Amateur astronomer discovers a tiny moon around Jupiter By Doris Elin Urrutia An amateur astronomer has discovered a previously unknown moon around Jupiter after poring over old telescope images, a major first.
How much will Jeff Bezos' New Shepard rocket warm the planet? By Adam Mann An attempt to figure out how much emission Jeff Bezos' jaunt into space will produce and whether we should be concerned about it
What is suborbital flight? (And why do we care?) By Edd Gent The world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, will blast into space in his first-ever suborbital flight. But what does that mean, and does it even matter?
See the first photos from the Hubble Space Telescope after a major computer malfunction By Tariq Malik After more than a month offline in orbit, the famed Hubble Space Telescope is back in action and snapping photos of the cosmos.
Hubble telescope revived after a grueling month of darkness. Here's what went wrong. By Brandon Specktor After more than a month in safe mode, the Hubble Space Telescope is back online. A wonky power regulator circuit may be to blame.
The search for alien life By Mike Wall Here's a look at where the hunt for aliens has been and where it's headed.
A powerful jet emerges from a black hole in unprecedented detail in new images By Tereza Pultarova New images obtained by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) reveal a powerful jet ejected from a supermassive black hole in unprecedented detail.
10 wild theories about the universe By How It Works magazine, Andrew May Why is the universe the way it is? Over the years, scientists have explored many ways to explain the cosmos, leading to some crazy-sounding ideas.
With all these planets, why haven't we found any exomoons? By Paul Sutter Despite numerous attempts, astronomers have not yet confirmed the detection of an exomoon, a moon orbiting a planet around a distant star.
Astronomers discover a quartet of teenage alien planets far, far away By Rahul Rao Astronomers have discovered a quartet of teenage planets, according to data from NASA's TESS telescope.
NASA uncovers hidden system of mysteriously draining lakes under Antarctica By Stephanie Pappas NASA scientists have mapped the dynamic, ever-shifting lakes beneath Antarctica in more detail than ever before.
How many atoms are in the observable universe? By Harry Baker Atoms are the building blocks of all matter in the universe, but how many are there in the part of it we can see from Earth?
Satellites over Europe track massive floods in Germany and Belgium By Elizabeth Howell Sobering images from space show the impact of devastating floods in Germany and Belgium that have left more than 100 people dead.
Space Chat with Space.com: Blue Origin prepares to launch, Virgin Galactic launches and crazy space science! By Chelsea Gohd Today (July 16), Space Chat will explore what's new in space, including Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic's suborbital spaceflights, giant megacomets and more!
Cosmic fireworks in nearby galaxies shine light on star formation By Nola Taylor Tillman The brilliant fireworks of 90 nearby galaxies shine new light on how stars are born.
'Alien burp' may have been detected on Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover By Ben Turner Methane tends to only be made by biological life, so scientists are wondering if the source is from alien microbes.
Can we solve the black hole information paradox with 'photon spheres'? By Paul Sutter Theories that attempt to resolve the so-called black hole information paradox predict that black holes are much more complicated than general relativity suggests.
Space weather is difficult to predict — with only an hour to prevent disasters on Earth By Martin Gerard Connors Recent developments at the forefront of astronomy allow us to observe that planets orbiting other stars have weather.
China's Mars rover Zhurong just found its parachute and backshell (video) By Mike Wall China's Zhurong Mars rover has given us nice, up-close looks at some of the hardware that helped it land safely on the Red Planet two months ago.
Cruise by Jupiter and its giant moon Ganymede in this gorgeous Juno flyby video By Mike Wall A dazzling new animation puts you aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft during its epic flybys last month of Jupiter and the huge moon Ganymede.
