Space & PhysicsFebruary 9, 2017
Midsize Black Hole Found Hiding in Globular Cluster
The discovery brings the number of known "intermediate-mass" black holes to about a dozen
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Space & PhysicsFebruary 8, 2017
World’s First Atomic Blast Tests Theories of Moon’s Formation
Radioactive glass from the Trinity nuclear test site resembles ancient moon rocks
Space & PhysicsFebruary 7, 2017
What Warmed Ancient Mars?
New data from NASA's Curiosity rover suggest a surprising dearth of greenhouse gases in the Red Planet's distant past
Space & PhysicsFebruary 7, 2017
Black Hole Binges on Record-Setting Stellar Meal
A trio of x-ray observatories has spied a supermassive black hole feasting on a giant star for more than a decade
Space & PhysicsFebruary 7, 2017
Dashboard Camera Captures Bright Green Fireball Streaking Over U.S. Midwest [Video]
The 300-kilogram meteor created a sonic boom, and may have dropped fragments into Lake Michigan
Space & PhysicsFebruary 3, 2017
NASA’s Next Rover Faces Steep Challenges on Path to Mars
A new report details problems that could push the Mars 2020 rover over-budget and behind schedule
Space & PhysicsFebruary 2, 2017
Are Wormholes a Dead End for Faster-Than-Light Travel?
Portals connecting far-distant regions of the universe may not be just the stuff of science fiction, but they probably couldn't be used for interstellar travel
The SciencesFebruary 1, 2017
IceCube Closes in on Mysterious Nature of Neutrinos
The Antarctica-based observatory has found hints of strange patterns in the ghostly particles' masses
Space & PhysicsFebruary 1, 2017
Traces of Oxygen on the Moon Come from Earth's Plants
Earth's biosphere has bathed the lunar surface for billions of years
Space & PhysicsJanuary 31, 2017
NASA’s Fermi Telescope Spots Record-Breaking Blazars
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
Space & PhysicsJanuary 31, 2017
Private Space Station Coming Soon? Company Aiming for 2020 Launch
Work is underway to establish the world's first private, international commercial space station
Space & PhysicsJanuary 27, 2017
50th Anniversary of Apollo 1 Fire: What NASA Learned from the Tragic Accident
January 27 marks the 50th anniversary of the first major, deadly disaster for the U.S. space program
Space & PhysicsJanuary 26, 2017
Cosmic Lenses Show Universe Expanding Surprisingly Fast
Light-bending warps in spacetime reveal a speedy cosmic expansion
Space & PhysicsJanuary 26, 2017
Pluto's Moon Charon Had Its Own, Icy Plate Tectonics
Surface cracks look like seafloor-spreading zones or rift valleys on Earth
Space & PhysicsJanuary 24, 2017
The Story of NASA’s Real “Hidden Figures”
African-American women working behind the scenes as “human computers” were vital to the Space Race
Space & PhysicsJanuary 24, 2017
5 Teams Race to the Moon by Year's End
Finalists in the Google Lunar XPRIZE have until December 31 to lift off
Space & PhysicsJanuary 20, 2017
Galactic Murder Mystery Solved by Gas Stripping
Astronomers unveil a new mechanism to explain the premature demise of young galaxies
Space & PhysicsJanuary 17, 2017
Apollo Astronaut Eugene Cernan Dies at 82
As commander of the final Apollo mission in 1972, Cernan was the last human to walk on the moon
Space & PhysicsJanuary 9, 2017
The Exoplanet Revolution Turns 25
Astronomers confirmed the first planets beyond our solar system a quarter-century ago
Space & PhysicsDecember 14, 2016
Ancient Mars Could Have Harbored Life for a Long, Long Time
New data suggest Mars was habitable for perhaps hundreds of millions of years
Space & PhysicsDecember 8, 2016
John Glenn, First American to Orbit Earth, Dies at 95
The last of NASA’s original seven astronauts to die, Glenn circled the planet three times in 1962
Space & PhysicsDecember 6, 2016
Saturn Probe Dives Past Rings for the First Time
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft closes in on the planet’s cloud tops
Space & PhysicsDecember 1, 2016
Neutron Star May Display First Evidence of 80-Year-Old Quantum Prediction
Polarized light suggests the presence of quantum phenomenon first predicted in the 1930s
Space & PhysicsDecember 1, 2016
Russian Cargo Spacecraft May Be Lost in Space
An uncrewed, robotic Progress spacecraft experienced problems en route to the International Space Station