Latest articles by Nola Taylor Tillman
Gravitational waves could reveal planets around white dwarfs, even those beyond our galaxy.
When Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, he took one giant leap for planetary science.
Apollo's moon rocks changed science — but there's more to learn if we go back.
The discovery of Eris led to Pluto's demotion to dwarf planet.
The elusive solar corona will be a key point of scientific studies during the July 2, 2019 total eclipse.
'Oumuamua, the first known interstellar visitor, doesn't need an extraterrestrial solution to explain its oddities, according to a new study.
Cotton candy clouds in the Martian middle atmosphere may owe their life to dying meteors.
Despite signs that they are at the end of their lifetime, some galaxies may continue to produce stars, contrary to expectations.
The mysteriously quiet behavior of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole may be influenced by magnetic field lines.
"Lucky Lindy" electrified the world and changed public opinion about air travel.
Most of the star nearest to Earth are red dwarfs, but they are too dim to be seen with the naked eye.
Apollo 11 astronauts were the first to leave footprints on the moon.
The first launch of the space shuttle Columbia touched off a new era in space flight.
Fire, ice, volcano or star — planets have a variety of ways to die.
The transformation of a water-rich Venus to an overheated world may be preserved in its complex geological features.
For over a decade, a warped disk around a young star puzzled astronomers — but new research suggests explanations for two of the mysteries it poses.
The most massive black hole mergers can hurl the new, combined object free from their galaxy.
Pence's five-year lunar challenge targets the moon's south pole, an area rich in water and science.
The asteroid Ryugu may be surprisingly dry, but that doesn't mean you have to be.
Observations of the most distant galaxy ever identified revealed traces of oxygen from at least one previous generation of stars, a sign that star formation got off to an early start.
IBEX is helping astronomers figure out where the edge of our solar system ends and the rest of space begins.
Over the course of 11 years, Stardust visited an asteroid and two comets and sent pieces of space matter back to Earth.
The New Millennium Program explored new technology in space to reduce mission costs.
