Stories by Sarah Lewin Frasier

The photosynthetic organisms subsist on redder, lower-energy light than other species, and could be a new source of fuel and air for interplanetary outposts

The autonomous rotorcraft will fly to the Red Planet with the Mars 2020 rover

Whether a success or a failure, the first test flight of the world's current most powerful rocket guarantees fireworks

The agency’s Space Launch System is intended to take astronauts to the Moon and beyond

New analyses allow scientists to measure stellar densities using orbiting planets

A new book whimsically examines 10 emerging technologies that could change everything

First observed by the New Horizons spacecraft in 2015, the strange spiky features are likely formed from sublimating methane

The X-class flare was the most powerful seen since 2006, and created radio blackouts on Earth

With its testing at Goddard Space Flight Center completed, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope embarks for further testing in Texas before its 2018 launch

First images from an epic dive through Saturn’s rings reveal a giant hurricane and turbulent storm clouds

Citizen scientists and space-agency satellites come together to discover a new variety of aurora

A new climate model suggests six of the nearby star's seven worlds are uninhabitable

The planet-hunting observatory stared at the TRAPPIST-1 system for nearly three months

New maps of galactic magnetic fields will enhance the study of stellar birth

The newfound structures in disks of dust and gas around newborn stars could aid planet formation

Powered by supermassive black holes, the intense light from these extreme galaxies began its journey to us when the universe was but a tenth of its present age

The 86-year-old moonwalker was visiting the South Pole as a tourist when he fell ill, and is reportedly now in stable condition

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft begins a series of daring dives through Saturn's rings Nov. 30, the first step in the probe’s “grand finale” investigation of the gas giant planet

Microsoft's HoloLens headsets are already aiding astronauts on the International Space Station, and next-generation VR could prove vital for journeys to Mars

Jupiter's shadow makes this volcanic moon's atmosphere freeze solid once per day

The most sensitive search yet for the mystery substance draws a blank after 20 months

Look up into a dark sky in mid-August to see more than 150 meteors per hour

The images of water frost forming around the young star V883 Orionis offer new insights into planet formation

Creators factor in “origin-of-life” events and available building blocks