Hubble, James Webb team up to capture the 'Black Eye Galaxy' | Space photo of the day for Aug. 18, 2026
The "Black Eye Galaxy" is captured in a gorgeous new composite image from the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.
A beginner’s guide to observing the night sky with a manual telescope
A telescope can help you explore the night sky, but only if you know how to use it.
On this day in space! Aug. 18, 1868: Total solar eclipse leads to discovery of helium
On this day in space! Aug. 18, 1868: Total solar eclipse leads to discovery of helium
Work on £1.5m nature reserve to start next month
Image source, Town and Manor of HungerfordImage caption, The project has been supported by the local community, the char...
It's harder to poop in space. Scientists may finally know why
Spaceflight can do strange things to the human body — including making it harder for astronauts to poop.
How soon will the drought be over?
Image source, Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesImage caption, Rain has returned to parts of the UK this week but after mo...
Archaeologists discover Etruscan well that was ritually opened with offerings for a goddess — and 'closed' with human bodies
An ancient Etruscan cult likely left burials and bronze artifacts in a well that was recently discovered in Italy.
Giant underwater plume blasts into swirling cloud 'street' in the East China Sea — Earth from space
A recent satellite photo captured a series of clouds sculpted by von Kármán vortices from a volcano on South Korea's Jej...
See gorgeous views of the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse captured from space
Orbiting spacecraft captured incredible views of the moon's shadow darkening Earth during the Aug. 12 total solar eclips...
'They don't deserve this beauty and this breathtaking fragility': Former Antarctic tour guides told researchers why they quit the troubling industry
Polar tourism researchers Zdenka Sokolickova and Liz Cooper talk about why a number of Antarctic tour guides have given ...
Rafting Through the Grand Canyon on a Depleting Colorado River
As water levels on the Colorado River fall to historic lows, a rafting trip through the canyon feels even more precious.
How NASA Engineers Are Keeping the Voyagers Alive
A reworking of the spacecraft’s power systems could extend the nearly 50-year-old Voyagers’ exploration of interstellar ...