Asteroid Psyche: $10,000 quadrillion or rubble pile?

Metal asteroid Psyche was estimated to be worth $10,000 quadrillion. But a new study suggests it's less metallic and more porous than thought. Scientists are calling it a "rubble pile."

The 1st microsecond of the Big Bang

Researchers used the Large Hadron Collider to investigate the 1st matter formed in the 1st microsecond of Big Bang. They said it had liquid-like properties.

Blue Origin’s $28 million ticket to space

On June 12, 2021, Blue Origin ended its auction for a ticket to space. The yet-unnamed winner will join Jeff Bezos in a New Shepard sub-orbital launch July 20.

What is a magnetar?

A magnetar is a strange and rare neutron star, generating almost incomprehensible amounts of energy that can be detected across the universe. How?

See 1st new images of Ganymede in over 20 years

NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent back the first new closeup images of Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede in over 20 years. They show the moon's craters, light and dark patches and tectonic faults in beautiful detail. See them here!

NASA announced 2 missions to Venus by 2030. Why that’s exciting

For decades, the exploration of our solar system left one neighboring planet largely unexplored. These missions to Venus mean things are about to change.

China to launch Shenzhou 12 mission to its space station

China is getting ready to launch 3 astronauts to the Tiangong space station as part of a mission called Shenzhou 12. There’s been no mention of an official launch date, but it was initially rumored for June 10, 2021, and now appears to be slated for June 17.

Why NASA sent tiny water bears into space

A new experiment aboard the ISS is studying tardigrades - aka water bears - to better understand how they tolerate extreme environments, including the one astronauts experience in space.

Milky Way center: Threads of hot gas and magnetic fields

An astronomer combined 2 decades worth of X-ray data with radio observations, creating an extraordinary image of the Milky Way center.

Scientists release best-ever dark matter map

Astronomers with the Dark Energy Survey have created the largest-ever map of dark matter, using artificial intelligence. It covers 100 million galaxies.