Latest articles by Meghan Bartels
There's something very strange happening high above South America and the nearby Atlantic Ocean, and NASA is on the case.
Next time the Event Horizon Telescope turns to study the monster black hole at the center of the Milky Way, it will have help from the James Webb Space Telescope.
A planned reboost maneuver of the International Space Station ended after just 5 seconds for reasons currently unknown.
A large wildfire in Arizona is seriously threatening a key site for astronomy.
NASA has arranged for a team of scientists to spend nine months evaluating unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAPs.
NASA's next-generation space observatory has sustained its first noticeable micrometeoroid impact less than six months after launch, but the agency isn't too concerned.
In February, one of NASA's Mars spacecraft slipped into a safe mode that nearly ended the mission.
Spending 45 years traversing the solar system really does a number on a spacecraft.
Three years after the first-ever image of a black hole, scientists have done it again — this time, closer to home, and of a very different invisible behemoth.
What if everything we're taught about the history of astronomy and physics is wrong?
It's the moment skywatchers have been waiting for: The year's first solar eclipse has begun.
Collecting rocks from an asteroid is rocket science; getting them to the lab is another story.
The solar system is overflowing with fascinating destinations, but NASA can only operate so many missions.
In just one night of observing, scientists detected a new record-breaker, the most distant megamaser known to date.
NASA isn't done evaluating the career of telescope namesake James Webb, officials said after controversy surrounding the flagship observatory's name has continued since last summer.
Staring out into space is a time-tested technique for making long journeys pass more quickly, but not one often applied at the scale of the solar system.
The next great observatory is sharpening its vision and can now boast a clear view of a single star.
As planetary scientists resumed meeting in person, Venus experts had something special to celebrate.
Take three black holes and throw them into the disk surrounding a supermassive black hole and things get really weird, really fast.
Young stars surround a supermassive black hole in a stunning new image captured by an instrument designed to search for dark energy.
A flock of wild turkeys has gotten a little too interested in space exploration, so a NASA facility is helping the hefty birds explore a nice reserve instead.
The next time a space rock races through the solar system from beyond, humans will be a little more prepared to unlock its secrets.
Scientists watching the skies for asteroids that may threaten Earth have hit a new milestone, spotting the 10,000th sizable space rock that circles the sun near Earth's orbit.
