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James Webb Space Telescope discovers what remains after two stars collide and explode as a red nova

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Searching for newborn stars with CAFFEINE | Space photo of the day for Jan. 22, 2026

7h ago

Wobbling exoplanet hints at a hidden exomoon so massive it could redefine the word 'moon' altogether

10h ago

Detailed View of Solar Flare Birth Caught for the First Time

22h ago

'Eye of God' nebula looks like a cosmic lava lamp in new James Webb Space Telescope image

23h ago

You're getting warmer! Hot dark matter could refine cosmic game of hide and seek

Wed

Where Canadians can view a rare 6-planet lineup over the next few days

Wed

Hubble sees baby stars in Large Magellanic Cloud | Space photo of the day for Jan. 21, 2026

Wed

Mysterious polar weather on Jupiter and Saturn could be key to understanding their insides

Tue

Tiny Mars has a Big Impact on Our Climate

Tue

How to make a super-Earth: The universe's most common planets are whittled down by stellar radiation

Tue

Earth was just hit by the strongest solar radiation storm in over 20 years — here's what it means

Tue

Universal truths: Astronomy's deepest theories quiz

Tue

Mars orbiter sees odd etchings in the sand | Space photo of the day for Jan. 20, 2025

Tue

James Webb Space Telescope discovers young galaxies age rapidly: 'It's like seeing 2-year-old children act like teenagers'

Tue

Comet Wierzchos buzzes the sun later today: But can you see it?

Tue

How astronomers plan to detect the signatures of alien life in the atmospheres of distant planets

Mon

Reborn black hole seen erupting across 1 million light-years of space like a cosmic volcano

Mon

China previews how powerful its new Xuntian space telescope will be ahead of 2027 launch (video)

Mon

Was the Red Planet once blue? New evidence points to an ancient ocean on Mars

Mon

This is the sharpest view ever seen of a black hole's dusty disk

Mon

Sun erupts with powerful X-class flare as huge CME races toward Earth, impact possible within 24 hours

Mon

Astronomers discover an enormous iron bar in the famous Ring Nebula: 'We definitely need to know more'

Mon

Starwatch: Watch the crescent moon pass Saturn as dusk gathers

Mon

Does antimatter 'fall up'?

Sun

What is below Earth, since space is present in every direction?

Sun

Hubble Telescope watches star blast out jet of hot gas 32 light-years long

Sun

Astronomers aim to take ‘revolutionary’ moving image of black hole

Sun

Spaceflight Prematurely Ages Astronauts

Sat

Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Jan. 12, 2026: What is an Einstein-Rosen bridge more commonly known as?

Sat

Nasa readies its most powerful rocket for round-the-moon flight

Sat

Jupiter has more oxygen than the sun, new simulations reveal

Fri

Hubble Telescope sees baby stars hard at work | Space photo of the day for Jan. 16, 2025

Fri

After a month of no answer, NASA will try hailing its silent MAVEN Mars orbiter today

Fri

Say goodbye to Comet 3I/ATLAS! Watch it head for interstellar space in real-time with this free livestream today

Fri

Beneath the ice: Satellites help map Antarctica's subglacial surface like never before

Thu

The First Observation of the Fiery Lifecycle of a Massive Solar Storm

Thu

How Mars 'punches above its weight' to influence Earth's climate

Thu

Satellites spy raging bushfires in Australia | Space photo of the day for Jan. 15, 2026

Thu

What are 'dark' stars? Scientists think they could explain 3 big mysteries in the universe

Thu

James Webb Space Telescope's mysterious 'little red dots' may be black holes in disguise

Wed

Massive supernova explosion may have created a binary black hole

Jan 14

Why Europa Might Not Have Life After All

Jan 14

NASA X-ray instrument finds black holes act like 'cosmic seesaws' shaping the universe

Jan 14

How Mars' ancient lakes grew shields of ice to stay warm as the Red Planet froze

Jan 14

Unusual 'ingredients' helped stars form in a galaxy near the Milky Way

Jan 14

Satellite sees snowy Greenland peaks from space | Space photo of the day for Jan. 14, 2026

Jan 14

The universe should be packed with tiny galaxies — so where are they?

Jan 14

The US really wants a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030. 'Achieving this future requires harnessing nuclear power,' NASA chief says

Jan 13

How Jupiter and Saturn Dictate Earth’s Oil Deposits

Jan 13

'Death by a thousand cuts': James Webb Space Telescope figures out how black hole murdered Pablo's Galaxy

Jan 13

An Asteroid Impact May Explain Our Lopsided Moon

Jan 13

Astronomers watch 2 supermassive black holes caught in a twisted dance with never-before-seen jet behavior

Jan 13

We may be witnessing the messy death of a star in real time

Jan 13

This company is taking $1 million reservations for hotel rooms on the moon

Jan 13

Space Exploration Speaks to the Core of Who We Are

Jan 12

We’re Evolving Beyond This Rock Right Now

Jan 12

Experts push back against cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project

Jan 12

Will budget cuts force NASA to withdraw from Europe's next Venus mission?

Jan 12

How Earth's orbit might help us find oil reserves within the planet

Jan 12

Mystery shockwave around dead star stuns astronomers: 'We found something never seen before and entirely unexpected.'

Jan 12

Satellite sees 40-year-old iceberg melt, turn blue | Space photo of the day for January 12, 2025

Jan 12

Astronomers discover cosmic hamburger has the potential to grow giant planets

Jan 12

Astronomers baffled by 'mysterious disruptor' with a mass of 1 million suns and a black hole for a heart

Jan 12

Starwatch: Behold Taurus, the Babylonian bull of heaven

Jan 12

I visited the largest collection of public telescopes in the US in Oregon's high desert, and the dark skies blew me away

Jan 11

Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Jan. 5, 2026: The moon met which bright star in the night sky this week?

Jan 10

Rogue Planet Weighed for the First Time

Jan 9

Strange cosmic objects spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope may be baby 'platypus' galaxies — or something entirely new

Jan 9

When We Learned Our Universe Is Speeding Up

Jan 9

Is dark matter made of mysterious 'ghost particles?' Galaxy clusters could hold the answer

Jan 9

NASA X-ray spacecraft reveals the shockingly violent history of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole

Jan 8

Vera Rubin Observatory discovers fastest spinning asteroid ever and its huge!

Jan 8

These Overlooked Stars Might Point to Livable Planets

Jan 8

Space telescopes capture breathtaking galactic hug | Space photo of the day for Jan. 8, 2026

Jan 8

'Super star' being shredded by black hole releases as much energy as 400 billion suns

Jan 8

What Baby Planets with the Density of Styrofoam Reveal

Jan 8

Welcome to the Lemon-Shaped Planet Where Rain Turns to Diamonds

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Dec 24

Photographer Captures Incredible Luminous Event Over His Italian Town–For the Second Time (LOOK)

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Dec 13

Stunning Photo Captures Gaseous Wings of Butterfly Nebula from the Gemini Telescope (LOOK)

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Dec 1

Researchers find a carbon-rich moon-forming disk around giant exoplanet

Sep 30 2m read

A Cosmic Glitch in Gravity

May 15 2024 5m read

Astronomers Detect Oldest Black Hole Ever Observed Dating ‘From the Dawn of the Universe’

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Jan 18 2024 4m read

Incredible Pictures Show Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io in Stunning Detail

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Jan 4 2024 2m read

The Echoes of Light

Dec 29 2023 9m read

NASA Turns Light into Sound Frequency Creating a Milky Way Symphony (LISTEN)

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Dec 1 2023 3m read