Articles by

Lisa Grossman

New baby pictures of the universe deepen a cosmic mystery

The clearest pictures yet of the newborn cosmos strengthen the prevailing model of the universe but deepen...

The Blue Ghost lander just witnessed a lunar eclipse — from the moon

The privately-owned Blue Ghost moon lander, built by Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace, has captured rare views...

Two privately-owned spacecraft make contact from the moon

This is a developing story and will be updated as we learn more. This year’s hot destination...

The Milky Way’s black hole is constantly bubbling

The black hole at the Milky Way’s heart neither slumbers nor sleeps. Instead, the ring of plasma...

A private mission to Venus aims to look for signs of life

BOSTON —Droplets of Venus’ clouds may someday come to Earth. Researchers are testing a device that can...

Earth had new, temporary radiation rings last year

On May 10, 2024, the strongest solar storm in 20 years sparked auroras on Earth that were...

‘Uncertain, anxious, fearful.’ That’s the mood at 2025’s first big U.S. science meeting

BOSTON — The official theme of the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science,...

A fast radio burst from a dead galaxy puzzles astronomers

A staccato blast of electromagnetic energy has been tracked to an old, dead galaxy for the first...