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CNET experts demystify space — from the moon's surface to distant galaxies.

Cosmic cliffs of the Carina Nebula

Scientists Find 'Buried Treasure' in Early Image From NASA Webb Telescope

A deeper look at one of the telescope's first images reveals newborn stars in a rarely seen stage of development.

Mike Sievert and Elon Musk in T-shirts on an open-air stage with SpaceX rockets in the background

SpaceX Wants You to Connect Your Smartphone Directly to Starlink

NASA Telescopes Identify Two Alien Worlds Mostly Made of Water

By Monisha Ravisetti

An inflatable habitat prototype looks a bit like the top of a microphpone. Its roundish and on a stand with blue sheeting above it.

See an Inflatable Astronaut Habitat Blow Up Until It Pops

By Amanda Kooser

Gray moon looms large as Orion spacecraft appears on the left side in a partial view.

Watch NASA's Entire Artemis I Moon Mission Zip By in Just 60 Seconds

By Amanda Kooser

One small part of a wider Webb view of thousands of galaxies, including some obvious spirals.

In Astonishing James Webb Telescope Image, Thousands of Galaxies Glow

By Amanda Kooser

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Keep up with the latest news about our universe — from space missions to asteroids.

NASA Telescopes Identify Two Alien Worlds Mostly Made of Water

NASA Eyes 'Mysterious Shapes' Inside a Mars Crater

NASA Is Building the 'First Sample Depot on Another World,' on Mars

SpaceX Wants You to Connect Your Smartphone Directly to Starlink

See an Inflatable Astronaut Habitat Blow Up Until It Pops

In Astonishing James Webb Telescope Image, Thousands of Galaxies Glow

Jupiter's Volcanic Moon Io Looks Hot in Infrared Image From NASA's Juno

Micrometeorite May Have Smacked International Space Station's Soyuz Spacecraft

SpaceX Shares Eye-Popping, Top-Down View of Fiery Starship Engine Test

NASA Hubble Telescope Delivers Dazzling New View of Star-Studded Carina Nebula