coming July, Venus could plow through the dust generated by an asteroid breakup thousands of years ago, potentially sparking an impressive meteor shower.

Venus
A close up of the sun with a solar flare present on the right of the solar disk.

Magnetic avalanches on the sun reveal the hidden engine powering solar flares

By Keith Cooper published

"This is one of the most exciting results from Solar Orbiter so far."

The Sun
A new experiment created the pressure experienced at the core of an alien world more than three times larger than Earth — a super-Earth — to investigate what happens to materials in its depths.

Super-Earth exoplanets may have built-in magnetic protection from churning magma — and that's good news for life

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet."

Exoplanets
Glowing swirls of purple and orange gas mix with bright twinkly stars against a dark deep space background

James Webb Space Telescope sees comet-seeding crystals flowing far from newborn star (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a young star flinging heat-formed crystals outward on a cosmic conveyor belt, offering a new clue to how comets evolve.

James Webb Space Telescope
A glowing panorama shows jagged shapes of blue and purple of the Milky Way in a green and yellow night sky. Below are metal domed buildings with a barren landscape around them

Milky Way shines over Gemini South Observatory | Space photo of the day for Jan. 26, 2025

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Sometimes astronomers don't need giant telescopes to observe the wonders of the cosmos; they just need to look up at the night sky.

Astronomy
A rendering of a lunar lander of the European Space Agency’s Argonaut program, which has its first mission to the moon scheduled for 2030. Methane released from spacecraft like these could contaminate icy regions of the moon’s poles that might harbor clues about the origins of life on Earth.

Moon landings could contaminate evidence about life's beginnings on Earth. Here's how

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

Exhaust from lunar landers drifts across the moon and contaminates ultra-cold polar craters that are rich in ancient ice and organic clues, a new study reports.

The moon
(Main) the colliding galaxy clusters that comprise the bullet cluster as seen by DECam(Inset) the Victor M. Blanco Telescope home of DECam.

Scientists just got the clearest picture of the dark universe yet: 'Now the dream has come true'

By Robert Lea published

"These results from the Dark Energy Survey shine new light on our understanding of the universe and its expansion."

Dark Universe
A black and white crossword puzzle sits underneath a blue and white coffee cup with the Space.com black and white logo in the bottom left corner.

Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Jan. 19, 2026: What is the name of Blue Origin's new communications megasatellite?

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines.

Astronomy
A group of people look up at the night sky through telescopes.

Rural areas have darker skies but fewer resources for students interested in astronomy – telescopes in schools can help

By Emma Marcucci published

Helping young people tap into their excitement about the night sky helps them build confidence and opens career pathways they may not have considered before.

Astronomy
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