The Largest Known Things In The Universe, Ranked By Size

The known universe is full of shockingly huge things. Here are the largest planets, stars, galaxies, and structures we've ...

NASA confirms 6000 alien planets including worlds where it rains gemstones

NASA has officially confirmed the finding of its 6000th alien planet, furthering its quest to understand our galaxy and ...

Scientists capture a newborn planet forming on camera for the first time

X, an advanced adaptive optics system on the 6.5-meter Magellan Telescope in Chile. The instrument detects hydrogen-alpha (Hα ...

Hayabusa2 faces challenge as asteroid 1998 KY26 spins faster than expected

Hayabusa2 visited the 900-metre asteroid Ryugu in 2018, returning samples to Earth in 2020. The spacecraft is now on an ...

Europa Clipper Radar: Unveiling the Mysterious Vortices of the Ocean Beneath Europa's Ice Layer

In the 1990s, NASA's Galileo spacecraft discovered a secondary magnetic field on Europa, suggesting the presence of a salty ocean beneath its ice. Europa is continually pulled by Jupiter's immense ...

Jupiter's Magnetospheric Electron Acceleration Phenomenon: The 'Rolling Pin' Effect Reveals Particle Motion Laws in Extreme Magnetic Field Environments

A magical particle acceleration 'spectacle' is unfolding around distant Jupiter. This is not a scene from a science fiction ...

OTD in Space - September 21: Galileo Mission Ends

On Sept. 21, 2003, NASA's Galileo mission to Jupiter and its moons came to an end. After 14 years of exploration, the Galileo ...