Prebiotic ingredients for life found around young star By Paul Sutter Where did the ingredients for life on Earth come from? A team of astronomers has found a crucial new link: the observation of essential "prebiotic" molecules around a still-forming star.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff Today, NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins are stepping outside the International Space Station for Glover's first spacewalk, or extravehicular activity (EVA).
NASA probe leaving asteroid Bennu in May to deliver samples to Earth By Mike Wall NASA's asteroid-sampling OSIRIS-REx probe will spend a couple of extra months at its target space rock before heading back to Earth.
NASA finds 'Lost Galaxy' shining out of Virgo's bosom By Brandon Specktor This hazy spiral galaxy is one of the largest in the Virgo cluster — a collection of more than 2,000 galaxies.
'Elves' and 'blue jet' lightning in Earth's stratosphere spotted from space By Elizabeth Howell Newly published observations from space are showing researchers more about the nature of Earth's lightning storms, including whimsically named phenomena such as "blue jets" and "elves."
'Sextuply-eclipsing sextuple star system' discovered whirling through the Milky Way By Rafi Letzter Ever ridden a teacup ride at a state fair? If so, you might have a small taste of life in a whirling, twirling sextuply-eclipsing sextuple star system.
Scientists spot 6 alien worlds orbiting a star in strange — but precise — harmony By Meghan Bartels The planets around a star called TOI-178 know how to keep a beat — so smoothly, in fact, that scientists were able to discover new alien worlds by deciphering the system's music.
E.T. signal from Proxima Centauri? A conversation with Breakthrough Initiatives' Pete Worden By Leonard David Space.com recently talked with Breakthrough Initiatives executive director Pete Worden about a signal coming from the vicinity of Proxima Centauri, and about the search for alien life more generally.
Galaxies eject gas when they merge, preventing new stars forming – new research By Annagrazia Puglisi Most stars in the universe today are found in massive galaxies called ellipticals, named for their stretched-out-circle shape.
Preliminary investigation offers possible cause of Arecibo Observatory telescope collapse By Meghan Bartels An ongoing investigation of the December collapse of the iconic radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico offers early evidence a manufacturing issue may have contributed to the failure.
South African astronomy has a long, rich history of discovery — and a promising future By Ian Glass The South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town is the oldest permanent observatory in the southern hemisphere: it turned 200 in 2020.
Wormholes may be lurking in the universe — and new studies are proposing ways of finding them By Andreea Font Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity profoundly changed our thinking about fundamental concepts in physics, such as space and time.
Largest sea on Saturn's mysterious moon Titan could be more than 1,000 feet deep By Elizabeth Howell Data from one of Cassini's last flybys of Titan probed the depths of Kraken Mare to better understand the moon's alien chemistry.
Warm up with this cozy image of a hot spot on Jupiter By Elizabeth Howell A new composite image of Jupiter's atmosphere shows a hot spot glowing brightly in infrared wavelengths.
The top space stories of the week! By Doris Elin Urrutia These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.
Mystery particle may explain extreme X-rays shooting from the 'Magnificent 7' stars By Stephanie Pappas Particles called axions may be the reason the 'Magnificent 7' cluster of neutron stars emits extreme X-rays.
Elon Musk says he's donating $100 million for carbon-capture tech prize By Mike Wall Elon Musk is putting a big chunk of change into the fight against climate change.
'Symbiotic stars' caught snacking on each other outside the Milky Way By Nola Taylor Redd Stars snacking on their companions outside the Milky Way have been precisely mapped and measured for the first time.
Did water once flow through meteorites? By Charles Q. Choi Water may have recently flowed within meteorites, suggesting the asteroids they broke off from may bear ice, a new study finds.
