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.
Upcoming cool science stories for 2020.
Enjoy ginormous candy canes, stellar glitter, and visiting (interstellar) neighbors this month.
Marvel at the lives and deaths of stars across the universe.
The SETI Institute leads the hunt for extraterrestrials, which has entered a new phase with myriad planets to focus on.
Astrophysicists devised a new theory that may explain the formation of black holes with masses exceeding 50 times that of our own sun.
Data from the second probe to reach interstellar space helps scientists form a more complete picture of the boundary between the sun and the stars.
Quiver at the sight of skeletal galaxies, stellar pumpkins and ghostly interstellar visitors.
Researchers find plausible, alien-free explanation for observations of star KIC 8462852.
Several exoplanets were found before the 1995 discovery that netted Mayor and Didier this year’s physics Nobel. Why weren’t the others honored?
New research suggests the interstellar interlopers may indicate the presence of a vast number of as yet undetected giant exoplanets.
Enjoy the start of astronomical autumn with black holes, a comet, star clusters and other stunning images.
Planet K2-18b is about twice as wide as Earth and located about 110 light-years away.
