Lunar Craters Show Spike in Earth-Pummeling Space Rocks
A new analysis suggests the last few hundred million years of life on Earth has seen above-average asteroid impact rates
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Weird Star System’s Planet-Forming Disk Goes Vertical Like a Ferris Wheel
Worlds with off-kilter orbits may be much more common than previously believed
Ocean Moons, Promising Targets in Search for Alien Life, Could Be Dead Inside
The interiors of Europa and other watery moons in the outer solar system might be too geologically inactive to support life
China Makes Historic First Landing on Mysterious Far Side of the Moon
The milestone marks a turning point for China’s space exploration, and may unlock deep secrets of lunar history
“Farout!” Newfound Object Is the Farthest Solar System Body Ever Spotted
The pink-colored object is nearly four times more distant from the sun than Pluto, and hints at the possibility of an as-yet-undiscovered giant planet farther out
Look Up! Gleaming Geminid Meteor Shower of 2018 Peaks Tonight
The celestial display is expected to be the best meteor shower of 2018
NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Snaps Selfie, Surveys Workspace
The Red-Planet-probing spacecraft is on course to deploy its instruments in early 2019
New Gravitational-Wave Detections Include Largest, Most Distant Black Hole Crash Ever
The four fresh signals from merging black holes hint at a forthcoming data deluge from the LIGO and Virgo observatories
Success of Tiny Mars Probes Heralds New Era of Deep-Space Cubesats
Two pint-sized spacecraft, MarCO-A and MarCO-B, served as communications relays for NASA’s InSight lander
The Milky Way’s Central Black Hole Is a Hot Spot for Astrophysics
Recently observed flares near our galaxy’s supermassive heart could lead to revolutionary discoveries
NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Touches Down Next Week
The $850 million mission will be the first to land on the Red Planet in more than 6 years
Scientists Spot Giant Crater Hidden under Greenland's Ice
The enormous crater is among the 25 largest known on Earth, and likely came from a meteorite impact within the past three million years
Supermassive Black Holes Collide in Galactic Merger Grand Finales
Astronomers have observed new details of black-hole growth previously hidden by obscuring clouds of gas and dust
Election Day 2018 Takes Absentee Ballots to the Extreme in Space
Even on the International Space Station, American astronauts manage to vote
Russia’s Soyuz Rocket Returns to Flight with Crewed Launch in Early December
The rocket’s next launch comes less than a month after a major mishap endangered the lives of crewmembers bound for the International Space Station
NASA's Dawn Mission Ends, but Its Legacy Lives On
After visiting not one but two destinations in the Asteroid Belt, the interplanetary probe at last ran out of fuel
Kepler, NASA’s Revolutionary Planet-Hunting Telescope, Is Dead
After running out of fuel, the mission leaves behind a legacy of thousands of exoplanets and a new understanding of Earth’s cosmic context
NASA’s Kepler Mission May Have Found Fewer Habitable Exoplanets Than Thought
New data from the European Gaia space telescope could lead to a downward revision to tally of Earth-like worlds
Hubble Space Telescope Returns to Action after Gyroscope Glitch
The workhorse orbital observatory has resumed normal science operations, NASA says
Where Are the “Hotspots” for Europa’s Purported Plumes?
Scientists are seeking—and not finding—thermal evidence for geysers on the Jovian moon
