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An artist’s portrayal of a warm Jupiter gas-giant planet (right) in orbit around its parent star, along with smaller companion planets. Credit: Detlev Van Ravenswaay/Science Photo Library

Exoplanets, Observing

Amateur astronomers help ID a ‘warm Jupiter’ exoplanet

Painted in 1690 by Thomas Murray, this portrait features young Edmond Halley holding a paper with a diagram of an elliptical orbit.

Science, Solar System

Edmond Halley: The man behind the comet

Starship lifts off June 6 on its fourth test flight from SpaceX’s launch facility at Boca Chica, Texas. Credit: SpaceX.

Space Exploration

SpaceX’s Starship hangs on to make first successful reentry from space

Exoplanets, Science

The most common planets in the universe might be rich in carbon

This view of Earth rising over the Moon's horizon was taken from the Apollo 11 spacecraft. Credit: NASA.

Human Spaceflight, Science

Why do pictures of Earth taken from the Moon show a black sky with no stars?

JWST's infrared image from its NIRCam captured JADES-GS-z14-0, the most distant known galaxy. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, B. Robertson (UC Santa Cruz), B. Johnson (CfA), S. Tacchella (Cambridge), P. Cargile (CfA)

Galaxies, Science

Webb discovers the earliest known galaxy — for now

Robotic Spaceflight, Science

The aging Hubble Space Telescope is not finished quite yet

Oleg Kononenko floats through the Destiny laboratory of the International Space Station in 2008. Credit: NASA.

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Oleg Kononenko reaches a record-setting 1,000 days in space

The ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket and Starliner spacecraft launches on June 5 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Human Spaceflight

Boeing Starliner launches NASA astronauts on mission to the ISS

Exoplanets, Science

Hubble finds signature of water vapor in exoplanet GJ 9827d’s atmosphere

This artist impression of a Moon base shows olar arrays for energy generation, greenhouses for food production, and habitats shielded with regolith. Credit ESA.

The Moon is a prime spot for astronomy. It might not always be.

The Orion Arm hangs in the sky over the Okie-Tex Star Party in this two-minute exposure taken at ISO 3200. All images were shot with an astromodified Canon EOS 6D and 16–35mm f/2.8 zoom lens unless otherwise noted. Credit: Adrian Bradley

Astrophotography

Chasing nightscapes: Tips for taking wide-field shots of the land and sky