The Perseverance rover has found a weird green rock on Mars
The Perseverance rover currently exploring Mars has found something strange: A weird green rock that has scientists puzzled.
Upcoming Roman Space Telescope could discover 100,000 new exoplanets
The upcoming NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will use a method called microlensing to search for tens of thousands of exoplanets.
Marsquakes: NASA’s InSight lander detects two sizable tremors
NASA’s InSight Mars lander recently detected a couple of sizable "marsquakes" caused not by tectonic plates but by volcanic activity.
Mars helicopter is off the ground … but it’s not flying just yet
NASA's latest Mars image shows the Ingenuity helicopter preparing to become the first aircraft to fly on another planet.
NASA’s other Mars rover posts stunning selfie beside a rocky outcrop
With NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover currently getting all the attention, it’s easy to forget that it also has another vehicle trundling across the red planet.
SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to get a glass dome for panoramic views
A new version of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon will include a glass dome offering those traveling aboard the capsule panoramic views of Earth, the moon, and beyond.
Virgin Galactic has just unveiled a very shiny space plane
Virgin Galactic has unveiled its latest suborbital aircraft, which will one day take high-paying tourists on trips to the edge of space.
Space station astronaut shows off his crop of pak choi
NASA's Mike Hopkins this week showed off the pak choi he’s been growing on the ISS for an experiment that could benefit future crewed missions into deep space.
This peculiar galaxy has one spiral arm brighter than the others
The scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have shared another beautiful space image, this time of a strangely asymmetrical galaxy.
Here are an astronaut’s favorite photos of Earth taken from space
An astronaut who served on the ISS and members of NASA's Earth Science and Remote Sensing unit share their favorite photos of Earth taken from space.
Good news: The Earth won’t be impacted by a 1,100-foot-long asteroid after all
A huge asteroid that gained notoriety due to its potential to impact the planet in 2068 won't strike us after all, new data shows.
Listen to the sound of a nebula with the space data sonification project
The data sonification project takes signals picked up by an X-Ray observatory and translates them into sound for an auditory experience of astronomical data.
SpaceX’s big Starship high altitude test delayed until Monday
SpaceX will soon perform a test on its Starship SN11 prototype in which it is launched 6 miles into the air before coming down and attempting a clean landing.
This incredible image shows the magnetic field of a black hole
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project has released another new and unique view of a black hole: An image which shows a black hole's magnetic field.
2,200 exoplanet candidates discovered in 2 years: TESS has been busy
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is celebrating more than 2,200 exoplanet candidates discovered in its first two years of operations.
NASA wants to use a tiny satellite to help investigate exoplanet atmospheres
NASA is considering launched a small satellite called Pandora that could help investigate the atmospheres of planets beyond our solar system.
Watch highlights of Rocket Lab’s latest satellite mission
Rocket Lab has posted a highlights video showing a recent launch in which its Electron rocket deployed six satellites in orbit.
NASA names target date for first Mars helicopter flight
NASA has confirmed that it's a short time away from seeing its Ingenuity Mars helicopter become the first aircraft to fly on another planet.
Here’s the plan for the first flight of the Mars helicopter Ingenuity
NASA has announced more details about the much-awaited first flight of the companion to the Mars rover Perseverance, the helicopter Ingenuity.
Lego’s new Space Shuttle set includes Hubble Telescope model
Lego has unveiled the Space Shuttle Discovery set, complete with a model of the groundbreaking Hubble Space Telescope that Discovery deployed in 1990.
Mission to clear space junk using magnets set for launch
A Japanese-made technology aimed at using magnets to clear low-Earth orbit of hazardous space debris is about to be put through its paces.
How James Webb will peer through a dusty cloud to study supermassive black hole
NASA has shared a glimpse into the work the James Webb telescope will perform in a profile of research to be conducted on the nearby galaxy Centaurus A.
Dramatic winds on Jupiter are a ‘unique meteorological beast’
The first measurement of winds in Jupiter's stratosphere found winds of up to 900 mph near the poles which whipped around in narrow bands called jets.
What happened to Mars’ water? It’s more complicated than we thought
Scientists agree that billions of years ago, Mars had liquid water on its surface which formed lakes and oceans. But where did Mars's water go?
Hubble captures seasonal weather changes on Saturn
Saturn's seasons last more than seven years, but Hubble has captured small changes which show its northern hemisphere transitioning from summer to fall.
This beautiful galaxy is being warped by its hungry supermassive black hole
This spiral galaxy is named Messier 106, or NGC 4258, and despite its apparently tranquil appearance, it is the site of a hungry, hungry black hole.
Saturn’s moon Titan could be the perfect place to host life
New research suggests that hydrocarbons and liquid water could mix on TItan, creating the perfect petri dish for life to potentially emerge.
International Space Station astronauts do a Soyuz shuffle
To prepare for the arrival of an incoming flight to the ISS, the crew took a currently docked Soyuz craft on a short trip to the other side of the station.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity is getting ready for its first flight
NASA has announced that it plans to begin Ingenuity's test flights in the first week of April, depending on vehicle positioning and other details.
Interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua was a piece of Pluto-like planet, not aliens
In 2017, a cigar-shaped object was spotted in the sky and was identified as coming from outside our solar system. Now researchers think they know what it was.
SpaceX and NASA act to avoid Starlink collisions in orbit
SpaceX and NASA have reached an agreement aimed at avoiding collisions in orbit that would create more space debris that could potentially endanger human life.
Next-gen SpaceX Super Heavy rocket shown off in Elon Musk tweet
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has tweeted a photo showing for the first time a stacked Super Heavy rocket, set to become the most powerful launch vehicle ever.
Watch NASA’s mega moon rocket blast its engines in prelaunch test
Watch NASA conduct a full-length test of the core stage of its next-generation Space Launch System rocket destined to take astronauts to the moon.
Listen to the first-ever recording of a NASA rover driving on Mars
NASA has released the first-ever recording of a rover driving across the surface of Mars, and it sounds unlike any vehicle you've heard before.