Jay Bennett

NASA’s new ShadowCam is peering into places near the moon’s poles that never see sunlight. What lurks there—and could it be harnessed to launch the next era of space exploration?

NASA’s Webb telescope is pulling back the shroud on the earliest galaxies, which are more numerous and brighter than expected. “It’s not quite like how we might have predicted.”

The birth of the first stars represents the beginning of a sequence that produced all the worlds and living beings of the universe. Simulations can be used to study the critical first steps that telescopes cannot yet see.

This unexplored area of the lunar surface has landscapes more ancient than any of the Apollo sites, and it may be rich in resources that could be useful to future human crews.

The discovery of a new prehistoric bat species sheds light on the origins of these flying mammals—and raises questions about how they developed the ability to echolocate.

Newly discovered fragments of 2,200-year-old star coordinates—once thought lost—reveal the incredible skill of the ancient astronomer Hipparchus.

The command module pilot on the famous flight to land on the moon will perhaps be best remembered for his unique perspective on the mission.

Ingenuity has lifted off the Martian surface and launched a new era of planetary exploration.

After a technical hiccup, engineers are hoping the Ingenuity spacecraft will soon become the first vehicle to take flight on another world.

The space agency will be closely monitoring its latest flagship, Perseverance, as it makes its harrowing descent into the Martian atmosphere.