UNCOVERED: 26 - The Untold Story

Want to start stargazing? Here's why June is the perfect time for newcomers

Short nights and bright stars make the midsummer night sky surprisingly beginner-friendly.

Space · Jun 19

Juicy new details emerge about an asteroid NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew by last year

Evidence of chemical alteration by liquid water has been found on the asteroid Donaldjohanson, which formed further from the sun before being shoved inwards.

Space · Jun 19

Scientists trace high-energy ghost particle to the 'Shadow Blaster' galaxy

"If confirmed, Shadow Blaster would be the first-ever individual dusty star-forming galaxy directly linked to a high-energy neutrino event."

Space · Jun 18

Astrophotographer captures a cosmic lagoon glowing 5,200 light-years from Earth (photo)

The Lagoon Nebula is best spotted in the months surrounding August in the Northern Hemisphere.

Space · Jun 18

These Mars valleys are hiding 30 dust devils | Space photo of the day for June 18, 2026

Europe's Mars Express orbiter recently imaged a huge valley system on the Red Planet — and dust devils dot the alien landscape.

Space · Jun 18

'It's quite a bit more than we expected': Satellite reveals immense scale of GPS signal tampering

For the first time, an experimental satellite has mapped the scale of GPS jamming across Europe and the Middle East from space.

Space · Jun 18

Astronomers solve the mystery of black holes' delayed cosmic 'burps'

A new study reveals why black holes let out massive radio "burps" years after eating stars, giving astronomers a chemical blueprint to predict them early.

Space · Jun 18

NASA's Perseverance rover just ran a marathon on Mars. Could you do the same?

Percy has now traveled more than 26.2 miles on the Red Planet! Could you?

Space · Jun 18

One of these twin stars has likely been snacking on exoplanets

Astronomers have discovered chemical differences between binary stars that indicate one has devoured at least one planet.

Space · Jun 17

James Webb Space Telescope discovers extreme exoplanet being roasted by its home star

Who ordered the roasted exoplanet? Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope found a world that really puts the "hot" in "Hot Jupiter."

Space · Jun 17