AI discovers over 300 unknown exoplanets in Kepler telescope data By Tereza Pultarova 28 November 2021 A new artificial-intelligence algorithm has discovered more than 300 previously unknown exoplanets in data gathered by the now defunct exoplanet-hunting telescope Kepler.
Alien organisms could hitch a ride on our spacecraft and contaminate Earth, scientists warn By Patrick Pester 28 November 2021 Scientists warn that increased space exploration raises the risk that alien organisms will invade Earth and that Earth organisms will invade other planets.
The top space stories of the week! By Doris Elin Urrutia 27 November 2021 These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.
Curious Kids: What is the coldest planet in the solar system? By Brad Gibson 27 November 2021 The heat inside planets is left over from when they were formed.
Space rock alert: Should you worry about an asteroid impact? By Jesse Emspak 27 November 2021 NASA is testing one technique it might use should a large asteroid threaten to collide with Earth. But just how high are the odds of such a dangerous space rock after all? You don't need to panic.
Hubble telescope captures stunning image of the star-forming Prawn Nebula By Samantha Mathewson 26 November 2021 The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning view of the Prawn Nebula floating through deep space.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff 26 November 2021 Astronauts at the International Space Station enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner that may have seemed a bit underwhelming, at least based on images shared by astronaut Matthias Mauer on Twitter.
Russian ASAT test adds risk to Solar Orbiter's super close Earth flyby By Tereza Pultarova 26 November 2021 The flyby will nudge Solar Orbiter closer to the sun.
The TRAPPIST-1 solar system not bombarded by space rocks like early Earth, study suggests By Tereza Pultarova 26 November 2021 Earthlike planets that dance in sync around a nearby dim star couldn't have been bombarded by space rocks in their early formative years like our planet was, a study suggests.
NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars just snagged its newest rock sample (photos) By Mike Wall 24 November 2021 Perseverance just snagged its fourth Red Planet sample, drilling another core from an intriguing rock that it sampled a little over a week ago.
Hubble telescope sees a space 'snowman' thousands of light-years away By Elizabeth Howell 24 November 2021 A new release from the Hubble telescope's vast archive shares an incredible space "snowman" filled with glowing gas.
DART timeline: What's next for NASA's asteroid-smacking mission after launch By Mike Wall 24 November 2021 The DART spacecraft's camera will take its first photos eight days after launch, if all goes according to plan.
Hubble telescope's annual 'grand tour' tracks changes in outer solar system By Samantha Mathewson 24 November 2021 It's time for the solar system's annual weather report!
Tachyons: Facts about these faster-than-light particles By Robert Lea 24 November 2021 Reference Tachyons are hypothetical particles that move faster than the speed of light and travel backward through time. Whether they exist is still up for debate.
NASA's Curiosity rover shares spectacular views of Mars By Chelsea Gohd 23 November 2021 New images snapped by NASA's Curiosity rover showcase the stunning, expansive landscape of Mars.
Launch of NASA's DART asteroid mission may be visible from California and the Southwestern US By Elizabeth Howell 23 November 2021 The asteroid impact mission will launch no earlier than 10:20 p.m. PST on Tuesday, Nov. 23 (1:20 a.m. EST, or 0620 GMT on Nov. 24).
NASA Mars lander makes 1st ever map of Red Planet underground by listening to winds By Tereza Pultarova 23 November 2021 Researchers have created the first-ever map of the Martian underground by listening to the sound of wind reverberating through the layers of soil and rock near Mars' equator.
'False fossils' littered across Mars may complicate the search for life on Red Planet By Harry Baker 23 November 2021 Researchers warn that there are dozens of potential false biosignatures on Mars that could hinder the search for alien life.
Here are 6 times that spacecraft smacked into other worlds — for science! By Meghan Bartels 23 November 2021 Sometimes, spacecraft must be destroyed anyway. And sometimes, it takes destroying a spacecraft to get the maximum science out of a mission.
NASA's DART asteroid-impact mission explained in pictures By Rahul Rao 23 November 2021 DART will be NASA's first attempt to adjust an asteroid's orbit. Here's how it works.
