SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts prep for next month’s ISS mission
SpaceX’s Crew-4 astronauts are making their final preparations for next month’s mission to the International Space Station.
Watch this cool highlights video of ULA’s Atlas V launch
United Launch Alliance has shared a beautifully shot video of a recent space mission involving its workhorse Atlas V rocket.
NASA will be opening a pristine 50-year-old lunar sample
NASA will be opening a very special time capsule soon: One of the last unopened lunar samples from the Apollo missions to the moon 50 years ago.
Hubble images two galaxies aligned but light-years apart
This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows two galaxies which appear to be overlapping but are actually light-years apart.
‘Closest black hole’ isn’t actually a black hole, but a stellar vampire
In 2020, astronomers announced they had found the closest black hole ever. But new research suggests that the object in question in not actually a black hole.
Scientists want to farm oxygen from the Martian soil
One of the dangers humans face when exploring Mars is the toxic chemicals in the soil. However, these chemicals could also be key to producing usable oxygen.
Chandra investigates an X-ray mystery from epic kilonova
For the first time, astronomers are studying the aftermath of a kilonova - an epic burst of energy which occurs when two neutron star collide.
Mars rover Perseverance is heading for the Jezero delta
The Perseverance rover will soon be packing up and heading off to a new and exciting location: The Jezero delta.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity gears up for flight number 21 today
Mars's tiniest aerial explorer, the NASA helicopter Ingenuity, is getting ready to make its 21st flight, on its way back to reunite with the Perseverance rover.
Telescopes turn on Parker Solar Probe’s latest approach to the sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has made another swing around the sun. And this time it was watched by both other spacecraft and by ground-based telescopes.
How engineers are getting James Webb’s NIRSpec instrument ready for science
Engineers are preparing the James Webb Space Telescope for operations this summer, including readying the telescope's four science instruments.
Check out NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft at start of build
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has officially entered its assembly stage at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, the space agency said on Thursday.
An old rocket booster will crash into the moon on Friday
An out-of-control rocket booster is about to slam into the moon in what's thought to be the first unintentional impact of its kind.
NASA offers the chance to ‘fly your name around the moon’
If becoming an astronaut is no longer part of your career plan but you still love to dream of traveling to space, then how about sending your name instead?
NASA reveals skywatching treats for March
NASA has released its latest update on what to look out for in the skies, with Saturn, a star cluster, and a gas giant exoplanet among the treats.
Rocket Lab selects U.S. site to launch, land next-gen rocket
Spaceflight company Rocket Lab has selected a site on the East Coast for launches and landings of its next-generation Neutron rocket.
How to watch NASA launch next-gen weather satellite to space tomorrow
NASA is making final preparations for the launch of a next-generation weather satellite on Tuesday, March 1, and you can watch the event online.
Astronaut marks 100 days on ISS with cool Cupola pic
German astronaut Matthias Maurer has marked his 100th day aboard the space station by sharing a photo of himself inside the orbiting outpost’s Cupola module.
Hubble returns to a pair of interacting galaxies for a second look
The image from the Hubble Space Telescope this week shows a pair of interacting galaxies, which are close enough that they are affecting each other.
Astronomers spot two black holes colliding in epic merger
Astronomers have spotted a pair of black holes which are heading for an epic collision.
Russia suspends Soyuz launches from Europe spaceport over EU sanctions
The Russian space agency Roscosmos is halting launches of its Soyuz rockets from French Guiana in response to EU sanctions due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Engineers for James Webb have stacked its 18 images into one
The long process of aligning the telescope's mirrors continues, but engineers reached an important milestone when they completed the image stacking step.
World’s most powerful solar telescope begins science operations
The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawai'i recently began its first science observations in the start of its year-long commissioning phase.
This exoplanet has two suns – just like Tatooine
A team of astronomers has detected a Tatooine-like exoplanet which orbits two stars. A person living on the planet would see two suns in the sky.
NASA considers bird-like drones to explore Venus’s atmosphere
NASA has announced some of the out-there futuristic mission concepts it plans to study, including a stunning plan to explore Venus using stingray-like drones.
NASA’s Roman telescope could spot Earth-like planets
James Webb might be grabbing all the headlines right now, but NASA has big plans for another space-based telescope too: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
How NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter shook off Martian dust to fly again
As NASA's Mars helicopter gears up for its 20th flight, the space agency explains how it overcame two recent challenges that could have left Ingenuity grounded.
These Black pioneers were pillars of the U.S space program
Black scientists, engineers, and pilots have had a huge impact on the U.S. space program and NASA, and in this article we look back on their lasting legacy.
Meteorite auction included one very surprising item
Christie’s has auctioned off lots of meteorites over the last few weeks, but it saved the most unusual object in its collection till last.
Wild exoplanet has metal clouds and rain of liquid gems
One of the strangest we know of has to be WASP-121 b. Research reveals what the weather might be like there, and it's just as weird as you might think.
NASA’s Swift Observatory is back to observing gamma-ray bursts
NASA's Swift Observatory, which investigates gamma-ray bursts, has returned to operations following an issue which forced it into safe mode last month.
Hubble captures epic view of three galaxies merging into one
This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows no less than three galaxies that are in the process of merging to become one, called IC 2431.
Pair of brown dwarfs orbit each other 12 billion miles apart
Astronomers have spotted a pair of brown dwarfs, which are objects in between planets and stars, which have the widest separation found to date.
Solar Orbiter captures a dramatic solar prominence
Solar Orbiter, a mission to study the sun from NASA and ESA, recently took an image of the sun showing a dramatic solar prominence as it happened.