A Chinese orbiter has mapped the entire surface of Mars
The Chinese Tianwen-1 orbiter has completed imaging the entire surface of Mars, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced this week.
Motorless sailplane for exploring Mars soars like an albatross
Researchers have proposed an experimental sailplane that operates without a motor and that could sail through the Martian air for days at a time.
Fleet of tiny robots could one day explore subsurface oceans on icy worlds
A fleet of tiny robotic explorers could one day swim through the subsurface oceans of icy worlds.
NASA’s next-generation rocket returns to assembly building today
NASA's next-generation rocket, the Space Launch System, will return to its home at the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida today.
Good news: Threatening asteroid won’t impact Earth in 2052
The asteroid 2021 QM1, marked as one of the most threatening to our planet, won't hit Earth after all.
Virgin Orbit successfully launches its first night mission
Virgin Orbit launched seven satellites using its LauncherOne system last night, Friday, July 1, in its first nighttime launch.
Just one instrument mode left and the James Webb Telescope will be ready for science
James Webb is almost ready to start work. Now, the Mid-Infrared instrument (MIRI) has completed its checks and NASA has announced that it is ready for science.
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has almost completely deployed its stuck array
Good news for NASA's Lucy spacecraft, the solar array of which is now almost completely deployed.
NASA chief looks forward to Webb telescope’s first images
NASA is preparing to unveil the first high-res images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, and its latest comments suggest they’ll be something special.
This spot is where we could find signs of ancient Mars life
NASA has shared an image captured on Mars showing a spot where scientists believe they could find the first evidence of ancient microbial life away from Earth.
NASA wants your help to solve an enduring Mars mystery
If you have some spare time on your hands, then how about helping NASA scientists solve one of Mars' enduring mysteries?
This Mercury flyby video shows the planet in amazing detail
The European Space Agency has released a video captured last week by a spacecraft as it flew by Mercury, the planet closest to our sun.
Virgin Orbit in final prep for its first night-time rocket launch
Virgin Orbit is gearing up for Wednesday's Straight Up mission as it seeks to take on the likes of SpaceX and Rocket Lab for small-satellite deployments.
This galaxy cluster is so massive it warps space-time and bends light
An image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a galaxy cluster named Abell 1351, so unimaginably massive it is bending space-time itself.
Linking 64 antennae together to see the radio universe on a grand scale
Astronomers have linked up data from the 64 antennae of the MeerKAT telescope to map the cosmos on a large scale.
You can help analyze Juno images of Jupiter’s clouds
A citizen scientist project is inviting members of the public to help identify atmospheric features in Juno data.
This giant map of minerals on Mars is a piece of modern art
NASA recently released the first part of a map of the martian surface, in the form of a 5.6 gigapixel image in 72 colors.
How to watch NASA launch a satellite into an experimental lunar orbit
This Monday, NASA is launching a tiny satellite with a big mission - to test a never-before-tried orbit around the moon for a future lunar outpost.
See the crater left by a space junk impact on the moon
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped an image showing the crater created by a Chinese rocket booster which crashed into the moon earlier this year.
How astronauts on the ISS are growing crops without soil
Astronauts on the ISS recently harvested vegetables from a system which grows plants without soil or other growth medium.
NASA’s moon rocket could launch as soon as August this year
NASA says there's a chance that its next-generation rocket, the Space Launch System, could launch for the first time this summer.
NASA’s Psyche mission launch delayed until at least 2023
NASA's mission to visit a metal asteroid with a spacecraft named Psyche has hit a roadblock, with the launch being delayed until 2023 at the earliest.
SpaceX rolls Super Heavy booster to launchpad for key test
SpaceX’s next-gen Super Heavy booster has been transported to the launchpad at its Starbase site for its first static fire test using all of its Raptor engines.
See how this ISS astronaut recreated a moment from Gravity movie
ISS astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti recently took a moment out of her busy schedule to recreate a moment from the hit 2013 space movie Gravity.
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.
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.