Earth’s newfound ‘episodic-squishy lid’ may guide our search for habitable worlds
A newly discovered tectonic "regime" may explain why Earth has active plates while Venus remains stagnant.
Have gravitational waves provided the first hint of primordial black holes born during the Big Bang?
Scientists may have "heard" the first tantalizing evidence of primordial black holes formed directly from overly dense pockets of matter just after the Big Bang.
How will the universe end?
Depending on how you look at it, the universe might not have an "end," after all.
Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Nov. 24, 2025: The strange star Kepler-56 is classified as this type of star
Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines.
NASA probe captures stunning photos of Earth and moon on the way to infamous asteroid Apophis
NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft captured stunning new images as it whipped past Earth during a high-speed slingshot maneuver, sending the probe on a fast track toward the asteroid Apophis.
Native artists in Texas and Mexico shared their vision of the universe for 4,000 years, ancient murals suggest
The term cosmovision refers to a conception of the universe in totality.
James Webb Space Telescope watches our Milky Way galaxy’s monster black hole fire out a flare
Observations of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*, collected by the James Webb Space Telescope, have allowed scientists to better understand how this cosmic titan fires off flares.
4 key things NASA just revealed about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
"This is a snapshot of where we are very early in the scientific process."
Key Driver of Extreme Winds on Venus Identified
A new study suggests that a once-daily atmospheric tidal cycle may be a bigger driver of rapid Venusian winds than previously thought.
See the Butterfly Nebula like never before in this spectacular Gemini South telescope image
The Butterfly Nebula is a preview of the fate that will befall the sun in about 5 billion years.