This bizarre planet could have supersonic winds in an atmosphere of vaporized rock By Meghan Bartels Scientists think they have identified a lava world so dramatic that it might boast a thin regional atmosphere of vaporized rock where it is closest to its star.
Scientists detect strange 'fast radio burst' from within our own Milky Way By Charles Q. Choi Astronomers have detected the first fast radio burst from a magnetar in our own Milky Way galaxy.
Unpredictable space radio bursts may stem from asteroids around magnetic stars By Charles Q. Choi Mysterious repeating bursts of radio waves that fire in random patterns might come from neutron stars blasting asteroids with magnetic winds that travel at nearly the speed of light.
Hello again, Voyager 2! NASA beams 1st call to probe in interstellar space since March By Mike Wall NASA just hailed its Voyager 2 probe in interstellar space for the first time in more than seven months.
Strange rings around protostar suggests planets form earlier than thought By Charles Q. Choi Rings detected around a newborn star may suggest that planets are born earlier than previously thought, a new study finds.
Saturn's moon Titan has a weird organic chemical in its atmosphere By Meghan Bartels Saturn's moon Titan just keeps getting weirder — and more tantalizing when it comes to scientists' hopes for life beyond Earth.
NASA's Juno spacecraft spots 'sprites' and 'elves' dancing in Jupiter's atmosphere By Kasandra Brabaw Just in time for Halloween, NASA announced results from the space agency's Juno mission that suggest "sprites" or "elves" could be frolicking in Jupiter's upper atmosphere.
What does the 2020 presidential election mean for space exploration? By Mike Wall A brief look at the space policies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
Distant alien planets could be turned into dark matter detectors By Paul Sutter A pair of astronomers is advocating a daring new research program: to turn our widening search for life beyond Earth into a hunt for dark matter.
More than half of all sunlike stars in the Milky Way may have a habitable planet By Mike Wall On average, each sunlike star in the Milky Way likely harbors between 0.4 and 0.9 rocky planets in its "habitable zone," researchers have found.
'Fireball' meteorite that crashed in Michigan holds extraterrestrial organic compounds By Mindy Weisberger A fireball meteor lit up midwestern skies on Jan. 16, 2018, then landed on a frozen Michigan lake. Analysis of the space rock revealed a rich array of extraterrestrial organic compounds.
Eerie Skull Nebula glows bright for Halloween By Samantha Mathewson The Skull Nebula, formally known as NGC 246, is captured in a new image from the European Southern Observatory using the Very Large Telescope.
Why black holes are the scariest things in the universe By Chrisy Impey Here's why black holes are the scariest objects in the universe.
Space.com is going to 'Mars' on a HI-SEAS habitat simulation By Chelsea Gohd A group of six researchers will embark on a mission to "Mars," this upcoming Monday (Nov. 2). The Martian crew will include artists, scientists and ... me!
Beware! NASA shares sinister sounds of space with this Halloween playlist By Chelsea Gohd NASA has collected the eeriest, most hair-raising sounds in the cosmos and compiled them in a playlist just in time for Halloween.
Hubble telescope spots a 'Greater Pumpkin' in space for Halloween By Kasandra Brabaw As families tuck into their couches to watch Charlie Brown's quest for the great pumpkin this Halloween, they may be surprised to hear that NASA has already discovered a "greater pumpkin."
NASA asteroid probe stows space-rock sample for return to Earth By Mike Wall NASA's pioneering OSIRIS-REx probe has bagged up its precious asteroid sample for return to Earth.
Tiny rogue planet is the smallest free-floating exoplanet candidate yet By Mike Wall Astronomers have spotted the smallest "rogue planet" candidate yet known, a Mars- to Earth-mass world that apparently cruises through our Milky Way galaxy unattached to a star.
Gravitational-wave treasure trove reveals dozens of black hole crashes By Meghan Bartels Scientists can now catch gravitational waves better than ever before.
The Milky Way's quiet, introverted monster won't spin By Rafi Letzter This supermassive black hole's spin has been measured for the first time, and it's surprisingly low.
