Stories by Nola Taylor Tillman

Traces of the Apollo astronauts’ presence lingered long after they left

The CHIME telescope could soon deliver thousands of additional detections of the mysterious cosmic outbursts

For the first time scientists have observed the gas giant sending magnetic waves back to its ring system and its moon Enceladus

'Oumuamua, the first-known visitor from outside the solar system, may not have been an asteroid after all

Better data from the Gaia spacecraft also promises to shed light on mysterious brown dwarfs

Our planet may have gained breathable air in the geologic blink of an eye

The mysterious object could be the first moon found beyond our solar system—or something else entirely

New observations of a supermassive black hole in a faraway galaxy hint that planets are plentiful throughout the universe

The probe’s 2019 encounter with the icy object 2014 MU69 could reveal multiple lunar companions

The solar system’s first-observed interstellar emissary hints at undiscovered populations of exoplanets and violent origins

Unraveling the murky origins of these cosmic imposters could lead to breakthroughs in understanding the lives and deaths of stars

Cold dust observed around Proxima Centauri suggests the presence of hidden worlds

In its last hours the spacecraft’s observations could reveal the origins of the planet’s rings—and more

Galaxies with trailing ‘tentacles’ of gas and newborn stars could help feed some of the universe’s most powerful objects

If confirmed, the  world’s rings would be some 200 times wider than Saturn’s and could reveal clues to our solar system’s early history

Scientists are grappling with the problem of biological cross-contamination between Earth and other worlds

The quadcopter-style lander could explore some of the moon’s most promising sites for habitability and life

A new study finds organisms only took 30,000 years to repopulate a region devastated by the impact

The president's proposed budget would boost funding for NASA's planetary science division, but at what cost?

Despite the likely loss of its Schiaparelli lander, the Trace Gas Orbiter is gearing up for spectacular science at Mars

Data from the New Horizons probe suggests Pluto's atmosphere paints the north pole of Charon, its largest moon

A new study questions whether “habitable zone” planets can sweat off internal heat 

The largest and only dwarf planet in the solar system’s Asteroid Belt might harbor hidden water where life could evolve

KELT-4Ab is only the fourth known system to contain three stars