Around 13.7 billion years ago, something collapsed. It fell outward into the nothingness that stretched in every direction, leaving something behind. A dense plasma, made of fundamental particles ...

Space is the final frontier, right? That's what science fiction loves to say, and there's a lot of whimsy and wonder behind such a statement. But that's for a fairly good reason. After all, it's not a ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has provided a stunning new glimpse into the cosmos, revealing findings that challenge one of the most persistent mysteries in modern astrophysics. For over a ...

New research has traced a radio burst from deep in the Milky Way back to its original source. Mark Garlick/University of Warwick/ESO Astronomers are dialed in for this discovery. Researchers for the ...

On Nov. 6, NASA's Parker Solar Probe passed within 234 miles (376 kilometers) of Venus' surface. The purpose of this close flyby was to accomplish a gravity-assist maneuver, in which the probe would ...

In a small office crammed with computers, Lynn Cominsky tries to figure out what's going on in the universe and how to explain it to the world. Spend a couple of hours with her and your mind reels ...

From powering a cleaner planet to unlocking the mysteries of space, three visionaries at Monday's TIME100 Talks in London explored a crucial challenge: how to transform promising breakthroughs in ...

Mars has lost immense amounts of water over it lifetime, and scientists aren't sure exactly how. New research hints that the planet's violently varying tilt may be a key factor. When you purchase ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX launched three satellites early Wednesday on a million-mile trip to tackle the mysteries of space weather, including how to protect from the sun’s disruptive and ...

Staff at the European Southern Observatory have a system to clean the La Silla Observatory's delicate mirrors without breaking them. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...