Moon in new epoch say geologists, who fear "massive damage" by humanity
Researchers hope that the Lunar Anthropocene concept might help to dispel the myth that that moon is barely impacted by humanity.
New meteor shower may grace Earth's skies next week
"Things might just be aligned ideally next week to see the evidence of [comet] debris in the form of meteor shower," astronomer Brad Gibson told Newsweek.
Quirk in our galactic neighborhood may explain cosmological mystery
A team of astrophysicists thinks that the Milky Way might lie in a "giant void" a whopping two billion light-years across.
Ghostly galaxy haunting astronomers reappears—'a real monster'
"It's potentially telling us there's a whole population of galaxies that have been hiding from us," said Jed McKinney of The University of Texas at Austin.
Meteoroids may have brought building block of life to Earth's birthplace
Nitrogen compounds may have made their way to Earth via tiny meteoroids, scientists have found.
National Weather Service monitoring 'significant' solar flares
Geomagnetic storms can lead to disturbances in power grids, satellite operations, and communication as well as generate "spectacular" auroras.
China and Russia plan to take their partnership to the moon
A race has begun to see whether the U.S., China or Russia can be first to sustain a long-term human presence on Earth's natural satellite.
"Cannibal" sun eruption to hit Earth Friday, may affect satellites, radio
The solar event could cause geomagnetic storms in the atmosphere that may have an impact on electronic communications.
Capturing the Stories of Apollo Before It's Too Late
Individuals who lived through historic events are leaving us, and so are their stories.
Universal law of extreme stars uncovered that may explain mystery flashes
Mysterious flashes known as fast radio bursts are among the most perplexing phenomena in the universe.
Is Josh Dobbs an astronaut? Everything to know about the NFL "Passtronaut"
Even if Joshua Dobbs hasn't been to outer space, he's still a bit more than your average quarterback. Let's check it out.
NASA warns solar storm may hit Earth tomorrow as sunspots increase tenfold
A NASA model suggests that one of the coronal mass ejections spat out from the sun in recent days may be heading towards the Earth.
Astronomers detect extremely powerful cosmic ray of mysterious origin
The detection of such a high-energy cosmic ray—charged particles that travel through space at almost the speed of light—is "exceedingly rare."
Brilliant fireball captured searing through the sky above Western Australia
"That was a bloody ripper of a meteor tonight," Perth Observatory captioned a video of the meteor falling through the night sky.
"Vampire" stars may steal mass to become strange cosmic phenomenon
Scientists hope the discovery could explain several other mysteries and improve our comprehension of how the universe works.
Space travel could increase risk of unfortunate symptom in male astronauts
A new study found that changes in blood vessels can occur from even low doses of galactic cosmic radiation, causing erectile dysfunction.
Stars stolen by Milky Way may explain overmassive black hole in tiny galaxy
The black hole thought to lie at the center of the small dwarf galaxy is 100-1,000 times more massive than expected for the size of its host.
"Spectacular" cosmic light show to dominate night skies this weekend
Between 10 and 15 meteors per hour are expected to fall from the sky.
Mexico volcano shoots ash 20,000 feet into air, eruption seen from space
Officials in Mexico are warning tourists not to get close to the Popocatépetl volcano as it erupts.
Artificial intelligence reveals first-ever image of unseen parts of the sun
The AI acts as a "virtual observatory," extrapolating the solar polar regions' appearance from neighboring areas we have imaged.
NASA finds clouds made of sand in 'fluffy' exoplanet's atmosphere
With the clouds also raining sand, it is lucky for us the atmosphere is "completely different from what we know here on Earth."
Astronomers spot dead star unexpectedly come to life with powerful flashes
"We've never seen anything with this combination of duration, power, and wavelength," astrophysicist Anna Y. Q. Ho told Newsweek.
Scientists explain exactly how alien life may have begun
Comets may be able to supply faraway planets with organic materials, which contain the building blocks for potential extraterrestrial life.
Dark matter's secrets crash to Earth in chicken roast bag
After the SuperBIT balloon telescope crashed to Earth, its important data was saved thanks to a Data Recovery System that parachuted separately to the ground.
Enormous cosmic energy burst struck Earth so hard it scrambled radios
The energy beam was the highest energetic gamma-ray burst ever recorded by mankind, a space weather scientist said.
Astronomers create planet-by-planet guide to our galaxy
Closer study of the exoplanets listed in the guide could one day lead astronomers to alien life.
Scientists surprised by giant "peanut" galaxy 33 billion light-years away
Researchers have observed the universe's second and fourth-most distant galaxies using data from the James Webb Space Telescope.
Why NASA will lose contact with its Mars Rovers for two days
NASA won't get updates from its space probes due to Mars being on the opposite side of the sun to Earth.
Scientists observe never-before-seen green glow in Mars night sky
The green glow is mainly located at altitudes of more than two-dozen miles high in the Red Planet's polar regions.
NASA scientists make "exciting" discovery about alien worlds
The James Webb Telescope revealed a physical process that gradually delivers both water and solids to surrounding planets.