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.
Space salt, Martian clay, and unexpected X-rays feature in this month's slideshow.
Planets closely orbiting red dwarf stars may have dynamic tectonic plates, making them more life-friendly than previously thought.
The dragon's large belly holds clues about how stars form -- and how the process stops.
Scientists are trying to perfect a technique for growing crops in space so that astronauts have enough food to get to Mars and back.
An assortment of twinkling images of space, stars and spacecrafts.
View new pictures of Mars, the last picture of the dwarf planet Ceres and images of the brightest galaxy in the universe.
Researchers calculate all the photons ever emitted by the observable universe and find an astronomical number.
Mysterious dark matter particles may be blowing past Earth at 1.8 million kilometers per hour.
Images of far away, misty nebulas and lurking black holes haunt us this month.
A team of engineers spent years giving new life to old NASA tapes.
