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Ingenuity could be just the first of many Martian helicopters
China is already building a reputation for falling rocket debris.
In the excitement, it’s easy to forget the James Webb Space Telescope’s namesake has been the subject of controversy.
The answer to Jupiter's ring problem lies in its moons.
The telescope is already making incredible discoveries just one week after its debut image.
Pluto gets splashed in a dash of colors to highlight its varied geography.
Space can play havoc on the human body, but researchers are figuring out ways to tackle its ill effects.
The discovery gives astronomers a unique look at the processes that happen when black holes are born.
It's the fourth year the space agency carries out its annual contest, celebrating photographers who work at the agency
There are more than 90 million craters on Mars, but out of all of them researchers were able to tell where this meteorite originated from.
Even the ship's toilet was glowing.
James Webb's lens can peer in much greater detail and further back in time than any other telescope in the world.
The highly anticipated flurry of images is everything we hoped for -- and more. But it's the spectra that have astronomers excited.
This is a momentous occasion.
It's not just the pros that can make massive contributions to astronomy. And you could too.
Stars could be used like telephone towers to relay messages across interstellar space.
How to look for life on unfriendly bodies like Europa or Enceladus? Just make a bunch of swimmy robots and have them look for it.
Solar activity is at its maximum now, accelerating the atmospheric drag faced by satellites by up to tenfold.
Going to space is a fantasy many are willing to pay a lot of money to fullfill, but is the cost to the environment being factored in?
The universe just got a lot more interesting.
Metals, rock, and craters are sprinkled all throughout its surface.
Wherever humans go, trash follows.
These isolated collections of blue stars are puzzling astronomers.
This nova was so unusually fast, it was like someone flicked a flashlight on and off.
The European Space Agency released its treasure trove of stars.
Sadly, the name has nothing to do with the Moon's color, nor its flavor.
The very detailed map has been released and is free to use.
A speck of space rock just hit one of the telescope's mirrors, but everything is fine.
The two worlds would have looked the same were it not for an extra coat of haze on Uranus.
We should not be surprised that some of the innumerable rocks on Mars have weird shapes, because many have been sand-blasted by wind erosion for billions of years.
Target acquired: geology from 50 light-years away.
There's no liquid water on the surface of the moon -- but that doesn't mean there's no way to get water on the moon.
In case you missed this year's biggest news in physics, here it is straight from the horse's mouth.
Images from the Event Horizon Telescope prove that the compact radio source at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*, is indeed a black hole.
The magnitude 5 quake might only shake a glass of water here on Earth, but it's a big deal on Mars.
The data could help us better diagnose and treat disorders of this system back on Earth.
With a bit of science wizardry, scientists have made black holes audible.
Black widow binaries are exceptionally rare. To make things more interesting, this could be a triple black widow.
A Chinese finding could give potential moon dwellers room to breathe.
This year, two groups of astronomers plan to send messages containing information about humans and the location of Earth toward parts of space they think may be home to intelligent life.
From its birds' eye view, Ingenuity is offering precious information.
Turns out, nuclear power isn't actually the best option for supplying a settlement on Mars with energy.
Study compared solar with nuclear, which had previously been suggested as the best option
We're inching closer to unraveling the origin of life on Earth.
Scientists have come up with some pretty inventive ways to produce interstellar drugs -- because astronauts will likely need them.
The list also includes landing on Saturn’s moon Enceladus and getting the samples of Martian rock from the Perseverance rover.
The Universe is a dynamic place teeming with unknowns -- but step by step, we're learning new things about it.
A new study likens processes on Europa to those on Earth, with far-reaching implications.
A solution that promises better and safer journey for flying into space.
It’s just the first step of a technology that could be useful both on Earth and in space.
