Celebrate the Chinese New Year With This Shot of the Monkey Head Nebula
The Chinese New Year was already a worldwide celebration, and now the festivities are as far-reaching as outer space. Monday marks the first day of …
These Mummified Wings From 100 Million Years Ago Show How Little Birds Have Changed
Mummified bird wings from the age of dinosaurs suggest that the animal’s wings have not changed substantially since that period 100 million years ago, according …
This Tiny Hummingbird Can Fly 1,200 Miles Without Stopping
A type of hummingbird that measures just a few inches in length can fly more than 1,200 miles without stopping during its annual migration from …
Record Number of Wannabe Astronauts Apply to NASA
A record number of Americans have applied to be astronauts this year, according to NASA. More than 18,300 people applied to be in NASA’s 2017 …
The Big News on July 4 Could Be all About Jupiter
Odds are, you never take a moment to say thank you to Jupiter—but it’s not too late to start. The fact is, if the fifth …
New ‘Planet 9’ May Be Next to Join Our Solar System
Michael Brown doesn’t care how much you love Pluto. He loves it too, but that didn’t stop him from leading the charge in 2006 to …
Watch Live: NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Begins Jupiter Orbit
NASA’s Juno spacecraft, which left Earth in 2011, will arrive at Jupiter just in the to celebrate the Fourth of July. The craft has nine …
Researchers Turn CO2 Into Stone in Climate Change Breakthrough
Researchers in Iceland found a new way of tackling climate change by pumping carbon dioxide underground and turning it into stone. Other carbon capture and …
Listen to the New Episode of TIME’s Space Podcast ‘It’s Your Universe’
You’d have no reason at all to want to visit Mercury. It’s a bleak, dry, blowtorched world, the roasted hazel nut of the solar system. …
See How Your City May Be Affected by Rising Sea Levels
Study after study has shown that sea-level rise due to climate change will leave cities on U.S. coasts vulnerable to severe and more frequent flooding. …