Space

Window on Infinity: Star Trails Over Yosemite and a Supermassive Black Hole

By TIME Staff

New Photo Shows Washington Mudslide From Space

By Laura Stampler

'Planet Biden' Discovery Signals Another World

By Denver Nicks

NASA Is Letting People Choose Its Next Uber-Techy Spacesuit

By Laura Stampler
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America and Russia Are Stuck Together in Space

Two countries don't have to like each other to fly together; they just have to need each other

By Jeffrey Kluger

Moon Camera for Sale (The Pictures are Free)

The very ordinariness of some of the pictures from astronaut Jim Erwin's purpose-built Hasselblad 500 EL camera, one of only 14 Hasselblads which ever flew to the moon, makes them seem both real and otherworldly

By Jeffrey Kluger

See the First Ever Interactive From the Moon's North Pole

The first American spacecraft to photograph the moon up close did its work in the last 15 minutes of its life. On the morning of July 31, 1964, the Ranger 7 spacecraft was falling toward...

By Jeffrey Kluger

Neil deGrasse Tyson Makes Science Sexy in Cosmos

Fans tell Neil deGrasse Tyson that his science tweets give them "nerd-gasms"

By Diane Tsai

The Hubble Space Telescope observes a grand cosmic nursery

The Hubble Space Telescope has given us a gift on the occasion of its own 24th birthday. Like nearly all of the riches Hubble has showered down on us over nearly a quarter of a...

By Jeffrey Kluger

U.S. and Russia Will Stay Space Pals

Even with all the smack talk between Moscow and Washington, space makes good bedfellows

By Jeffrey Kluger

Space Trio Return to Earth After 166 Days in Orbit

The group was all in good health after landing

By David Stout

WANTED: Asteroid Hunters

NASA is enlisting lay people to help locate asteroids as part of its new Grand Challenge

By Maya Rhodan

Hubble GIF Shows Never-Before-Seen Asteroid Breaking Up In Space

New images reveal an asteroid crumbling to approximately 10 smaller pieces, a space scene never before captured in such dramatic detail.

By Alex Fitzpatrick

Winklevoss Twins Aim for Space Ride on Bitcoin

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss say they'll bankroll an out-of-this-world trip aboard the Virgin Galactic for the low price of 716 bitcoin. Perhaps no one is anticipating their launch more than Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg

By Laura Stampler

NASA Says Relations With Russia Unscathed by Earthly Concerns

In space, no one can hear your sabres rattling

By Dan Kedmey

The Month's Best Space Photos

An album of space images—including a poignant shot of a blacked-out North Korea—tell this month's tale of our place in the cosmos.

By TIME Staff

Quasar Eats Gas, Throws Up

A rare breed of black hole, 15 million light years away, sheds light on a cosmic mystery

By Michael D. Lemonick

715 New Planets Found (You Read That Number Right)

A major haul by the Kepler space telescope has astronomers cheering

By Michael D. Lemonick

Waterworld Found! (No, Not the One With Kevin Costner)

It's not easy to tell if a distant planet orbiting a distant star is habitable, but researchers have developed a new way

By Jeffrey Kluger

Even From Space, North Korea Looks Like a Dark Blotch of Despair

The lights are off, but everyone's home

By Per Liljas
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