Satellite images show Typhoon Amphan's landfall in India, Bangladesh By Elizabeth Howell Satellites are keeping a careful watch on Typhoon Amphan during and after landfall near eastern India and Bangladesh Wednesday (May 20).
Massive disk galaxy could change our understanding of how galaxies are born By Chelsea Gohd A massive, rotating disk galaxy that first formed just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, could upend our understanding of galaxy formation, scientists suggest in a new study.
Ready, SETI, go: Is there a race to contact E.T.? By Leonard David Researchers using China's huge new FAST radio telescope are piecing together a technological strategy to carry out a major and sweeping search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).
NASA plan to sample asteroid Bennu delayed by coronavirus pandemic By Meghan Bartels After delays from the coronavirus pandemic, NASA has picked a date for its spacecraft to snatch up a chunk of space rock to bring home.
NASA renames WFIRST space telescope after astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, the 'Mother of Hubble' By Hanneke Weitering NASA has renamed its Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) to honor the renowned astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, also known as the "mother of Hubble."
Baby exoplanet spotted growing around distant star (photo) By Mike Wall New imagery apparently pinpoints the spot where a baby planet is forming around the young star AB Aurigae, which lies 520 light-years from Earth.
Love isolation? NASA wants you to spend 8 months locked in a Russian lab By Chelsea Gohd Do you thrive in social isolation? NASA is looking for people to spend 8 months locked in a Russian lab for a new experiment.
Mud volcanoes may spew on Mars, scientists say By Mike Wall Some Mars volcanoes may erupt with mud rather than molten rock, a new study suggests.
Comet SWAN: A brilliant 'icy wanderer' in photos By Space.com Staff See photos of the newly discovered Comet C/2020 F8 SWAN.
Satellites see Tropical Storm Arthur, the Atlantic's 1st named storm of 2020, from space By Meghan Bartels Government satellites have spotted the first named storm of the 2020 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season, Tropical Storm Arthur, swirling off the coast of North Carolina.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe starts sun observation marathon By Meghan Bartels NASA's sun-grazing spacecraft is gathering the most data ever on its upcoming skim past our star, with instruments turned on for nearly two months.
The sky is full of weird X-shaped galaxies. Here's why. By Brandon Specktor Researchers figured out why this galaxy looks like an enormous X in invisible radio light.
Get lost in Jupiter's haze thanks to new pictures from NASA spacecraft By Meghan Bartels For your weekend enjoyment, we present another installment of Jupiter's beautifully swirly atmosphere.
The north magnetic pole is leaving Canada for Siberia. These 'blobs' may be the reason why. By Laura Geggel While the blob under Canada has weakened, the blob under Siberia has strengthened.
1st super-fast pulsar found snacking on its companion in far-flung star cluster By Gemma Lavender China's FAST radio telescope has uncovered the first known pulsar in the star cluster Messier 92. The super-fast pulsating object forms one part of an eclipsing binary.
A sun-watching spacecraft just might fly through tail of Comet ATLAS in rare encounter By Meghan Bartels Last month, Comet ATLAS shattered skywatchers' hopes of a brilliant display when it began crumbling — but scientists have spotted a new serendipitous opportunity to study its rubble.
'What Stars Are Made Of' tells the life story of the woman behind a stellar science By Meghan Bartels It was a major scientific scandal as established astronomers and a female graduate student butted heads over the composition of the sun.
Book excerpt: 'What Stars Are Made Of' (Harvard University Press, 2020) By Donovan Moore In his new book, "What Stars Are Made Of: The Life of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin," author Donovan Moore tells the story of a young British scientist at the forefront of astrophysics.
Exploring new tools in string theory By Paul Sutter String theorists are shifting focus to solve some rather sticky problems in physics.
Pluto's wispy atmosphere may be surprisingly robust By Mike Wall Pluto's thin, blue-tinged air may not collapse when the dwarf planet is far from the sun.
