These Two Cosmic 'Chimneys' Could Be Fueling the Galaxy-Sized Bubbles Looming Over the Milky Way By Brandon Specktor Scientists made an X-ray map of the center of the galaxy — and they found two chimneys of plasma.
Image of the Day By Hanneke Weitering It's a bird! It's a plane! Nope, that's the International Space Station zooming past the moon at an impressive speed of about 5 miles per second.
Meet 'Kazachok': Landing Platform for ExoMars Rover Gets a Name By Mike Wall The Russian-built landing platform for the ExoMars rover now has a name: 'Kazachok.'
NASA May Send a Smallsat Mission to the Giant Asteroid Pallas By Meghan Bartels NASA is considering funding a mission that would send a satellite the size of a mini-fridge to the asteroid belt to examine an unexplored world: a massive asteroid scientists call Pallas.
NASA's Chandra Space Telescope Captures the Tempest in a Cosmic 'Teacup' By Samantha Mathewson A powerful quasar has caused a raging storm in a distant cosmic structure known as the "Teacup."
More Than One Reality Exists (in Quantum Physics) By Mindy Weisberger Can two versions of reality exist at the same time? Physicists say they can — at the quantum level, that is.
Why This Poisonous Gas Could Be a Sign of Alien Life By Mike Wall Scientists hunting for signs of alien life shouldn't be so quick to dismiss carbon monoxide, a new study suggests.
Engineers Still Studying Problem with InSight Heat Flow Probe By Jeff Foust Engineers are still trying to understand why one of the main instruments on NASA's InSight Mars lander is stuck just below the Martian surface.
The Great Exoplanet Bake-Off: Why NASA Made an Oven-Fresh Alien Atmosphere in Its Lab By Brandon Specktor NASA scientists cooked up an alien atmosphere in their lab to solve the puzzle of "hot Jupiters."
Vernal Equinox 2019: Google Doodles Celebrate as Earth's Seasons Change By Tariq Malik The seasons change on Earth today, and Google is getting into the equinox spirit with a pair of doodles to celebrate the yearly milestone.
Here's the Right Way to Nuke an Asteroid (Sorry, Bruce Willis) By Meghan Bartels If you want to use a nuclear weapon to save the world from an asteroid, don't try to do it the way Bruce Willis did, NASA's planetary defense office would like to remind you.
Surprise! 'Active Asteroid' Bennu Is a Rare Particle-Ejecting Space Rock By Mike Wall The near-Earth asteroid Bennu is one of just a dozen or so known 'active asteroids,' newly announced observations from NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft reveal.
Water on Asteroid Bennu Could Mean 'Pay Dirt' for Space Miners By Mike Wall The near-Earth asteroid Bennu could be Exhibit A for space miners making their case to skeptical investors.
NASA to Unveil New Discoveries from Asteroid Bennu By Hanneke Weitering NASA will announce new science results from its first-ever asteroid sample return mission in a live teleconference today (March 19) at 1:30 p.m. EDT (1730 GMT). Listen live here!
Asteroid Ryugu Is Surprisingly Dry, Japanese Spacecraft Finds By Samantha Mathewson A Japanese spacecraft studying the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu beamed home new data revealing that the space rock has less water than scientists expected.
Sneaky Meteor Evades Earthling Detection, Explodes with Force of 10 Atomic Bombs By Brandon Specktor On Dec. 18, 2018, a school bus-size meteor exploded over Earth with an impact energy of roughly 10 atomic bombs. But no one saw it.
83 Gargantuan Black Holes Spotted Guzzling Down Dinner at the Edge of the Universe By Stephanie Pappas The supermassive black holes were birthed during the universe's infancy.
Space Orbiter Spots 'Hairy Blue Spider' on Mars By Mindy Weisberger Bowie was right; there really is a "spider" from Mars.
'Space's Deepest Secrets' Probes Mystery of 'Oumuamua Tonight (Video) By Kasandra Brabaw The Science Channel series "Space's Deepest Secrets" returns tonight (March 19) at 10 p.m. EDT with a look at a mysterious interstellar visitor.
Queen Guitarist Brian May Scores Ultima Thule Flyby Time-Lapse Video By Sarah Lewin An ethereal track by Queen lead guitarist Brian May accompanies the awe-inspiring time-lapse view from NASA's New Horizons flyby of a distant solar system object.
