
Dark Matter Telescope Captures a Sparkling Galaxy Merger
The Euclid Space Telescope is decking the halls with boughs of starlight

Dark Matter Telescope Captures a Sparkling Galaxy Merger
The Euclid Space Telescope is decking the halls with boughs of starlight

Spectacular Cosmic Collision Captured in New Hubble Image
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured asteroids crashing into one another in a nearby planetary system around a star some 25 light-years away


Behold the 10 Most Stunning Space Images of 2025
From an interstellar comet to breathtaking auroras and from brand-new rockets to iconic space telescopes, here are some of our favorite images from the cosmos in 2025

Catch the Last Meteor Shower of 2025—Right in Time for the Winter Solstice
Sky watchers may be tempted out this weekend, when an underappreciated meteor shower will coincide with a new moon and the longest night of year for the Northern Hemisphere

Get Lost in This Dazzling New Map of the Cosmos
NASA’s newest space telescope has unveiled a stunning map of the cosmos in infrared

If I Stop the World, Will I Melt with You?
Depending on how you look at it, this catchphrase from a 1980s pop song is decently accurate: you can actually melt the planet if you stop its turning

Satellites Used to Have Months to Avoid Collisions—Now They Have Days
In the era of mega constellations, spacecraft typically have less than a week to avoid crashes

Igloos on Mars? How Future Astronauts Could Use Ice to Survive
Humans traveling to Mars will need protective habitats to live on the harsh surface. Ice could help

Jared Isaacman Confirmed to Head NASA at Pivotal Moment for Space Science
Billionaire Jared Isaacman is taking the reins at NASA at a challenging time for the space agency, as it faces budget cuts and technical hurdles that could scuttle its most ambitious missions

This Planet Is the Shape of a Lemon. That May Be the Least Weird Thing about It
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a bizarre-looking exoplanet that defies explanation

New Views of Solar System Moons Complicate Ocean Worlds Theory
Oceans hiding within the crusts of distant moons are tantalizing targets for scientists looking for life beyond Earth

Strange Cosmic Blast May Be First-Ever Superkilonova Observed
The combination of a supernova and a kilonova may have produced a rare space explosion that astronomers have never seen before