SpaceX’s prototype Mars rocket has flown for the first time

A prototype of Starship, the rocket SpaceX intends to use to bring explorers to the moon…

Ancient valleys on Mars may have been carved by glaciers

Some areas on Mars are covered in huge valleys that many think were carved by rivers…

SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule makes splashdown with NASA astronauts

The first astronauts to launch to the International Space Station on a commercial spacecraft have now…

Dark matter map hints at cracks in our understanding of the universe

A new survey suggests dark matter is more evenly spread through space than we had thought,…

We can now predict dangerous solar flares a day before they happen

Large solar flares can put astronauts’ health at risk and damage satellites, but we haven’t had…

Extreme heat from the sun is baking a thin crust on Mercury’s surface

Mercury’s surface should be powdery like Earth’s moon, but the extreme heat it experiences from being…

The End of Everything review: A rollicking tour of the wildest physics

There are many ways that the universe could come to an end. Katie Mack’s book exploring…

Cosmology's new advances show our voyage of discovery is far from over

An incredible map of the universe and mind-bending revelations about a supermassive black hole are evidence…

The best view of the stars from Earth is on a hill in Antarctica

The best place on Earth from which to look at the night sky is a hill…

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover and Ingenuity helicopter set to launch

NASA’s Perseverance rover, which will look for signs of past or present life on Mars and…