Space
Black holes, galaxies, mysteries and space travel
Our coverage sheds light on the boundless darkness, the physical violence and the mysterious, awesome reaches of our universe. We ponder how it all began and about our place in the cosmos: Are we alone? Is there life on other planets? Will interplanetary travel save the human race? We also explore space through images, videos and illustration.
The new findings come after more than 10 years of observation.
Theoretical astrophysicists predict that a glowing halo just outside the event horizon should surround all black holes.
Scientists argue that Deimos’ tilted orbit owes to a Martian ring that disintegrated billions of years ago.
Bacteria and yeast can survive under hydrogen in the lab, which may mean more planets could support extraterrestrial life.
It’s one of NASA’s longest-living and most valuable telescopes, sending back amazing space images to Earth for decades.
Scientists may soon be able to observe a dramatic, long-predicted consequence of Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
Fifty years ago, an explosion changed the flight of Apollo 13 into a saga of skill, fortitude, and resilience. A reporter who covered the mission recounts the details.
Puzzling planets with the apparent density of cotton candy probably have rings, according to a new study.
The space agency’s InSight lander has detected hundreds of marsquakes since arriving on the red planet about 15 months ago.
We honor the spacecraft’s 16-year journey with five beautiful images from the telescope.
Some scientists have been poking at the foundations of dark energy, but many say the concept remains on solid, if mysterious, ground.
That’s when the two stars in the binary system V Sagittae are set to merge in a spectacularly luminous fashion.
