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The strange new worlds scientists discovered in 2024
By Elisha Sauers
A gas giant exoplanet orbiting another star
NASA leader doubts Elon Musk will push Trump to axe moon rocket
By Elisha Sauers
Artemis II crew walking down a ramp
At 2 a.m., an unexpected event led to a surprise planet discovery
By Mark Kaufman
A NASA conception of what the exoplanet Kepler-51e might look like.
Webb telescope exposes secrets of a famous cosmic metropolis
By Elisha Sauers
Viewing some of the Spiderweb protocluster through the James Webb Space Telescope
The planets are stunning in December 2024 — and no telescope is needed
By Mark Kaufman
the silhouette of a person gazing at the starry night sky
Venus' past is mysterious. But scientists just revealed a big clue.
By Mark Kaufman
A NASA illustration depicting a volcanic region called the Quetzalpetlatl Corona in Venus’ southern hemisphere.
NASA's testing a futuristic plane. You might fly on it.
By Mark Kaufman
An artist’s rendering of the X-66 aircraft soaring above the clouds.
NASA plane swooped over the Arctic. It detected a buried military base.
By Mark Kaufman
The U.S. Army Polar Research and Development Center building tunnels at Camp Century in Greenland in 1959.
Is Mercury in retrograde? Yes, but there's a catch.
By Mark Kaufman
The BepiColombo mission snapped this image of Mercury during a flyby in June 2023.
Webb telescope clears the haze around a stunning galactic icon
By Elisha Sauers
Webb telescope capture of the Sombrero Galaxy
There's an eerie mystery sound in the ocean. It could be a conversation.
By Mark Kaufman
A ship amid the fog in the ocean
NASA spotted a very young planet. It could become a super-Earth.
By Mark Kaufman
An artist's conception of a super-Earth in another solar system.
A pigeon-like robot could help improve aviation
By Teodosia Dobriyanova
A collage juxtaposes PigeonBot II (left) and a real pigeon (right), both in flight and against a blue sky background
No one had seen a close-up of a star outside the Milky Way — until now
By Elisha Sauers
A close-up telescope image of star WOH G64
Scientists watch hardcore object blasting energy beams into space
By Mark Kaufman
The sprawling "Guitar Nebula" in deep space.
Space camera films footage of giant Starship rocket launching to space
By Mark Kaufman
Sen's SpaceTV-1 camera system captured footage of SpaceX's Starship launching into space on Nov. 19, 2024.
NASA's Curiosity rover heads to new puzzling Martian destination
By Elisha Sauers
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter viewing boxwork region on Mars
How long is a light-year? Here are some ways to think about it.
By Elisha Sauers
An artist's concept of a jet streaming out of a supermassive black hole at nearly the speed of light
The bomb cyclone looks monstrous from space
By Mark Kaufman
The powerful mid-latitude cyclone spinning off the West Coast of the U.S. on Nov. 19, 2024.
SpaceX's sixth Starship test flight successful despite abandoning booster catch
By Amanda Yeo
The SpaceX Starship lifts off from Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on November 19, 2024, for the Starship Flight 6 test.
The space station has a risky leak. How bad is it?
By Mark Kaufman
The International Space Station as viewed from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour.
Earth's mini moon could be a chunk of the big moon, scientists say
By Elisha Sauers
A telescope tracking image of mini moon 2024 PT5
Scientists find evidence that entirety of Earth was once covered in ice
By Mark Kaufman
An artist's conception of "Snowball Earth," when the planet was either completely or largely covered in ice hundreds of millions of years ago.
Rock once forgotten in a drawer plays key part in dating water on Mars
By Elisha Sauers
A chunk of the Lafayette meteorite on a clear stand
Webb telescope scientists forced to reckon with enormous galaxy outliers
By Elisha Sauers
Webb gathering images of three ultra-massive early galaxies
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