Space

Data from the second probe to reach interstellar space helps scientists form a more complete picture of the boundary between the sun and the stars. 
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Quiver at the sight of skeletal galaxies, stellar pumpkins and ghostly interstellar visitors.
Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator
Researchers find plausible, alien-free explanation for observations of star KIC 8462852.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Enjoy the start of astronomical autumn with black holes, a comet, star clusters and other stunning images.
Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator
Explore the applications of state-of-the-art clocks -- and the math that describes their performance and limitations.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
Planet K2-18b is about twice as wide as Earth and located about 110 light-years away.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Bacteria in one of the most extreme places on Earth point toward past life on Mars.
Sofie Bates, Contributor
Take a tour through the lenses of space telescopes.
Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator
A month's worth of cool science stories summed up.
Alistair Jennings, Contributor
Appreciate anniversaries marked by moonwalks and stellar fireworks this month
Abigail Malate, Staff Illustrator
Digitizing all of Apollo would have taken an appalling 175 years.
Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor
Pressurized water may cause quakes on Mars the same way fracking and wastewater injection trigger quakes on Earth.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor