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
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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
Hubble Space Telescope Almost Back in Action
The famed orbital observatory has recovered from a glitch that suspended its operations earlier this month
Exotic Matter Made in Space Could Boost the Hunt for Gravitational Waves
Off-world Bose–Einstein condensates might measure spacetime ripples better than any ground-based technique
Soyuz Rocket Fails, Forces Emergency Landing for U.S.–Russian Space Station Crew
The accident occurred during the rocket’s ascent from the launch pad, allowing an abort system to jettison the crew to safety
Europa’s Equator May Be Covered in Perilous Ice Towers
Jagged ice spikes called ‘penitentes’ on Jupiter’s ocean-bearing moon could pose grave risks for robotic landers
Cassini’s Death Dive into Saturn Reveals Weird Ring “Rain” and More
The spacecraft’s final observations are turning up a wealth of bizarre, unexpected phenomena
Success! Hopping, Shoebox-Size Lander Touches Down Safely on Asteroid Ryugu
The European-built MASCOT lander successfully deployed from Japan’s Hayabusa1 spacecraft to begin its ambitious-but-brief mission
Newfound World, "The Goblin," May Lead to Mysterious Planet Nine
Drifting far past Pluto, the orbit of the dwarf planet 2015 TG387 appears to have been sculpted by the gravity of something far larger lurking in the solar system’s outer limits
