Fourth anniversaries aren’t often causes for celebration. But in the case of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which ...

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have imaged the largest protoplanetary disk ever observed circling a young ...

This January, Will Smith takes audiences on the ultimate journey of discovery in the new National Geographic original series POLE TO POLE WITH WILL SMITH. The seven-part docuseries premieres Jan. 13 ...

A sperm whale floats amid shards of polar pack ice, dead and decomposing, mouth hanging open. When photographer Roie Galitz captured the scene with a drone, the image was so arresting that it took a ...

The National Geographic's Pictures of the Year 2025 have arrived – and the photographs are nothing short of extraordinary. From thousands of images made by National Geographic's photographers across ...

New measurements of radio galaxies reveal that the solar system is racing through the universe at over three times the speed predicted by standard cosmology. Using highly sensitive data from multiple ...

Each year, National Geographic highlights a collection of the most compelling images captured by Nat Geo photographers over the past 12 months in their "Pictures of the Year." For 2025, Nat Geo ...

Every year, the entire staff of National Geographic — writers, explorers, photographers — get together to decide the best places to visit in the year to come. It’s like the world’s most qualified ...

How fast and in which direction is our solar system moving through the universe? This seemingly simple question is one of the key tests of our cosmological understanding. A research team led by ...

A massive solar storm has delayed the launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket for a second time. The rocket is scheduled to carry NASA's ESCAPADE twin satellites on a mission to Mars. The Space ...

If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University suggests that if it weren't for the gas giant, the Earth would have ...

The Transcend Connect will begin sailing for National Geographic-Lindblad in 2026. Photo Credit: Transcend National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions will add a second river ship in Europe in 2027. The ...