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A cosmonaut was stranded in space. Now a pop star tells the story.
When it came to sharing Sergei Krikalev's harrowing tale, NSYNC's Lance Bass said "It's gonna be me."
Ancient astronomers saw a star explode. Scientists just captured the aftermath.
1,800 years ago, people spotted a mysterious burst in the sky.
By Mark Kaufman
NASA smacked an asteroid with a spacecraft. Watch what happened next.
Move over, "Armageddon." This is a real asteroid-kicking movie.
A black hole is quickly destroying a cloud of gas. Here's why.
This violent event is happening right now in the Milky Way
By Mark Stetson and Mark Kaufman
A black hole is destroying this object. Scientists are watching its last days.
You, too, can see a violent event in the Milky Way.
By Mark Kaufman
NASA just found a new type of ancient asteroid loaded with water
Could these space rocks help explain how water got to Earth?
The planets are absolutely brilliant in the sky right now. Look up.
Jupiter, Venus, and the moon are putting on a show you don't want to miss.
By Mark Kaufman
NASA keeps an eye on China — from the space above Mars
Who's watching whom from high above?
Webb telescope just found massive objects that shouldn't exist in deep space
The universe holds secrets.
By Mark Kaufman
How the 'Doomsday Glacier' could change the world
The most unpredictable part of the climate change equation: humans.
By Mark Stetson and Mark Kaufman
Why Venice's canals are drying out
The record low level tide has stranded some of the city's transportation and complicated essential services.
Russia has had 2 leaky space station ships in 2 months. Coincidence?
Meanwhile, an astronaut and two cosmonauts wait for a return ride to Earth.
NASA discovers asteroid is a dead ringer for the Empire State Building
This oddball space rock is anything but ball-like.
Wow, the Webb telescope just opened up a new realm of the universe
Magnificent galactic megacluster.
By Mark Kaufman
NASA's Curiosity rover finds ancient waves on Mars
Waves in a frozen alien desert?
By Mark Stetson and Elisha Sauers
What the flying spiral spotted over Hawaii actually means
We need to talk about space tourism's growing environmental impact.
Hubble catches rare crash of three brilliant galaxies
They're violently conjoining and making new star nurseries.
How NASA captures vivid moon photos in utter darkness
The space agency will land in the lunar south pole.
Scientists find strange, ringed object way, way out in our solar system
Beyond Pluto dwells the unexpected.
By Mark Kaufman
NASA sees strange features on Saturn's glorious rings
They disappear, and then reappear.
By Mark Kaufman
How the SpaceX Starship plans to reach Mars
"Do you get to the second planet, or do you not?"
By Mark Stetson and Elisha Sauers
NASA rover finds clear evidence of ancient waves, yes waves, on Mars
But the space agency says taking a sample for science has been tough.
A mistake on the Webb telescope just led to a surprising discovery
A small object could have huge implications for solar system research.
Scientists just found a planet that's stranger than you can imagine
Half of this odd world may be habitable.
By Mark Kaufman
