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. 

Bacteria in one of the most extreme places on Earth point toward past life on Mars.
Sofie Bates, Contributor
Take a tour through the lenses of space telescopes.
Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator
Other researchers dispute whether astronauts would experience the type of radiation used in the experiment.
Meeri Kim, Contributor
Appreciate anniversaries marked by moonwalks and stellar fireworks this month
Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator
Test of mining prowess of microbes lifted off yesterday. 
Brian Owens, Contributor
Using a simple film camera, astronomer Bill Livingston photographed satellites that hover above the equator.
Rodrigo Pérez Ortega, Contributor
Researchers suggest that flexible blankets or domes made of silica aerogel could protect crops on the red planet.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Digitizing all of Apollo would have taken an appalling 175 years.
Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor
A different set of ingredients may be needed to take the next giant leap for humankind.
Ramin Skibba, Contributor
How you cover a trip to the moon and share the news with the world.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
A reporter recalls what it was like to cover the space race.
Peter Gwynne, Contributor
Half a century after Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon, can NASA recover the sense of adventure that sparked its Cold War triumph?
Peter Gwynne, Contributor