The solar system’s first solids formed in a rush
Rather than slowly condensing over millions of years, the first building blocks of Earth and other planets may have formed rapidly in a chaotic disk at the dawn of the solar system
The Lyrid meteor shower is peaking now
The Lyrid meteor shower is peaking from April 21 to April 22. Here’s how to spot this annual celestial light show
What’s the weirdest planet in the solar system?
All the sun’s planets are oddballs. But some are more so than others
Behold! This is the largest, sharpest 3D map of the universe yet
A new map of the cosmos, including more than 47 million galaxies and other cosmic objects, represents one of the most extensive surveys of our universe ever conducted
Secrets of cosmic evolution may lurk in this black hole’s ‘dancing’ jets
A first-of-its-kind observation shows how jets from voracious black holes can shape the growth of galaxies
Artemis II reveals why humans still love the moon
The triumph of NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in a half-century is a reminder of what the moon really means for Earth—and why we’re going back
White House budget seeks to scrap 54 major NASA science missions
Experts found that the White House budget request for the upcoming fiscal year could defund 54 NASA science missions, including a spacecraft currently studying Jupiter and two planned Venus missions
NASA’s Artemis moon missions are a game changer for astronomy
After decades of planning, NASA’s Artemis program is giving astronomers their long-awaited moonshot
NASA’s Artemis II crew experience total solar eclipse from space
From the perspective of the Orion capsule, the moon will fully block the sun’s disk for nearly an hour
NASA’s Artemis II astronauts may catch a comet—if it can survive the sun
Amid a journey of celestial spectacles, the Artemis II astronauts may spot a comet—if it survives a dash past the sun
Where did the ‘Oh-My-God’ particle come from?
A single subatomic particle from deep space had the same energy as a baseball pitch, and scientists still don’t know how it got here
NASA spots comet reversing its spin in a first for science
In 2017 NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope zoomed in on a comet as it passed around the sun. And then things took a more unusual turn