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NASA reveals its X-plane. It will fly over the U.S. at extreme speeds.
"Behold our stunning X-59."
By Mark Kaufman
Webb discovers close star system suffered recent trauma
What could have caused this dust tail?
NASA telescope discovers a bizarre, half-lava world
Not all Earth-sized planets are friendly
SpaceX says refueling its Starship in space won't be scary
Here's how they'll fill'er up with 11 tons of propellant in orbit.
NASA can finally touch the 'rarest' rocks on Earth
Two screws almost botched the first U.S. asteroid mission.
NASA won't fly astronauts to the moon in 2024 — for good reason
The mission is delayed until later in 2025.
Scientists find planet with a tail 150 times longer than the Mississippi
It's not just comets that have extremely long tails.
By Mark Kaufman
The first moon mission of 2024 failed. Here's why.
Most lunar landers won't make the journey.
Exoplanet weather report: hot with a chance of cyclone
WASP-121b keeps getting stranger.
NASA just spotted an exploded star blasting vital elements into space
Unprecedented views into cosmic wreckage.
By Mark Kaufman
U.S. weather satellite snaps amazing view of sun explosions
The sun has entered an active state.
By Mark Kaufman
A swarm of 4-inch rovers will soon explore the moon's surface
A catapult will fling the tiny robots onto the lunar ground.
NASA flies extremely close by volcano world, captures wild footage
Extraordinary views of a land hundreds of millions of miles away.
By Mark Kaufman
CERN's Large Hadron Collider is looking for dark photons. But... why?
Particles are being collided in the hopes of finding something related to dark matter.
By Mike Pearl
How to kick off your new year with a view of the Quadrantid meteor shower
If it's the night of Jan. 3-4, look up.
By Mike Pearl
This NASA crew has survived Mars for six months — sort of
'I actually apparently really love being on Mars.'
How Oppenheimer built an atomic bomb before the Nazis
The U.S. feared Hitler could make a terrifying weapon.
By Mark Kaufman
Fascinating things about the moon you didn't know
Our natural satellite is full of wonder.
By Mark Kaufman
Pioneering spacecraft reaches moon's orbit, beams back images
Robotic explorer delivers new photo gifts on Christmas.
Astronauts test SpaceX's crucial moon elevator
How the first woman and person of color will step onto the moon.
Webb telescope image isn't just glorious. It shows warped space.
Massive objects distort spacetime.
By Mark Kaufman
NASA's car-sized rover spots strong evidence of gushing water on Mars
Mars was once a wet world.
By Mark Kaufman