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Tiangong-1’s fiery death and ocean plunge
Tiangong-1's reentry was confirmed as April 2 at 00:16 UTC (April 1 at 8:16 p.m. EDT). Reentry occurred in the Pacific Ocean, northwest of Tahiti.
April 2, 2018
Astronomers ponder possible life adrift in Venus’ clouds
On Friday, astronomers announced a new paper laying out the case for the atmosphere of Venus as a possible niche for extraterrestrial microbial life.
March 31, 2018
Researchers find a galaxy without dark matter
“It’s so rare, particularly these days after so many years of Hubble, that you get an image of something and say, ‘I’ve never seen that before.’"
March 29, 2018
Astronomers spy runaway star in Small Magellanic Cloud
The star is a rare yellow supergiant. It's speeding across its little galaxy fast enough to travel from Los Angeles to New York in about half a minute.
March 28, 2018
Kepler solves star explosion mystery
"When I first saw the Kepler data, my jaw dropped. I said, ‘Oh wow!’"
March 28, 2018
Watch spacewalk live March 29
On Thursday, 2 astronauts will perform a spacewalk. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at about 12:10 UTC (8:10 a.m. EDT) and will last about 6.5 hours. How to watch live.
March 28, 2018
Supersonic parachute test off Virginia coast March 27
NASA will provide live coverage of the ASPIRE 2 launch on Tuesday, beginning at 10:15 UTC (6:15 a.m. EDT). Info on how to watch here.
March 26, 2018
10 surprises about our solar system
Here are 10 unexpected and intriguing facts about our solar system - our sun and its family of planets - you probably did not know!
March 26, 2018
TRAPPIST-1 planets provide clues to habitable worlds
All 7 of the TRAPPIST-1 planets are Earth-sized and terrestrial, making them an ideal focus of study for planet formation and potential habitability.
March 25, 2018
Astronomers confirm source of galaxy-sized stream of gas
The Magellanic Stream - 300,000 light-years long - arches around our Milky Way. It's too faint and tenuous to study directly, so astronomers probed it by looking to distant quasars.
March 24, 2018
