Hunting for medium-sized black holes with the next generation of gravitational wave detectors By Paul Sutter Some patience will be needed.
California wildfire damage spotted from space (photos) By Mike Wall The wildfires raging across California have left burn scars visible from space.
Mars dust devil! Curiosity rover spots Red Planet twister (photos) By Mike Wall NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has spotted a dust devil swirling through the parched Red Planet landscape.
Jupiter's ocean moons raise tides on each other By Mike Wall Jupiter's big ocean-harboring moons may have a strong gravitational effect on each other, raising big tides in each others' subsurface seas, a new study suggests.
Want to find life on Venus? Check for spores in the atmosphere, new research suggests. By Charles Q. Choi In the depths of Venus' hellish atmosphere, a layer of mysterious haze could be home to life, a new study finds.
NASA event marks 100th anniversary of women's voting rights By Elizabeth Howell NASA commemorated the 100th anniversary of when some American women won the right to vote by celebrating today's female pioneers, who are spreading their wings far into space.
Earth may have been born wet By Mike Wall Earth may not have needed asteroid and comet strikes to fill its oceans, a new study reports.
Submarine could explore seas of huge Saturn moon Titan By Mike Wall Researchers have been crafting a concept mission that would send a submarine to Saturn's huge moon Titan, which sports lakes and seas of liquid hydrocarbons on its frigid surface.
LightSail 2 solar sail spots Hurricane Laura from space as satellites track storm's path By Meghan Bartels A unique satellite has joined the fleet of orbital eyes keeping watch over Hurricane Laura as it approaches the Gulf Coast.
Satellite megaconstellations could have 'extreme' impact on astronomy, report finds By Mike Wall Huge constellations of internet satellites could fundamentally change how astronomers study the night sky and how the rest of us experience it, a new report finds.
Astronomers discover the fastest-spinning white dwarf yet — and it's a vampire By Paul Sutter Astronomers recently spotted perhaps the strangest white dwarf yet: a dead star the spins twice a second, sucking down material from a nearby companion as it goes.
Hubble telescope catches stunning view of Comet NEOWISE after its spectacular summer sky show By Elizabeth Howell The Hubble Space Telescope turned its powerful eyes to a celestial visitor to our skies — Comet NEOWISE, which put on a stunning show in the United States earlier this summer.
Mars lander InSight picks up tiny ground tilt caused by Phobos moon transit By Meghan Bartels NASA's InSight Mars lander can detect a nearly imperceptible tilt caused by the planet's moon Phobos passing in front of the sun, scientists have realized.
What is a solstice? By Sarah Wild Twice a year, one hemisphere has its longest day of the year while the other has the longest night. These solstices are the astronomical beginning of winter and summer.
Iowa crop damage from Derecho thunderstorms seen from space By Elizabeth Howell Many Iowa farmers suddenly saw their crops flattened after a set of strong thunderstorms battered the state this month, NASA reported while sharing satellite images of the damage.
Did a supernova cause Earth's mass extinction 360 million years ago? By Mike Wall One of Earth's five mass extinction events may have been triggered by the violent death of a distant star, a new study suggests.
Rainbow meteorite discovered in Costa Rica may hold building blocks of life By Rafi Letzter A small, soft smacked into Costa Rica on April 23, 2019. And it carried dust older than our sun, as well as clues regarding how life formed on Earth.
No, an asteroid will not hit Earth the day before Election Day By Meghan Bartels If you've seen a worrying headline about an asteroid passing too close for comfort on Nov. 2, the day before the U.S. heads to the polls, NASA wants you to take a deep breath and relax.
Mysterious cold gas rockets out from our Milky Way galaxy's center By Elizabeth Howell Our Milky Way galaxy has mysterious, cold gas clouds that shot out from the galactic center "like bullets," according to a new study.
Interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua could still be alien technology, new study hints By Rafi Letzter The idea that interstellar object 'Oumuamua is a hydrogen iceberg has a flaw.
