Relief as NASA's most powerful space telescope finishes risky unfoldingJanuary 08, 2022 – The James Webb Space Telescope has pulled off a harrowing sequence of steps that will soon allow humans to peer deeper into the universe than ever before.
Why NASA's high-stakes maneuver to redirect an asteroid surprised its own scientistsOctober 11, 2022 – The DART spacecraft's collision changed a harmless asteroid's orbit more than expected, suggesting the technique could work if we need to deflect a real killer space rock.
These oddball galaxies are missing their dark matterMay 25, 2022 – A pair of dim, puffy galaxies are devoid of this key cosmic ingredient. Now astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope say they may know why.
The world's most powerful space telescope has launched at lastDecember 25, 2021 – Decades of tension, debate, and determination have led to this moment, as the James Webb Space Telescope begins its million-mile journey into deep space.
See a rare alignment of all the planets in the night skyJune 16, 2022 – The celestial show, best viewed between June 17 and June 27, will be the last time the five brightest planets cluster in the sky until 2040.
NASA's Lucy mission blasts off to unlock mysteries of the solar systemOctober 15, 2021 – The spacecraft will explore a group of asteroids that share Jupiter’s orbit and have never been seen up close before.
How did Saturn get its rings?February 15, 2023 – Scientists don’t agree on when the planet’s iconic rings formed—or even how they came to be. But the theories have one thing in common: violence.
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Mars hope fulfilled – deep space beckonsMay 26, 2021 – The UAE has sent a probe to the Red Planet, blasted its first astronaut into space and the next stellar challenge – a Lunar rover.Sian Proctor, first Black woman to pilot a spacecraft, opens up about her journeyOctober 07, 2021 – The SpaceX astronaut speaks candidly about her life-long pursuit of spaceflight, the joys and challenges of being in orbit, and her hopes for a more equitable future.
Capturing the art and science of NASA’s origami starshadeFebruary 01, 2023 – Craig Cutler only had three chances over three days to get this image of the prototype that may someday help detect signs of life in the universe.
Bezos is just the latest millionaire to go into spaceJune 09, 2021 – Why just the rich? They've got the itch, and their scratch has helped keep crewed space exploration alive
Sky Watching | Nat Geo Photo of the DayThree telescopes at Spain's Deimos Sky Survey peer into space in this image from our photography archives.
'The sky is opening up': NASA's Webb Telescope captures jaw-dropping views of the cosmosJuly 12, 2022 – Kicking off a new era for astronomy, the new views of stars, galaxies, and nebulae push human understanding deeper into the universe.
This huge black diamond just sold for $4.3 million. No one knows where it came from.February 09, 2022 – Geologists still can't say for sure whether the enormous stone called the Enigma crystallized in Earth’s mantle or fell from outer space.
What the International Space Station teaches us about our future in spaceSeptember 01, 2020 – A collaboration among international space agencies, this laboratory offers a glimpse into the origins of the cosmos and the possibilities of future spaceflight.
Photos show historic moments of animals and humans flying to spaceJuly 19, 2021 – Richard Branson of Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos are dueling to reach suborbital space. Two monkeys beat them to it 62 years ago.