Space traveler offers advice to wannabe astronauts
With crewed lunar missions just a few years away and the first human voyages to Mars on the horizon, it’s one of the most exciting times to become an astronaut.
NASA completes prelaunch test of its mega moon rocket
NASA has completed what could have been the final ground test of its next-generation Space Launch System (SLS) rocket before its maiden mission to the moon.
China could bring first Mars samples to Earth before NASA
China is aiming to bring the first rock samples from Mars to Earth in 2031, two years before NASA plans to perform the coveted feat.
Watch SpaceX’s 3 launches and 3 landings across just 3 days
SpaceX has just performed three Falcon 9 rocket launches and landings on three consecutive days, with the missions taking place within just 36 hours.
NASA documentary celebrates Black space explorers
NASA has released a free-to-view documentary celebrating Black astronauts and their contribution to the American space program.
Hubble Space Telescope snaps sparkling globular cluster near the heart of our galaxy
Stars shine like diamonds in this week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope, which shows globular cluster Terzan 9.
See our galactic neighbors as you’ve never seen them before
Images of four nearby galaxies to the Milky Way show the dust in and around these galaxies in all its glory.
The long goodbye of NASA’s forty-year-old Voyager probes
The Voyager probes, the most distant human-made objects in the universe, are entering their twilight years.
Two rocky super-Earths discovered just 33 light-years away
Researchers using NASA's TESS satellite have discovered two rocky exoplanets in a system in our cosmic backyard, located just 33 light-years from Earth.
Hubble Space Telescope finds destructive white dwarf ripping apart planetary pieces
The Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a case of cosmic cannibalism, with a white dwarf consuming rocky and icy material from its surrounding environment.
‘Alien’ signal seen by Chinese telescope likely due to radio interference
A signal detected by a Chinese telescope and originally reported as possible evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence is almost certainly due to human factors.
NASA beginning its 4th go at crucial Artemis mission rocket test tonight
NASA is once again preparing for a major test of its new Space Launch System rocket, intended to carry astronauts to the moon under the Artemis program.
SpaceX fires employees for open letter critical of Elon Musk
A group of SpaceX employees who circulated an open letter criticizing the company's founder, Elon Musk, have been fired from the company.
How to watch SpaceX launch a German radar satellite this morning
This morning, SpaceX will be launching a German radar satellite using one of its Falcon 9 rockets. Here's how to watch.
NASA’s Mars rover shares amazing images of rocky landscape
NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, has shared some remarkable images of different rock formations at its next exploration site.
NASA reveals crew for Starliner spacecraft’s first astronaut flight
NASA has named the two astronauts who will participate in the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.
NASA confirms date for final test of its mega moon rocket
NASA officials have confirmed the date for the final test of its next-generation Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover makes an unexpected find
NASA’s Mars rover has made a surprise discovery on the red planet, though it's not quite the evidence of ancient life that scientists are hoping to find there.
Elon Musk says Starship will be ready for first flight in July
SpaceX chief Elon Musk said his company plans to send its next-generation Starship rocket on its first orbital test flight in July.
SpaceX takes major step toward first orbital Starship launch
SpaceX has taken a major step toward the first orbital launch of its next-generation Starship rocket from its Starbase site in Boca Chica, Texas.
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter bags prestigious aviation award
The team behind NASA’s plucky Ingenuity helicopter has collected another award for the aircraft’s groundbreaking achievements on Mars.
SpaceX expecting long-awaited Starship decision on Monday
SpaceX could finally be given the green light on Monday to conduct the first orbital launch of its next-generation Starship rocket.
Astra rocket fails to deliver two NASA storm satellites to orbit
Today, Sunday June 12, private rocket company Astra will launch two satellites for NASA.
Hubble images a globular cluster that holds a mystery
This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a sparkling collection of thousands of stars.
What is creating these incredibly bright radio flashes?
Exceedingly brief but incredibly bright, the strange phenomenon of Fast Radio Bursts continues to puzzle scientists.
See the crater scar left on Mars by an ancient impact
The surface of Mars is dotted with craters, created when asteroids, meteoroids, or comets smashed into the planet and caused large impact marks.
NASA to wade into the issue of UFOs with new study
NASA is stepping into an age-old debate to take what it describes as a scientific perspective on the issue of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs).
Hubble spots isolated black hole drifting alone through our galaxy
Out in the depths of our galaxy roam lonely monsters: Isolated black holes which drift through space unattached to stars or other black holes.
Perseverance rover picks up a rock friend on Mars
The Mars rover Perseverance has picked up a rock hitchhiker which has been riding in its wheel for the past four months.
The painstaking process of fixing NASA’s Lucy solar array issues
Engineers have been working to fix a problem with NASA's spacecraft Lucy which launched in October 2021 and is on its way to the Trojan asteroids near Jupiter.
Last chance to ‘fly your name around the moon’
NASA is planning to perform a lunar flyby using its new Orion spacecraft this summer, and you can send your name on the special voyage.
ISS time-lapse shows how the sun sometimes doesn’t set
International Space Station astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has posted a gorgeous video showing the sun never really setting.
James Webb Space Telescope struck by micrometeoroid
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently suffered a micrometeoroid strike by a particle larger than any that the team had modeled for.
NASA time-lapse shows Jupiter-bound spacecraft getting prepped
Watch NASA getting its Europa Clipper spacecraft ready for an ambitious mission to Jupiter's icy Europa moon in a couple of years' time.