Articles by: Kasandra Brabaw

PBS's new NOVA documentary series "NOVA Universe Revealed" examines the universe from start to end on Oct. 27.

PBS NOVA science series 'Universe Revealed' will explore the cosmos from birth to eventual demise

By Kasandra Brabaw

In a new PBS series from NOVA, viewers will go on a journey through the universe, exploring everything from the Big Bang to the effects of supermassive black holes.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope caught a glimpse of a "stellar nursery" — a cloud of dust where stars are born.

Hubble telescope spies a stellar nursery through clouds in stunning image

By Kasandra Brabaw

New stars are born! NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a new image of bright, baby stars peeking out of a "stellar nursery" — a cloud of dust where stars are born.

An artist impression of Solar Orbiter during its second flyby of Venus, scheduled to take place Aug. 10, 2021.

All eyes on Venus: 2 spacecraft gear up for close Venus flybys this week

By Kasandra Brabaw

BepiColombo and Solar Orbiter will fly by Venus on Monday (Aug. 9) and Tuesday (Aug. 10), respectively.

A 180-mile-high plume of the volcano near Io's north pole.

Jupiter's volcanic moon Io is emitting strange radio waves and NASA's Juno probe is listening

By Kasandra Brabaw

NASA's Juno spacecraft is "listening" in on radio emissions from Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, allowing researchers to discover what triggers the strange radio waves.

Terraforming Mars is a captivating contest to be the first to terraform the Red Planet.

The best space board games of 2021

By Kasandra Brabaw

A gift guide for space fans who love game nights

Grab this cute Baby Yoda 3D night light for 20% off on Prime Day

By Kasandra Brabaw

This Baby Yoda night light is 20% off at $15.19 for Amazon's Prime Day megasale.

Blast off to Planet Nine with 'The Crew' space card game for 31% off this Prime Day

By Kasandra Brabaw, Tariq Malik

If you love a fantastic space-themed game, now is the perfect time to snatch up "The Crew," which is on sale for Amazon Prime Day for 31% off (now $39).

Astronauts got a view of a partial lunar eclipse while onboard the International Space Station, on May 26, 2021.

See the 'Super Flower Blood Moon' from orbit as only astronauts could (photos)

By Kasandra Brabaw

Astronauts at the International Space Station got some spectacular views of May's lunar eclipse from orbit.

Scientists have identified three brown dwarfs that are spinning faster than any other measured.

These 3 spinning brown dwarfs are the fastest 'failed stars' ever seen

By Kasandra Brabaw

A new astronomy paper theorizes that three brown dwarfs may be reaching a cosmic speed limit, beyond which they would break apart.

This photo, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, depicts a dying galaxy called NGC 1947.

Hubble telescope captures striking image of a dying galaxy

By Kasandra Brabaw

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking photo of a dying galaxy.

With new processing techniques, NASA's Hubble space telescope has captured the beautiful Veil Nebula in the finest detail ever.

Hubble telescope reveals a gorgeous, detailed new view of the Veil Nebula

By Kasandra Brabaw

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a stunning photo of the Veil Nebula in more exquisite detail than ever before.

This close-up photo shows the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland as seen in false color by the Landsat 8 satellite three days after the start of volcano's eruption, on March 22, 2021 at 10:25 p.m. local time (2225 GMT).

Gorgeous NASA photo shows a volcano eruption in Iceland at night

By Kasandra Brabaw

Data from NASA's Landsat satellite shows what a volcano eruption looks like from above the clouds.

The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of the brilliant, blue galaxy NGC 2336.

Stunning Hubble image shows a big galaxy full of blue stars

By Kasandra Brabaw

Imagine a galaxy and what comes to mind likely looks like NGC 2336, a shimmering swirl of stars.

Dark energy camera takes hyper-detailed images of nearby dwarf galaxies

By Kasandra Brabaw

New, stunningly detailed images of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds have the potential to revolutionize our understanding of the stars making up these two dwarf galaxies.

NASA astronauts Shannon Walker and Kate Rubins as seen collecting plant samples on the International Space Station on Jan. 28, 2021.

NASA astronauts in space talk coronavirus and more with the CDC

By Kasandra Brabaw

Astronauts on the International Space Station spoke to the CDC about how COVID-19 affected training, how the virus has affected their work in space, and how they study microbes aboard the ISS.

In a decades-long tradition, NASA scientists added five special objects to the Perseverance rover, which is slated to land on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021.

5 weird things NASA's Perseverance rover is bringing to Mars

By Kasandra Brabaw

When NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars on Feb. 18, it will be bringing five "extras," from a message to future explorers on Mars to a slice of Martian meteorite.

(Left) The SOHO observatory spotted comet C/2020 X3, seen in the bottom left-hand corner. (Right) A composite image shows the sun's corona as seen during the total solar eclipse on Dec. 14, 2020.

This tiny comet photobombed the total solar eclipse of 2020

By Kasandra Brabaw

Looking closely at eclipse images, stargazers can spot a newfound Kreutz sungrazer comet that zoomed by the Sun during Chile and Argentina's solar eclipse.

An artist's rendering of a 10-million-year-old star system with a gas-giant planet like Jupiter.

Gas giant exoplanet with weirdly long orbit may bear clues about our solar system

By Kasandra Brabaw

Scientists were able to measure the orbit of exoplanet GOT 'EM-1b, a gas giant nearly 1,300 light-years from Earth.

This transforming NASA rover can go places others could only dream of

By Kasandra Brabaw

A new "transforming" rover in development at NASA will be able to explore rough terrain unlike any rover before it.

Astronomers were surprised to see two storms on Neptune. It’s possible the planet’s giant storm spawned another when it abruptly changed directions.

A dark storm on Neptune has reversed direction and scientists can't explain why

By Kasandra Brabaw

A dark storm on Neptune abruptly switched directions and started moving away from almost certain death, puzzling astronomers.

The most powerful solar telescope released its first highly-detailed image of a sunspot.

The largest solar telescope on Earth snaps the most detailed image of a sunspot we've ever seen

By Kasandra Brabaw

Scientists recently released the most striking and detailed image of a sunspot we've ever seen.

National Geographic's new "Return to the Moon" series will chronicle NASA's Artemis program to send astronauts back to the moon by 2024.

National Geographic's 'Return to the Moon' to chronicle NASA's Artemis astronauts and lunar missions

By Kasandra Brabaw

National Geographic has announced an ambitious new show that will chronicle NASA's attempt to send the next man and first woman to the moon.

Save up to 50% on Star Wars Funko Pop! figures this Cyber Monday

By Kasandra Brabaw

From Baby Yoda and the Mandalorian, to Kylo Ren, Rey and Finn, there’s a Funko Pop! for all of your favorite Star Wars characters.

Lego's International Space Station set is 16% off at Amazon for Cyber Monday

By Kasandra Brabaw

Lego's highly sought-after International Space Station building set is often sold out, but now you can get it for 16% off its usual price.

The Force is strong will all the Baby Yoda gifts available this year.

Space Gifts 2021: The best gifts in the universe

By Kasandra Brabaw

There are loads of great deals and gifts out there, and if you're looking for the right one for the space nerd in your life, Space.com has you covered.