90-year-old man breaks space travel record: 'Everybody needs to do this'
Ed Dwight, a 90-year-old former Air Force Captain, was on the Blue Origin spaceflight that launched from Texas on Sunday.
Alien energy-collecting megastructures may have been detected around stars
"Starlight harvesting could, in principle, result in different observational signatures that may be detected using existing telescopes," a new paper says.
NASA on brilliant auroras: "We'll be studying this event for years"
"Collecting photos from around the world, we have a huge opportunity to learn more about auroras through citizen science," researcher Elizabeth MacDonald said.
MIT 'SuperLimbs' suit to pick up NASA astronauts who fall over
"We want to provide a safe way for astronauts to get back on their feet if they fall," MIT professor Harry Asada said.
Einstein proven right on black holes' "plunging regions"
"This represents an exciting new development in the study of black holes," astrophysicist Andrew Mummery said.
Satellite image maps extreme solar storm's stunning aurora over US
The northern lights were seen across the U.S. thanks to a powerful G5 geomagnetic storm.
Solar storm sparks radio blackouts over America
The solar flare was recorded as an X8.7-class event, making it the most powerful flare of this solar cycle so far.
Universe's oldest stars found "going the wrong way"
"They're on the run! We don't know why that's the case," said Anna Frebel, a professor of physics at MIT.
Boeing spacecraft leak discovered days before launch
The Boeing Starliner mission at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is now delayed until at least May 21.
Scientists may have solved mystery of rare solar system building block
"Our finding opens a new possibility to explain the origin of p-nuclei via neutrino absorption reactions on nuclei," a researcher said.
"Super fluffy": Planet resembling cotton candy discovered
This planet is 150 percent the size of Jupiter, but is somehow 7 times less dense, and has 1 percent the density of Earth.
How else to see the northern lights
"The sun takes 27 days to rotate, so in a few weeks, we may see a reappearance of the large sunspot group," an astronomer told Newsweek.
Mystery of planet that shouldn't exist deepens
8 Ursae Minoris b orbits its star at such a close distance that it should have been engulfed entirely when the star expanded out into a red giant in the past.
NASA discovers gravity-squeezed world "exploding with volcanoes"
"At optical wavelengths, you would be able to see a glowing, red-hot planet with a molten lava surface," an astrophysicist said.
"Severe geomagnetic storm" may hit Earth today: Everything you need to know
Five ejections of solar plasma from the sun may slam into the Earth in the next day or so, sparking powerful geomagnetic storms.
"Giant impact" may have set off plate tectonics
The movement of tectonic plates may have been kick-started by a huge object slamming into Earth around 4.5 billion years ago.
Sun fires "solar storm train" at Earth—three direct hits for weekend
Five coronal mass ejections have been released from the sun in a short period of time, three of which are due to hit the Earth and cause geomagnetic storms.
China's military satellites are watching America's every move
A senior Space Force official said China launched 400 satellites into space over the last two years, challenging the U.S. monopoly on long-range targeting.
Astronomers spot ghostly hand reaching for the stars
The strange object, named CG 4, is a cometary globule about 1,300 light-years away from Earth in the Gum Nebula.
Radio blackouts as "hyperactive" sun fires off fourth X-flare
Sunspot AR3663 released an X4.5-class solar flare on May 6, after a series of three other X-clas solar flares in the days prior.
NASA video shows what would happen if you fell into a black hole
"If you have the choice, you want to fall into a supermassive black hole," NASA astrophysicist Jeremy Schnittman said.
Watch Live: Boeing to launch NASA astronauts into space for first time
The first crewed test flight for Boeing's Starliner is scheduled to launch just after 10:30 p.m. Monday ET.
Scientists may have solved mystery of Venus' lost water
Venus is thought to have once had a lot of water, though how the water escaped from its atmosphere has puzzled scientists.
Cosmic light show via Halley's Comet to fill skies this weekend
The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower is due to peak this weekend, caused by the Earth passing through the debris trail of the famous Halley's Comet.
Ancient Mars "surprisingly" like earth, NASA rover reveals
Manganese was found in an ancient Mars lakebed, suggesting that the environment could have been highly useful to lifeforms.
US unveils new "vital" space shield
Military news outlet said tests of new weapon represents "a significant milestone" for U.S. Space Force.
NASA Mars imagery captures auroras covering planet
The light shows can be seen across the entirety of Mars, due to our neighboring planet's lack of magnetic field.
Scientists find "exciting" rare exoplanet in habitable zone of twin stars
"This planet is remarkable in many aspects," astrophysicist Nora Eisner said. "It's remarkable in its orbit, it's remarkable for being in the habitable zone."
Scientists reveal the weird way astronauts could stay fit on the moon
Astronauts could exercise during lunar missions by running around the walls of a cylinder, like a motorbike around a "Wall of Death."
Planet where it's sunny every day spotted 280 light-years away
The gas giant exoplanet WASP-43 b has a powerful 5,000 mph blowing around its equator, due to its close orbit with its star.