Brazil's Space Agency Head Was Forced Out for Defending Climate Science By Doris Elin Salazar In just one month, June 2019, the Amazon rainforest experienced deforestation over a region larger than Maui.
Scientists Discover 2nd Alien Planet Around Star Beta Pictoris — and It's Huge By Meghan Bartels The solar system around a star called Beta Pictoris was already a pretty interesting place, with a large planet scientists have actually seen and a huge amount of rubble flying around.
Pictures from Space! Our Image of the Day By Hanneke Weitering Several fires are raging through Brazil's Amazon rainforest at a record rate, striking a devastating blow to the ongoing fight against climate change.
Zap! Scientists Fire Laser for NASA's Mars 2020 Rover for 1st Time By Samantha Mathewson NASA's Mars 2020 rover reached another milestone with the first successful test of its SuperCam instrument.
It's Not Too Early to Plan for the Great American Total Solar Eclipse of 2024 By Doris Elin Salazar Wednesday (Aug. 21) marked the two-year anniversary of the Great American Solar Eclipse!
What Is Gravity? By Charlie Wood Gravity was the first force that humans noticed, yet it's still the one we understand the least.
Trump Issues New Launch Guidelines for Nuclear Spacecraft By Samantha Mathewson The United States has set new guidelines for launching safe and sustainable nuclear spacecraft on future missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.
Monster 'Loner' Star Causes Scientists to Rethink Supernova Explosions By Passant Rabie This star has a number of odd qualities, and may have had one of the most powerful explosions ever observed.
Working in Silver, Artist Conveys Mystery of Solar Eclipses in New Show By Meghan Bartels The drama of a total solar eclipse has astonished countless astronomers and amateurs, but few have channeled that astonishment as beautifully as artist Carol Prusa.
NASA's Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter's Icy Moon Clears Big Hurdle on Path to Launch By Mike Wall A highly anticipated NASA mission to Jupiter's possibly life-supporting moon Europa remains on track for a mid-2020s launch.
This Weird, Rocky Planet Has No Atmosphere By Passant Rabie A nearby, rocky exoplanet may be just a plain rock with no atmosphere — supporting a theory that planets orbiting small stars are more susceptible to lacking an atmosphere.
Did a Black Hole Swallow a Neutron Star 900 Million Years Ago? By Chelsea Gohd Researchers at LIGO and Virgo may have detected a gravitational-wave signal from the merger between a black hole and neutron star. This would be a major first.
Astrobotic's Private Moon Lander Will Launch on a Vulcan Centaur Rocket in 2021 By Mike Wall A United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket will send Astrobotic's Peregrine lander on its way toward Earth's nearest neighbor two years from now.
Vice President Pence Chairs Space Council Meeting Today: Watch It Live By Mike Wall The National Space Council (NSC) will convene for the sixth time today morning (Aug. 20), and you can watch the proceedings live.
Space Seagull! Telescope Captures a Celestial Gull in Flight (Video) By Elizabeth Howell Are those cosmic wings? A new image of the Seagull Nebula shows a shape that looks just like a glittering gull in flight across the night sky.
What Secrets Does Titan Hold? By Paul Sutter Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is one of the most enigmatic bodies in the solar system.
America's Largest Asteroid Impact Left a Trail of Destruction Across the Eastern United States By Brandon Specktor America's largest impact crater wreaked havoc on the land and water. Scientists are just beginning to understand it.
Hubble Telescope Spots Two Galaxies in a Doomed (but Dazzling) Dance By Elizabeth Howell Two galaxies are caught in a crazy cosmic dance, pulling at each other in a fresh image from the Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA's Investigating the Impact of Arctic Wildfires on Earth. Here's Why By Passant Rabie Arctic wildfires are becoming more frequent, and NASA is trying to find out how that will impact the surrounding population and the globe.
Top Space Stories of the Week! By Doris Elin Salazar These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.
