Space & Physics

Next summer, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will start sidling up to several asteroids near Jupiter. On its way there, it has studied another space rock up close

This partnership marks the latest foray into space exploration for Relativity Space, which aims to build cheap, reusable rockets

Even if you aren’t going to be within the path of totality, you can still watch the solar eclipse as it happens with Scientific American

A cold, cherry-blossom-hued exoplanet supports bizarre clouds chock-full of salts

Construction of the Deep Synoptic Array is about to start in rural Nevada. It will reveal untold galaxies in stunning detail and help explain how they form and grow

A galaxy appears to be missing the invisible substance thought to hold such objects together, further challenging long-held assumptions about how galaxies form

This sparkling galaxy is home to a set of supernova remnants that showed variable brightnesses over 14 years of data

Understanding the behavior of supermassive black holes

The story of the author’s extremely early career

Mimicking the chemistry of outer space to explain how planets form

On steering the path forward for research and innovation

Scientific American used expert recommendations and data analysis to identify 28 exceptional early-career researchers