Hubble Space Telescope's cosmic birdwatching finds a crane amid the stars By Jeff Spry published 17 June 22 Hubble's cameras captured a fresh cosmic image of the spiral galaxy NGC 7496.
'Factorian Deep,' the new deepest point in Antarctica's Southern Ocean, mapped for the first time By Brandon Specktor published 17 June 22 Researchers have published the most detailed map of Antarctica's frigid Southern Ocean to date, including the ocean's new deepest point, the "Factorian Deep."
NASA astronaut helped Pixar find space ranger's new look in 'Lightyear' By Robert Z. Pearlman published 17 June 22 Tom Marshburn may not be the real-life Buzz Lightyear, but the space ranger — at least as he appears in the new movie "Lightyear" — would not be the same without the NASA astronaut.
SpaceX to launch 3 rockets from 3 pads in 3 days this weekend By Tariq Malik published 16 June 22 SpaceX aims to launch three rockets from three different launch pads in three days starting on Friday (June 17).
Rare 5-planet alignment comes into better view this week. Here's what to expect. By Joe Rao published 16 June 22 A rare parade of planets is coming into better view in the second half of June, and even the moon will join the show.
Exclusive: 'Star Wars' legend Phil Tippett discusses his terrifying new animated odyssey 'Mad God' By Jeff Spry published 16 June 22 Academy Award-winning VFX artist Phil Tippett discusses his epic sci-fi horror project, "Mad God," which arrived on Shudder on June 16.
NASA assigns 2 astronauts to fly on Boeing Starliner's 1st crewed mission By Mike Wall published 16 June 22 NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams will fly on Crew Flight Test, Starliner's first crewed mission to the International Space Station.
Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is hemorrhaging ice faster than in the past 5,500 years By Ben Turner published 16 June 22 Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier is losing ice at its fastest rate in 5,500 years, raising concerns about the ice sheet's future.
SpaceX employees decry Elon Musk's 'embarrassing' behavior: report By Elizabeth Howell published 16 June 22 A group of anonymous SpaceX employees say that founder and CEO Elon Musk's recent behavior reflects badly on the company as a whole.
China's moon sample-return mission finds water evidence twice over By Andrew Jones published 16 June 22 China's Chang'e 5 lunar landing and sampling mission found water on the moon both through on-site analysis and in materials delivered to Earth.
'Strawberry Supermoon' sparkles behind NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket (photos) By Elizabeth Howell published 16 June 22 The destination for NASA's Artemis 1 mission looks big and bright in stunning new photos from the agency taken Tuesday (June 14).
Curious Kids: What would happen if someone moved at twice the speed of light? By Sam Baron published 16 June 22 According Einstein's Theory of Relativity, the speed of light operates as a universal speed limit on anything with mass.
The universe explained in All About Space magazine's latest issue By Daisy Dobrijevic published 16 June 22 Inside the latest issue of All About Space, you'll find the universe explained, how auroras form on other planets and the mystery of a 2,000-year-old calculator.
2 Earthlike planets spotted in newly discovered nearby star system By Tereza Pultarova published 16 June 22 A planetary system with two Earthlike planets has been discovered only 33 light-years away from us.
Stellar pair may have formed when wandering star stumbled too close to another By Rahul Rao published 16 June 22 Astronomers found a binary star system that may have formed when a wandering star fell into the gravity of its partner.
Hubble Space Telescope photo reveals stunning mix of young and old stars By Jeff Spry published 16 June 22 The Hubble Space Telescope records a breathtaking new image of the Liller 1 globular star cluster approximately 30,000 light-years away from Earth.
NASA's Artemis 1 megarocket faces huge test this weekend for launch around the moon By Josh Dinner published 16 June 22 The Space Launch System rocket that will fly NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission is at the pad for a critical launch countdown simulation this weekend.
How the bluest asteroid in the solar system got its color By Tereza Pultarova published 16 June 22 Scientists have an explanation for asteroid Phaethon's trademark color.
Mars rover Perseverance spots shiny silver litter on the Red Planet (photo) By Mike Wall published 15 June 22 NASA's Perseverance rover just snapped a photo of a shiny silver object wedged between two Martian rocks. It's part of a thermal blanket that the robot carried with it to the Red Planet.
Fastest-growing black hole ever seen is devouring the equivalent of 1 Earth per second By Robert Lea published 15 June 22 A newly discovered black hole with a mass 3 billion times that of the sun is growing by rapidly consuming matter and has powered the most luminous quasar for 9 billion years.
