Latest articles by Tereza Pultarova
Watch 1,000 Lego astronauts fly near the edge of space (video)
1,000 Lego astronauts traveled near the edge of space on stratospheric balloons and returned safely to Earth on a specially designed landing platform resembling a mini space shuttle.
This new supernova, the brightest in years, could help astronomers forecast future star explosions
The close proximity of supernova 2023ifx and the amount of observations gathered since its discovery may lead to major advances in stellar death forecasting.
How do you create lunar gravity in a plane? A veteran zero-G pilot explains
Veteran parabolic flight pilot Eric Delesalle sits down with Space.com to talk about what it takes to create weightlessness and lunar gravity in a plane.
Watch an astronaut test a 'lunar wheelbarrow' in moon-like gravity for 1st time (exclusive video)
European scientists used a parabolic flight mimicking lunar gravity to test a device that might one day help astronauts transport material on the moon.
How does astronomy use the electromagnetic spectrum?
Reference Frequencies of light invisible to the human eye reveal a vast amount of information about our universe. But it took decades for scientists to learn how to view this hidden cosmos.
SpaceX Starship's debut launch attempt seen from space (satellite photos)
An American weather satellite witnessed the semi-successful debut launch of SpaceX's Starship megarocket from space.
Solar activity may peak 1 year earlier than thought. Here is what it means for us
The sun may reach the peak of its current solar cycle in 2024, one year ahead of official predictions, new research reveals. But solar mayhem may still occur in the next five years.
Airbus unveils futuristic space station concept (photos)
The European aerospace giant Airbus has unveiled a new concept space habitat that will be more spacious and comfortable than existing space stations.
Milky Way galaxy: Everything you need to know about our cosmic neighborhood
Reference We are living in a golden age of Milky Way research and exploration.
Europe's Jupiter explorer JUICE misses one-second launch window because of lightning risk
Europe's Jupiter explorer JUICE missed its first one-second launch window on Thursday, April 13, because of bad weather at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Europe's JUICE mission has to squeeze into a 1-second launch window. Here's why.
Europe's Jupiter mission JUICE has only one second a day to launch to hit the correct trajectory that will take it to the gas giant planet in eight years' time.
Earth-observing satellite captures rare photos of Jupiter and its moons
The European Earth-observing satellite Pleiades Neo snapped a rare sequence of images capturing the giant planet Jupiter and its moons.
How to watch the launch of Europe's JUICE mission to Jupiter on April 14
Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission is set to launch for its 8-year cruise to the solar system's largest planet on Friday at 8:14 EDT (1214 GMT) and you can watch it live via Space.com.
Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is unlikely to find life. Here's why.
What will Europe's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) tell us about the presence of life in the vicinity of the solar system's largest planet?
ESA's Jupiter mission JUICE is not 'strong enough' to orbit potentially life-harboring Europa. Here's why
Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is setting out for an ambitious tour of Jupiter's moons. But it will only take a brief glimpse of the potentially life-harboring Europa. Here's why.
'Hole' in the sun and powerful X1.2 solar flare threaten space weather mayhem
A powerful solar flare knocked out radio communications on Earth last night in what space weather forecasters fear might be the beginning of a spell of rough space weather in the coming days.
The largest black hole ever discovered can fit 30 billion suns. We found it with gravity and bent light
Astronomers have just discovered what may be the largest black hole known to date.
A tiny Eastern European cubesat measured a monster gamma-ray burst better than NASA. Here's how
The brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen blinded all of NASA's flagship gamma-ray missions last year. This tiny Eastern European cubesat, however, didn't get overwhelmed.
James Webb Space Telescope finds a 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet that defies expectations
The atmospheres of gas giant planets across the Milky Way galaxy can be very different from those in the solar system, the James Webb Space Telescope has found.
Hidden water source on the moon found locked in glass beads, Chinese probe reveals
A huge amount of water may be trapped in beads of glass strewn across the moon's surface, an analysis of lunar soil samples delivered by China's Chang'e-5 probe revealed.
James Webb Space Telescope finds no atmosphere on Earth-like TRAPPIST-1 exoplanet
New measurements by the James Webb Space Telescope found that a rocky exoplanet orbiting a star known as TRAPPIST-1 most likely has no atmosphere.
Uranus grows a smoggy cap while Jupiter's Red Spot keeps shrinking, Hubble telescope reveals (photos)
New images of Uranus and Jupiter taken by the Hubble Space Telescopes reveal slow weather changes on these giant, distant planets.
Skywatchers enjoy surprise auroras as strongest solar storm in years hits Earth (photos)
A surprise solar storm supercharged auroras across the U.S. and Europe last night (March 23), with sightings of the colorful displays reported from as far south as New Mexico and Arizona.
