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The asteroid that led to a mass extinction 66 million years ago likely struck the Earth at a very high speed—around 12.5 miles per second—and at the deadliest possible angle.

What a Buried Crater in Mexico Says About the Asteroid That Doomed the Dinosaurs

And why the scars left by meteoritic impacts tell us about life, the universe, and everything.

Luna Shyr June 8, 2020

Why a 16th-Century Artist Imagined Comets as Glorious, Fiery Swords

Explore a captivating compendium of cosmic illustrations.

Jessica Leigh Hester May 29, 2020

A fragment of the Chelyabinsk meteorite, which caused many injuries but no casualties.

Found: Possibly the First Recorded Death-by-Meteorite

Call it a cold case from space.

Isaac Schultz May 8, 2020

The planetarium's Saturn-shaped building measures nearly 70 feet in diameter.

Indira Gandhi Planetarium

Inside the dome of this gigantic, Saturn-shaped building is one of the largest planetariums in Asia.

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station took this image of the southern lights with Nikon D3S digital camera in September 2011.

Escape Into NASA's Most Incredible Images of Our Planet

And don't forget to cast your vote in "Tournament Earth."

Jessica Leigh Hester April 1, 2020

She's on top of the world!

Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France

Memorial to Félicette, the First Cat in Space

The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.

The final frontier.

Early Chinese Trick Photography Sent Chubby Babies Into Space

Inside a historian’s collection of endearing, goofy early 20th-century portraits.

Sabrina Imbler February 20, 2020

A Yuri Gagarin mural inside the café.

Kafe Gagarin

Take Soviet nostalgia to new heights by toasting the first man in space over a full spread of Belarusian and Soviet fare.

The Grande Lunette at Meudon Observatory

The Grande Lunette

The largest refracting telescope in Europe is housed on the grounds of a former French castle.

Kathmandu, Nepal

Apollo Lunar Sample Displays

Visitors to the National Museum of Nepal can moon over a set of well-traveled flags.

The newly described auroral dunes are visible on the left, next to the more common curtain-like forms.

How Finnish Skywatchers Discovered a Strange New Aurora

The mysterious phenomenon resembles green sand dunes in the sky.

Sabrina Imbler January 31, 2020

The monument.

Monument to Yuri Gagarin

This massive monument honors the first human in space.

You might want to hold your nose.

Some Space Rocks Are Notorious for Being Stinky

What they actually smell like seems to be in the nose of the beholder.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 16, 2020

Pavilion

Mexico City, Mexico

Pabellón Rayos Cósmicos (Cosmic Ray Pavilion)

This laboratory has a remarkable concrete roof that measures less than an inch at its thickest point.

At the Abrams Planetarium in Michigan, the black light gallery is still going strong.

When Trippy Black-Light Murals Brought the Cosmos Down to Earth

The paintings once dazzled and enlightened mid-century planetarium-goers.

Jessica Leigh Hester January 10, 2020

Planetarium Zuylenburg.

Oud-Zuilen, Netherlands

Planetarium Zuylenburg

This functional solar system model was inspired by the famous Eisinga Planetarium.

Melbourne Observatory Building and Astrograph House

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne Observatory

The city’s oldest gateway to the galaxy lies at the entrance to the Royal Botanical Gardens.

The telescope is located in a radio-quiet zone, and is part of what will be the world's largest radio telescope, spanning 13 countries.

Probing the Secrets of the Universe From Deep in the Australian Outback

Extreme heat, ants, and stray cell phones are big concerns.

Isaac Schultz November 13, 2019