Shining (Star)light on the Search for Life

The young Earth's atmosphere might have looked like this artist’s interpretation — a pale orange dot.
The Moon and Mercury May Have Thick Ice Deposits

Conceptual illustration of permanently shadowed, shallow icy craters near the...
Space data relay system shows its speed
Hubble Uncovers a 'Heavy Metal' Exoplanet Shaped Like a Football

Artist’s impression of WASP-121b.
Is your Supercomputer Stumped? There May Be a Quantum Solution

Is your Supercomputer Stumped? There May Be a Quantum Solution.
LightSail 2 Spacecraft Successfully Demonstrates Flight by Light

LightSail is a citizen-funded project from The Planetary Society to send a small spacecraft,...
Siberian Smoke Reaches U.S., Canada
Confirmation of Toasty TESS Planet Leads to Surprising Find of Promising World

This diagram shows the layout of the GJ 357 system. Planet d orbits within...