SPACE

There Are 72,000 Tons of Diamonds Hiding Throughout This Town in Germany

They formed when a crater hit the spot 15 million years ago.

Winter Solstice, Ursid Meteor Shower, and Cold Moon are Happening Tonight

Don't miss out on the last big celestial event of the year.

An artist's rendering of the dwarf planet Eris

10 Facts About the Dwarf Planet Eris

Eris was once thought to be larger than Pluto.

The Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Next Week: Here's When and Where to See It

Don't miss one of the best meteorological events of the year: The Geminid meteor shower is famous for its bright, frequent shooting stars.

Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Discovered on International Space Station Toilet

Drug resistance is a problem on Earth. Now it's happening in space, too.

Artist's depiction of NASA's InSight lander parachuting toward the surface of Mars.

How to Watch NASA's Live Stream of the InSight Mars Landing

After covering 91 million miles of the solar system, the robotic lander is set to make contact with the Red Planet's Elysium Planitia this afternoon.

The Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend—Here's the Best Way to See It

It comes around every November.

Two Harvard Scientists Suggest 'Oumuamua Could Be, Uh, an Alien Probe

It was the first known interstellar object to enter our solar system.

José Furtado y Antel, Wikimedia Commons // CC0 1.0

A Team of Young Women Wants to Send Kyrgyzstan's First Satellite to Space

The Kyrgyz Space Program could make history.

Vans Is Making NASA-Themed Sneakers and They're Out of This World

It's one small step for a shoe company.

NASA Just Launched a New Podcast, and It's All About Mars

The last episode will detail InSight's attempt to land on Mars on November 26.

Does Sound Travel Faster or Slower in Space?

In space, no one can hear you scream ... or can they?

The Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend

Look up!

How the Hubble Space Telescope Helped the Fight Against Breast Cancer

NASA technologies have dozens of applications outside of space exploration.

17 Facts About the Apollo Program

NASA was officially established in October 1958. Just two years later, the agency started what would become one of the defining programs of the 20th century—Apollo, which put humans on the moon in 1969.

Bees Across America Stopped Buzzing During Last Year's Total Solar Eclipse

Some insects act differently during an eclipse. Bees are one of them.

10 Memorable Neil deGrasse Tyson Quotes

America's preeminent badass astrophysicist turns 60 years old today.

Astrophysicists Are Selling Lab-Made Martian Dirt to Researchers for $20 a Kilogram

The Kennedy Space Center has already ordered half a ton of the stuff.

Why Is It So Dark in Outer Space?

It's a question scientists have been asking for more than 400 years.

Galileo Before The Papal Tribunal by Robert Henry. Hulton Archive, Getty Images

Newly Uncovered Galileo Letter Details How He Tried to Avoid the Inquisition

The letter may solve a centuries-long mystery.

Autumn Equinox: The Science Behind the First Day of Fall

Happy first day of fall! The season of colorful foliage, frosty mornings, and pumpkin-spice everything is upon us, thanks to the autumn or fall equinox.

This Amateur Rocketeer Builds Functioning, Miniature Replicas of SpaceX Rockets

Joe Barnard is the Elon Musk of model rockets.

NASA's New Exoplanet-Hunting Satellite Has Made Its First Big Discovery

Pi Mensae c is about 60 light years away from our solar system.

Ad Astra: The Time Earth Almost Got a Space Billboard

In the 1980s and well into the 1990s, everything associated with Arnold Schwarzenegger was big. Big biceps (22 inches during his bodybuilding heyday).

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