Space
Watch Mesmerizing Magnetic Waves on Sun
May 2, 2018, 1:39 pm EDT
An amazing sight on the sun as magnetic waves dance on the surface.
ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter Sends Its First Images
May 1, 2018, 2:25 pm EDT
See the stunning composite of colorful images sent by the European Space Agency’s gas-seeking orbiter.
Largest Map of Milky Way Ever Made
April 26, 2018, 4:35 am EDT
The European Space Agency’s Gaia satellite releases the largest map of the Milky Way ever made.
Eerie Images Reveal What it’s Like to Live on a Comet
April 24, 2018, 2:36 pm EDT
Images from the surface of an obscure comet depict scenes similar to a scary movie.
Uranus Smells Like Rotten Eggs, Seriously
April 24, 2018, 5:47 am EDT
This poor planet will always be the butt of the joke.
Astronomers Reveal ‘DNA’ of 340,000 Stars
April 23, 2018, 4:36 pm EDT
The GALAH survey used the AAO’s 3.9-meter Anglo-Australian Telescope to examine the spectra of over 340,000 stars.
Close Call as Football Field-Size Asteroid Flies by Earth
April 18, 2018, 12:44 pm EDT
This space object was spotted mere hours before it passed by our planet.
NASA Flyover Reveals Cyclones Above Jupiter’s North Pole
April 13, 2018, 1:36 am EDT
Animation generated by infrared images of Jupiter’s North Pole by the Juno spacecraft shows powerful cyclones.
Never Before Seen in the Milky Way - Until Now
April 10, 2018, 6:04 am EDT
Scientists have discovered something never before seen in our galaxy -- dozens of small black holes. And there could be thousands more.
NASA Crash Test Site at Langley Depends on Wired Dummies
April 10, 2018, 5:56 am EDT
NASA’s crash test site at Langley, Virginia, uses a new generation of crash test dummies to collect better data.
