How 2 billion craters on Mars were created by 1 asteroid

An asteroid created a large Martian crater called Corinto, about 2 million years ago. Debris from the impact also created 2 billion smaller craters on Mars.

BREAKING! Milky Way’s black hole in new image

Scientists using the Event Horizon Telescope imaged the polarized light from our Milky Way's black hole for the first time. Learn more about what that means.

Does Jupiter’s moon Europa have a habitable ocean, or not?

2 new studies suggest the subsurface ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa may not be as habitable as previously thought, due to a geologically inactive seafloor.

Ice grains from ocean moons could hold tiny traces of life

A study from an international team of scientists shows it might be possible to detect microscopic life in ice grains in plumes of ocean moons like Enceladus.

Dark matter study of dwarf galaxies hints at a ‘signal’

Researchers studied nearby, dark-matter dominated dwarf galaxies. They were looking for gamma rays resulting from dark matter annihilation or decay.

Jupiter’s stormy weather on display in new Hubble images

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has sent back new images of Jupiter's stormy weather. Hubble monitors the atmospheres of all the giant planets every year.

Possible hycean world found by Webb telescope

NASA's Webb Space Telescope has discovered a possible hycean world, with a deep hydrogen atmosphere and a global water ocean. Or is this world too hot?

Voyager 1 spacecraft has sent a (partly) decipherable message

The Voyager 1 spacecraft started sending gibberish back to Earth in November. Now engineers have sent it a "poke" and received a message they can decipher.

Are solar storms dangerous to us on Earth?

Activity on the sun affects Earth's magnetic field. It can cause geomagnetic storms and can create beautiful auroras. Are these solar storms dangerous?

Pieces of asteroid Bennu now on display for YOU!

Would you like to see a pristine sample of asteroid Bennu? Small fragments are now on display in Arizona, Texas and D.C. Learn more here.