Here's How to Bring Mars Down to Earth: Let NASA Do What NASA Does Best
Increasing NASA’s budget would ease pressure and allow it to dream even bigger
Increasing NASA’s budget would ease pressure and allow it to dream even bigger
As space agencies turn their gaze to the moon, we need to consider what werewolves might mean for lunar exploration—and vice versa
The James Webb Space Telescope’s infrared gaze sheds new light on the Orion nebula, an icon of the night sky
When the sun gets feisty, Earth’s atmosphere can literally light up. But seeing the resulting aurora isn’t always easy
Of the thousands of stars visible to the eye, only a few hundred are known to have planets. But that number may be far higher in reality
This annular solar eclipse will only reveal its full glory to a select few, but onlookers across much of the Western Hemisphere can catch a partial glimpse of the dazzling phenomenon
The equinox is not when day and night have equal lengths. Instead it’s something more nuanced but no less glorious
Thousands of spacecraft circle Earth. Seeing them from the ground is surprisingly easy—and a lot of fun
Apollo moon landing conspiracy theories were early hints of the dangerous anti-vax, antiscience beliefs backed by politicians today
Earth is bombarded by millions of bits of cosmic debris every day. Here’s how to distinguish between the different types
Yellow, white or maybe even green—the sun’s hue depends on how you see it
From dim red to brilliant blue, stellar colors span the spectrum—and reveal how much any star brings the heat
If you want to make it through the trials and tribulations of Mercury in retrograde, it’s easy: don’t do anything. You’ll be fine
All you need to see one of the year’s best meteor showers is a clear, dark sky—and patience
Marvel for a moment at the Milky Way’s night-sky spectacle—and the scientific revolutions it has sparked
The “magnitude scale” for measuring stellar brightness also reveals the limits of naked-eye stargazing
This week—and any time there’s a new crescent moon—the lunar night is a little less dark, thanks to the bright reflected light of Earth
Get to know the stellar trio behind one of the most iconic sights in summer’s night sky
When looking for life in space, we should broaden our horizons
Our planet’s not-quite-circular orbit means that on July 6 we’ll be about 2.5 million kilometers farther from the sun than average—but we won’t feel any colder
The wildfire smoke that smothered the U.S. Northeast last week has surprising connections to astrophysics—and to the historic search for our place in the cosmos
Our planetary neighbor Venus becomes a brilliant beacon in the sky each time it reaches its greatest orbital distance from the sun
Cell-phone towers leak radio waves into space, but they’ll be tough for aliens to detect
Saturn’s surprisingly young rings and record-breaking bounty of moons make the planet a ripe target for springtime sky watchers