Brand New NASA Space Telescope Snaps Star-Studded Photo
The test photo includes more than 200,000 stars.
China to Launch Lunar Communication Station
The rocket will also carry a Dutch radio antenna designed to catch faint celestial signals from the early days of the universe.
New NASA Head Says Humans Contribute to Climate Change
Other comments during his town hall touched on how discrimination will fare in his agency, the risks of human spaceflight and the fate of the agency's next major telescope.
'Major Change' in Freshwater From Agriculture, Climate
"We see a distinctive pattern of the wet land areas of the world getting wetter...and the dry areas in between getting dryer."
An Alien Planet's Tilt Could Kill Life
Terrestrial life is intimately influenced by the tilt of Earth's axis, so it shouldn't surprise us if the same is true elsewhere.
Air Conditioners Worldwide May Triple Energy Use
By 2050, the report estimates, there will be about 5.6 billion air conditioners worldwide, in contrast to 1.6 billion in use now.
Pop Hits Are Happier, More Danceable, Study Shows
Between 1985 and 2015, hit songs were significantly more danceable than songs that didn't top the charts.
Europa's Plumes: 3 Big Questions for Upcoming Mission
Where do they come from? How do they work? And of course, will they help us find aliens?
Lead Pollution Trapped in Ice Shows History of Romans
Researchers believe the Roman Empire was economically stronger—and dirtier—than the much-lauded republic that inspired the founders of the U.S.
Potentially Habitable Europa Has Plumes
Europa Clipper is scheduled to leave for the moon in the 2020s.
Giant 'Singing' Cloud in Space Imaged in 3D
It contains about 10 times as much stuff as scientists had previously realized, it just happens to be perfectly aligned with Earth so that we see it edge-on.
North Korea Nuclear Weapons Test Moved a Mountain
"This event is the largest one so far conducted by North Korea, and it's created meters of deformation."
Thick Cowbird Eggshells Dropped Break Other Birds' Eggs
The birds are carefully adapted to the absentee parenting lifestyle.
Small Explosion at Kilauea May Be First of Many
The lava lake at Kilauea's summit has been receding and that has scientists worried.
Astronomers Photograph 'Toddler Planet'
The object is more than 200 times farther away from its stars than Earth is from the sun.
NASA Watches Kilauea Eruption Impacts From Space
Satellite imagery is helping scientists track fissures and gas emissions during the eruption.
Bizarre Asteroid Exiled to Edge of Solar System Spotted
In order to identify what 2004 EW95 was made of, the team studied the light reflected off of it.
Fake Moon Dust Alters Human DNA
"Dust" is a bit of a misnomer: Moon dust is essentially tiny particles of glassy rock formed when things crash into the lunar surface and briefly melt the rocky crust.
Solar Waves Act Like Those in Earth's Atmosphere
Chances are, there are plenty more examples of the phenomenon lurking elsewhere in the solar system.
What Is Volcanic Smog and Why Is It So Dangerous?
Hawaii's civil defense service said 26 homes had been destroyed by the eruption as of Sunday evening.
Watch Live: NASA Launches Mars Lander
The launch window opens at 7:05 a.m. Eastern time.
How Mars InSight Will Solve the Planet's Mysteries
"It's been 30 years of frustration and 10 years of getting ready to go to Mars."
Photos: Kilauea Eruption Produces Ash Cloud, Lava
Kilauea has technically been erupting since 1983 but has recently become much more active.
Plant Roots Send Messages When Neighbors Are Too Close
It's a dog-eat-dog world out there, even for plants.
20-Year-Old Data Shows Ganymede Pounded by Plasma Rain
The mission ended in 2003, but a bunch of its data had never been studied closely.
When Will the Next Supervolcano Erupt?
"When you're pulling the crust apart and you're pumping it full of magma, you'd expect that it would probably fail on shorter timescales."
Mercury's Crust Is Only 16 Miles Thick, New Paper Says
The tiny planet is built kind of like a peanut M&M.
Earth's Magnetic Field Probably Won't Flip
A magnetic field reversal is not the sort of thing we necessarily want to live through firsthand, though the phenomenon remains a mystery.
NASA Plans First Interplanetary California Launch
So far, every single NASA mission destined for another planet has launched from Florida.
Arabian Sea Dead Zone Is the Size of Florida
"[Dead zones] are a disaster waiting to happen."