After a tantalizing discovery at Venus, what could an astrobiology mission look like? By Meghan Bartels Suddenly, a mission to investigate whether Venus might be hospitable to life after all doesn't seem quite so outlandish.
The top space stories of the week! By Doris Elin Urrutia These are the top space stories this week from Space.com.
Historic Mount Wilson Observatory survives close call with Southern California's Bobcat Fire By Doris Elin Urrutia Firefighters protected the historic observatory as the wildfire crept dangerously close.
Here's every successful Venus mission humanity has ever launched By Elizabeth Howell This slideshow shows every successful Venus mission in history, according to information from NASA.
'Stupendously large' black holes could grow to truly monstrous sizes By Charles Q. Choi A team of scientists now suggests black holes could reach what they call "stupendously large" sizes, each harboring the mass of 100 billion suns or more.
Tropical storms and billowing wildfire smoke rage in the same NASA satellite photo By Chelsea Gohd A satellite spotted several tropical storms and dozens of wildfires ravaging the United States together in one image.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff This new, stunning image of Jupiter, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, was captured on Aug. 25, 2020 and shows the planet's turbulent, swirling storms.
Pastel-colored Jupiter dazzles in gorgeous Hubble telescope photo By Mike Wall A photo by the Hubble Space Telescope shows the solar system's largest planet in surprising pastel hues.
Smoke from US wildfires spreads across country and into Europe By Elizabeth Howell Smoke from the devastating U.S. wildfires is spreading across the country, moving north into Canada and across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe.
Stars paint stunning nebulas with stellar winds thanks to cosmic companions By Meghan Bartels Each star system is a unique paintbrush in the cosmos, and astronomers are finally beginning to understand why.
Big find! Scientists spot giant alien planet orbiting close to dead star's corpse By Mike Wall Astronomers have spotted signs of an intact giant planet circling a superdense stellar corpse known as a white dwarf, a new study reports.
Giant Magellan Telescope snags $17.5 million grant to test advanced optics By Mike Wall The Giant Magellan Telescope just got a nice chunk of change to help develop and test the advanced technologies that will give the future observatory such sharp vision.
Space Chat with Space.com: Tune in Fridays for science, space and more! By Chelsea Gohd Today, "Space Chat" explores the possibility of life on Venus.
2 asteroids safely buzzed close by Earth this week By Elizabeth Howell Two asteroids made close flybys of Earth on Monday (Sept. 14), in both cases showing a common occurrence that didn't put our home planet at any risk.
Rocket Lab's plan to search for life on Venus in 2023 just got more exciting By Mike Wall Rocket Lab's life-hunting Venus mission in 2023 will be just the beginning, if all goes according to the company's plan.
Venus, once billed as Earth's twin, is a hothouse (and a tantalizing target in the search for life) By Nola Taylor Redd As Earth's twin, Venus offers much in the search for life and habitable worlds.
The sun has begun a new solar weather cycle. It should be pretty quiet, scientists say. By Meghan Bartels We're officially nine months into solar cycle 25, scientists have confirmed, and it will likely look much like its predecessor, which ran from 2008 to 2019.
Carbon-rich alien planets could be made of diamonds By Chelsea Gohd Some far-off alien planets could be made of diamonds, scientists say in a new study.
Satellites track Hurricane Sally ahead of US landfall (and 5 other big storms on Earth) By Chelsea Gohd Hurricane Sally is barreling towards land as five other storms swirl on Earth's surface, satellites have spotted from space.
Life on Venus? Breakthrough Initiatives funds study of possible biosignature detection By Mike Wall The main goals involve investigating the case for life on Venus and figuring out the best ways to hunt it down, if it is indeed there.
