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For the Benefit of All: The NASA Quiz

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been exploring space for more than 50 years. How much do you know about the scientists, engineers, pilots and machines that carried America into space?

How Dark Matter Works

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For decades, stargazing scientists have been facing their own darkness on the edge of town as they try to explain one of astronomy's greatest mysteries: dark matter. Have they been successful, or will the universe carry its secrets for a long time?

How Stars Work

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When you look up at night and see thousands of stars, have you ever wondered what you are looking at? Learn what stars are and how they live and die!

How Auroras Work

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An aurora is a light phenomenon caused by solar winds interacting with the Earth's magnetic field. Learn more about auroras.

How do planets form?

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Planets and how they form are explained in this article from HowStuffWorks. Learn about planets and planet formation.

The Largest Star in the Universe Is 1,700x Bigger Than Our Sun

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In the vast night sky, where countless stars vie for attention, one colossus reigns supreme as the largest star in the universe. Situated thousands of light-years from Earth, this celestial giant's sheer magnitude challenges our understanding of stellar physics.

Is there a hole in the universe?

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A hole in the universe was recently discovered by scientists at the University of Minnesota in 2007. Read about the discovery of a hole in the universe.

How the Northern Lights Illuminate the Night Sky

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How does the aurora borealis (the Northern Lights) work? What causes it? Why can you only see it in the North? Are the myths about it producing sound true?

Researchers Find First (Potential) Planet Outside the Milky Way

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Using the Chandra X-ray Observatory, a team of scientists discovered what could very well be the first exoplanet outside the Milky Way. It's massive and might even orbit a black hole.

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