March 5, 2021 Hubble telescope solves mystery of star's dimming New findings from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have helped astronomers to solve the mystery of why Orion's bright red supergiant Betelgeuse dramatically faded for a period of weeks last year.
March 3, 2021 'Space hurricane' seen in Earth's upper atmosphere for first time For the first time in history, astronomers have detected what they've deemed a "space hurricane" in Earth's upper atmosphere.
March 3, 2021 'God of Chaos' asteroid to pass by Earth this week The asteroid Apophis, nicknamed the "God of Chaos," will pass by Earth on Friday.
January 18, 2021 Harvard physicist makes case on how 'Oumuamu could have been an alien spacecraft A physicist has weighed in on the mystery surrounding the interstellar object 'Oumumua, which flew past Earth back in 2017 at an unusually high speed.
January 4, 2021 First interstellar object discovered was alien technology, Harvard professor claims Despite pushback from some in the scientific community, one researcher at Harvard University is moving forward with the idea that the first interstellar object ever discovered is actually a piece of alien technology.
December 23, 2020 Furthest galaxy ever? Researchers discover 13.4B year-old galaxy in deep space Experts believe they may have discovered the furthest galaxy from Earth, more than 13 billion light-years away from our planet, according to a newly published study.
December 22, 2020 Axiom Space tells Houston all systems are go for world's first commercial space station Texas’ Space City took another step toward the future Tuesday when Axiom Space, which aims to develop the first private space station, chose Houston as its home.
December 22, 2020 'Christmas star' in pictures: Jupiter and Saturn come together in rare celestial event NASA has released a slew of pictures of the "Christmas star," a celestial event where the two largest planets in the solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, form what looks like a double planet.
December 14, 2020 NASA has visualized what supernovae and colliding galaxies 'sound' like If you've ever wondered what space sounds like, NASA has you covered.
December 9, 2020 Northern Lights set to thrill US skywatchers Skywatchers in some northern parts of the U.S. are set to enjoy the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, this week.