A Hidden Ocean of Magma Could Be the Only Thing Keeping Planets Alive
Beneath the surfaces of rocky super-Earths, vast underground oceans of molten rock may be quietly doing the work…
Japan Just Shut Down a Spacecraft That Cheated Death for 10 Years, Here’s What It Saw on Venus
Japan’s Akatsuki mission officially ended in September 2025 after more than a decade of operations and a final…
Astronomers Created A 3D Map Of An Exoplanet We Can’t See
Darryl Fonseka/Getty Images The James Webb Space Telescope…
Nasa’s mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad
Rebecca Morelle, Alison Francis and Kevin ChurchScience team Watch: Timelapse shows Nasa rocket’s 12-hour journey to launch pad…
a spongy moon with layers of slush and pockets of water hidden deep below
For years, scientists pictured Titan, Saturn’s biggest moon, as a world with a huge hidden ocean tucked under…
3I/ATLAS: Harvard Astrophysicist Avi Loeb Flags The Weird Geometry Around Exocomet In Latest Hubble Images
3I/ATLAS, the third-ever interstellar guest in the solar system since 1I/Oumuamua (2017) and 2I/Borisov (2019), has fascinated the…
The Longest Total Solar Eclipse of the Century Is Coming in 2027
Key Points The longest total solar eclipse in 100 years will occur on August 2, 2027, with totality…
Who gets to inherit the stars? A space ethicist on what we’re not talking about
In October, at a tech conference in Italy, Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos predicted that millions…
NASA Receives 15th Consecutive ‘Clean’ Financial Audit Opinion
For the 15th consecutive year, NASA received an unmodified, or “clean,” opinion from an external auditor on its…
Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Jan. 12, 2026: What is an Einstein-Rosen bridge more commonly known as?
Every week, Space.com delivers the latest discoveries, launches, and cosmic curiosities from across the universe. From groundbreaking research…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 193 — A History of Tomorrow
A History of Tomorrow – A Conversation with Former NASA Chief Historian, Dr. Roger Launius – YouTube Watch…
Hubble Snaps Stellar Baby Pictures
Newly developing stars shrouded in thick dust get their first baby pictures in these images from NASA’s Hubble…