Chinese astronaut trio return to Earth after six-month mission
Three Chinese astronauts have returned safely to Earth following a six-month mission on China's new space station.
NASA still struggling to fuel its Space Launch System rocket
NASA had to call off its third attempt at a test of fueling its new moon rocket due to a liquid hydrogen leak.
James Webb Space Telescope has gone cold, but that’s good
Almost four months after launch, the James Webb Space Telescope has just taken a big step toward making its first observations of deep space.
Largest comet ever seen is coming our way, but don’t worry
Astronomers have confirmed that an 80-mile-wide comet first spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope is the biggest ever seen.
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter sets new flight records on Mars
NASA has revealed that, almost a year since its historic first flight, the Ingenuity helicopter has set two new records on Mars.
Watch how the Perseverance rover drives autonomously across Mars
A new NASA video explains how its Perseverance Mars rover is using self-driving smarts to move safely across the Martian surface.
One of James Webb’s first targets is Jupiter. Here’s why
The James Webb Space Telescope is often called the successor to Hubble, and is built to peer into deep space -- so why is NASA aiming it at Jupiter?
Neptune’s temperatures are fluctuating, and no one knows why
Something strange is happening on Neptune: Researchers have found surprising swings in the planet's temperatures which they can't explain.
Hubble captures a snake-like spiral galaxy in the constellation of Serpens
The image from the Hubble Space Telescope shared this week shows a serpentine galaxy with winding, snake-like spiral arms.
This extreme exoplanet’s atmosphere is being sunburned by its host star
Some of the most extreme exoplanets we've found are a type called hot Jupiters, where high temperatures lead to some weird and wonderful effects.
Citizen scientists are helping to map Mars’s strange ridge features
Members of the public are helping to map unusual ridge features in the Jezero crater on Mars, near to the area where the Perseverance rover is exploring.
This galaxy is a mind-bending 13.5 billion light-years away
An international team of astronomers has identified the most distant astronomical object ever observed: A galaxy 13.5 billion light-years away,
Curiosity rover nopes out of region of sharp Mars rocks
The Curiosity rover has come across a challenge on Mars: The densest region of sharp rocks that the rover's NASA drivers have ever seen.
First space tourism mission arrives at International Space Station
The first fully private space tourism mission has arrived at the International Space Station.
NASA pushes its mega moon rocket test back to next week
After two false starts, NASA is hoping that third time will be the charm for the wet dress rehearsal of its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.
James Webb’s MIRI instrument about to face most daunting challenge yet
NASA has shared an update on the process of getting James Webb's MIRI instrument down to temperature and ready for alignment.
How to watch NASA’s first space tourism launch to the ISS today
NASA is about to embark on its first space tourism mission to the International Space Station, and you can watch the entire event as it happens.
NASA sets new date for first launchpad test of its mega moon rocket
NASA has announced that it will have a third go at conducting a launchpad test of its next-generation moon rocket on Saturday, April 9.
SpaceX documentary about historic mission hits Netflix
A new Netflix documentary focuses on the growth of Elon Musk's SpaceX and its success in returning astronaut launches to U.S. soil after a nine-year absence.
Ax-1 space tourism mission to ISS needs good weather to launch
NASA needs good weather for the launch of its first space tourism mission to the International Space Station on Friday. Here's how it's looking.
Rocket Lab plans to catch a falling rocket this month
Later this month Rocket Lab will make its first attempt at plucking a rocket booster from the sky as it falls back to Earth shortly after launch.
NASA’s Mars helicopter will fly furthest yet in next flight
NASA's Mars team is gearing up to send its Ingenuity helicopter on a flight of more than 700 meters — its longest trip to date.
NASA’s first space tourism mission to ISS delayed
The launch of NASA’s first space tourism flight to the International Space Station has been delayed by two days and is now set for launch on Friday, April 8.
NASA calls off second try at moon rocket launchpad test
NASA has called off a second attempt at a launchpad test of its next-generation rocket destined for lunar missions as part of the Artemis program.
Blue Origin highlights reel celebrates its first space tourism flight of 2022
Watch Blue Origin's video showing highlights from its first space tourism mission of 2022, which took six paying passengers to more than 62 miles above Earth.
NASA scrubs Space Launch System test due to fan issue
NASA has had to scrub the wet dress rehearsal of its mega moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS).
Hubble captures a dusty galaxy that holds a luminous secret
The image from the Hubble Space Telescope this week shows the dusty galaxy NGC 7172, which might look typical but in fact it holds a secret.
How Perseverance is moving faster than any previous Mars rover
Moving fast across Mars isn't just about single day distance records -- it's about consistency.
Two modules of dark matter spacecraft Euclid are joined
Europe's dark matter investigation spacecraft, Euclid, has reached a milestone with the joining of two of its major components.
Astronomers discover ‘Jupiter’s identical twin’ exoplanet
Recently, astronomers used data from the now-retired Kepler space telescope to identify a new planet which is remarkably similar to Jupiter.
Hubble smashes record for most distant star ever seen
The Hubble Space Telescope has smashed a record, identifying its most distant star ever.
What Perseverance rover recordings tell us about sound on Mars
Scientists have analyzed audio recordings from Perseverance to learn about how sound propagates on Mars and found that the speed of sound isn't constant there.
NASA’s test of its massive moon rocket is underway today
NASA is conducting one of the last major tests of its new Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft before its first uncrewed mission to the moon.
See ridged ‘brain terrain’ crater captured by Mars Express
The Mars Express orbiter has captured a series of images showing a stunning view of impact craters in the Utopia Planitia region of Mars.