July 20, 2018 Makings of Moon landing: 50 years ago, Apollo 11 was one year from 'giant leap' One year before humanity's first lunar landing, the moon must have still felt quite far away.
July 20, 2018 Observations of the early universe reaffirm the existence of dark matter and dark energy Dark matter and dark energy may be weird and (as of now) inexplicable, but they do seem to exist.
July 19, 2018 Jeff Bezos thinks it could cost $200G to blast you into space Amateur explorers could soon be shot into space for just $200,000.
July 19, 2018 Most stars with Jupiter's have giant Super-Earths The solar system is more and more like a space oddity — Jupiter-like planets are more common around stars that also host giant-size versions of our planet, while our solar system possesses Jupiter but no such "super-Earth," a new study finds.
July 19, 2018 Twin exoplanets look alike, act alike … but have completely different origins The exoplanets that scientists have identified so far are a pretty eclectic bunch — which is why astronomers were surprised when they realized that a newly spotted planet looked awfully familiar.
July 19, 2018 Why did people panic when the Moon changed color? On July 27, some people get a rare celestial treat: the longest total lunar eclipse of the century. As the Earth snuggles into perfect alignment between the moon and sun, its shadow will completely cover the moon. Rather than appearing as a black spot in the heavens, however, our sole natural satellite will exude a blood-red hue.
July 17, 2018 Titan occultation may give astronomers clues about Saturn's biggest moon Astronomers in Australia are eager for a special celestial alignment this week that could tell them more about one of the most intriguing candidates for hosting life beyond Earth.
July 17, 2018 New NASA satellites will better forecast hurricanes As hurricanes continue to cause greater impact from factors such as climate change, NASA's new hurricane-tracking satellites could be up and running by as early 2019.
July 17, 2018 12 new moons found orbiting Jupiter, but one of them is an 'oddball' Scientists have discovered 12 previously unknown moons orbiting Jupiter, and one of them is a real oddball.
July 17, 2018 A rare cosmic collision might let scientists calculate the precise age of the universe A so-far unseen celestial collision could be astronomers' best bet for figuring out just how quickly the universe is expanding.
