SpaceX and Vast aim to be first to deploy a private space station
As the International Space Station nears the end of its life, SpaceX and LA-based Vast have unveiled a plan to launch the first commercial space station.
Space junk cleanup mission secures a ride to space
A startup geared toward clearing up space junk now has a chance to test its technology after securing a ride to orbit aboard an Arianespace Vega-C rocket.
Check out the latest version of NASA’s slithering snake robot
NASA’s team at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory has offered a look at the latest version of its remarkably versatile EELS robot.
Virgin Galactic announces first fully crewed flight since 2021
The space tourism company will blast its rocket-powered space plane and four passengers toward the Kármán line later this month.
Four space station astronauts just took Crew Dragon ‘for a spin’
Four crewmembers at the International Space Station successfully completed a mission on Saturday to move the Crew Dragon Endeavour to a new docking port.
Watch Rocket Lab launch storm-monitoring satellites
Rocket Lab has successfully completed the first of two missions for NASA, deploying storm-monitoring satellites in time for the upcoming hurricane season.
4 of Uranus’s icy moons could have liquid water oceans
Using data from the Voyager mission, researchers found that four of Uranus's moons likely have liquid water oceans beneath icy crusts.
See the first image of Earth from a new weather-monitoring satellite
A recently launched weather satellite has sent back its first image of Earth, showing our planet in gorgeous detail.
‘Undersea space station’ takes big step toward deployment
The plan to build a new underwater research habitat has taken a significant step forward after NOAA inked a deal with the team behind the facility.
Hubble observes weird star system with three off-kilter, planet-forming disks
There's something odd about the TW Hydrae system, and it took astronomers some time to figure it out.
See the terrifying scale of a supermassive black hole in NASA visualization
NASA is celebrating black hole week by sharing a frankly disturbing visualization to help you picture just how large a supermassive black hole is.
Watch a cosmonaut hurl a piece of ISS garbage into the abyss
Watch as Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev launches a 5-kilogram piece of redundant ISS hardware into the abyss during a spacewalk on Wednesday.
Astronomers watch a preview of the destruction of the Earth
Astronomers recently caught the grisly sight of an exoplanet being devoured by its star, in a preview of what will eventually happen to the Earth.
How to watch SpaceX’s spacecraft take a very short trip on Saturday
NASA is live streaming a 43-minute spacecraft ride between two docking ports at the International Space Station on Saturday, May 6.
SpaceX shares surreal footage of Falcon Heavy fairing reentry
SpaceX has shared some surreal footage of a plasma trail created by its Falcon Heavy rocket fairing as it fell to Earth at high speed during a recent mission.
Watch a replica of NASA’s Mars helicopter take flight on Earth
Visitors to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California got to see a life-sized replica of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter take flight.
James Webb detects water vapor in rocky planet’s atmosphere — maybe
Water vapor was spotted near the rocky exoplanet GJ 486 b. That could indicate the presence of water in its atmosphere, or it could also be from another source.
See the moon and Jupiter get cozy in May’s skywatching highlights
NASA’s sky-watching update for May features some wonderful views of Saturn, Jupiter, Venus, and Mars, as well as of our lunar neighbor.
Ingenuity and Perseverance snap photos of each other on Mars
Everyone's favorite Mars double act, the Ingenuity helicopter and the Perseverance rover, have been traveling together recently -- and there's photo evidence.
JUICE spacecraft might have to shake loose its struck antenna
The European Space Agency (ESA)'s JUICE spacecraft has run into a problem following its launch, as one of its antennae has not yet been deployed.
How to watch SpaceX launch mighty Falcon Heavy on Friday
SpaceX is making final preparations for the next launch of the Falcon Heavy, one of the most powerful rockets in operation today.
NASA confirms ISS will host cosmonauts through 2028
Russia's long-term involvement in the ISS looked in doubt last year but NASA has confirmed cosmonauts will continue to visit the orbital outpost through 2028.
How to watch Friday’s historic spacewalk at the ISS
An event at the ISS involves U.S. astronaut Steve Bowen and his UAE counterpart Sultan Alneyadi, who will become the first Arab to do a spacewalk.
SpaceX’s Starship launch sparked a fire in a Texas state park
Debris from SpaceX's first launch of Starship – the most powerful rocket ever developed – fell over a wide area and caused a fire in a Texas state park.
Supermassive black hole spews out jet of matter in first-of-its-kind image
For the first time, astronomers have imaged a supermassive black hole expelling an enormous jet of matter at tremendous speed.
Previously unknown exoplanet discovered using machine learning
Researchers used a machine learning model to search for exoplanets with protoplanetary disks, and found one that had previously been missed.
NASA’s InSight lander looks into Mars to study the planet’s core
NASA's Mars InSight may have come to the end of its mission last year, but data from the lander is still being used to contribute to science.
A mission to the moon has apparently ended in failure
A Japanese startup appears to have failed in its effort to become the first to achieve a privately funded moon landing.
How to watch the first privately funded moon landing on Tuesday
The first lunar landing by a private company is about to take place, and you can watch a live stream of the event this week.
Take a ride on the Space Elevator
Space Elevator is an intriguing website that lets you make a myriad of discoveries as you travel up from Earth’s surface.
Earthrise photographer tells the story behind the iconic image
For Earth Day, retired NASA astronaut Bill Anders has been sharing the story behind his iconic Earthrise image, captured during an Apollo mission in 1968.
Check out this gorgeous space station design from Airbus
Airbus has unveiled a concept design for a gorgeous-looking space station that it says could one day orbit Earth or another planet far away.
Will SpaceX’s failed Starship flight impact NASA’s moon plan?
NASA wants to use a version of the Starship spacecraft to land humans on the moon in 2025. But SpaceX's explosive mission on Thursday may impact that plan.
Hubble celebrates its 33rd birthday with stunning nebula image
Nebula NGC 1333 is a busy stellar nursery, with new stars forming among the cloud of dust and gas located 960 light-years away.