Inside the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, home of the world’s largest digital camera
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory houses the world's largest digital camera. Here's how it'll help astronomers explore the cosmos
Check out this gorgeous space station design from Airbus
Airbus has unveiled a concept design for a gorgeous-looking space station that it says could one day orbit Earth or another planet far away.
Hubble celebrates its 33rd birthday with stunning nebula image
Nebula NGC 1333 is a busy stellar nursery, with new stars forming among the cloud of dust and gas located 960 light-years away.
SpaceX Starship rocket launches in first test flight, but explodes in midair
SpaceX has launched its integrated Starship for the first time, with the spacecraft leaving the launch pad in a test flight. But not everything went to plan.
An old NASA spacecraft will crash to Earth on Wednesday
A retired NASA spacecraft will reenter Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday, with some parts of the vehicle expected to crash to Earth.
James Webb captures a stunning image of two galaxies merging
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a gorgeous image of a dramatic cosmic event: two galaxies colliding.
JUICE mission to Jupiter sends back first images of Earth from space
The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer spacecraft has sent back its first images from space -- and they are some stunning views of the Earth.
SpaceX scrubs launch of world’s most powerful rocket due to valve issue
The planned first launch of the SpaceX Super Heavy rocket was called off due to a frozen valve, and the event turned into a wet dress rehearsal instead.
See highlights of the launch of the European JUICE spacecraft
See video of an Ariane 5 rocket launching the European Space agency's JUICE mission to Jupiter's icy moons from this morning.
Machine learning used to sharpen the first image of a black hole
A machine learning technique called PRIMO has sharpened the famous first-ever image of a black hole from 2019.
Launch of Europe’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer delayed by 24 hours
The launch of the European Space Agency's JUICE mission to the icy moons of Jupiter has been delayed by 24 hours due to weather conditions.
What the JUICE spacecraft is hoping to learn about Jupiter’s icy moons
Tomorrow sees the launch of the JUICE spacecraft, which will travel to the Jupiter system to investigate whether the moons there could be potentially habitable.
NASA’s IXPE mission gets an X-ray view of the famous Crab Nebula
A NASA X-ray instrument has provided a new view of one of astronomy's most beautiful objects, the Crab Nebula.
James Webb captures stunning image of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A
A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a famous supernova remnant called Cassiopeia A, or Cas A.
How NASA’s astronaut class of 1978 changed the face of space exploration
NASA's 1978 astronaut class was a turning point for the agency, and it set the stage for the more diverse and inclusive space program we have today
Unique black hole is trailed by 200,000 light-year-long tail of stars
A strange, lonely supermassive black hole is trailed by a tail of stars that's twice as long as the Milky Way is wide.
James Webb captures the rarely-seen rings around Uranus
Following up on its image of Neptune released last year, astronomers using Webb have just released a brand-new image of Uranus as you've never seen it before.
Hubble spots an ancient pair of supermassive black holes about to merge
Recently, astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope spotted two quasars burning brightly in the night sky -- and they're on a collision course.
Saturn’s rings are raining down particles on its atmosphere
New research using the Hubble Space Telescope shows that Saturn's icy rings actually heat up its upper atmosphere.
Here are the 4 astronauts who will travel to the moon for Artemis II
This crew of four will be the first people to leave low-Earth orbit in over 50 years.
Perseverance rover collects its first sample from Jezero delta
The sample is rich in carbonate, a chemical compound that is excellent at preserving signs of life.
Virgin Orbit lays off most staff over funding struggles
Virgin Orbit has laid off most of its staff after failing to secure a funding lifeline to continue with the development of its space solutions business.
Perseverance and Ingenuity play a game of tag across Mars
The Perseverance rover is trundling across Mars's Jezero Crater, on its way to explore the site of an ancient river delta -- and it's got a friend with it.
There’s a cosmic jellyfish in this week’s Hubble image
Jellyfish galaxies have a main body of stars, with tentacle-like structures reaching off away from the body in just one direction.
Two of Uranus’ moons could host oceans, new research suggests
Researchers looked through almost 40-year-old data from the NASA Voyager 2 mission and found something unexpected.
An asteroid is making a close approach to Earth, and scientists are pumped
An asteroid will pass within 100,000 miles of Earth, which is around half the distance between Earth and the moon.
See Mars’s beautiful Jezero Crater from the air in flyover video
Take a virtual flight over the famous Jezero Crater on Mars, thanks to the European Space Agency.
We now know what caused comet ‘Oumuamua’s strange orbit
It wasn't aliens that sent an interstellar comet to visit our solar system. The explanation is a phenomenon called outgassing.
Scientists observe the aftermath of a spacecraft crashing into asteroid
When NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, it wasn't only a thrilling test of planetary defense. It was also a unique opportunity for scientists.
James Webb spots exoplanet with gritty clouds of sand floating in its atmosphere
Exoplanet VHS 1256 b, around 40 light-years away, has an unusual atmosphere where clouds of sand float in temperatures of 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit.
![[Jupiter: left] - The forecast for Jupiter is for stormy weather at low northern latitudes. A prominent string of alternating storms is visible, forming a ‘vortex street’ as some planetary astronomers call it. [Uranus: right] - Uranus’s north pole shows a thickened photochemical haze that looks similar to the smog over cities. Several little storms can be seen near the edge of the polar haze boundary. Note: The planets do not appear in this image to scale.](https://uat4.www.digitaltrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/heic2303a1.jpg?resize=300%2C180&p=1)
Hubble sees the changing seasons on Jupiter and Uranus
Our planet isn't the only place in the solar system with dramatic weather changes - Hubble recently captured seasonal changes to two of the outer planets.
A large asteroid is about to zip between Earth and the moon
A newly discovered asteroid up to 310 feet wide will hurtle between Earth and the moon this weekend at a speed of about 17,000 miles per.
Tidally locked exoplanets could be habitable in the ‘terminator zone’
There are exoplanets where one side is always in sunlight and the other is always dark. But a particular region of these planets could be habitable.
A sparkling field of stars cluster together in Hubble image
A Hubble image of the galaxy Messier 55 shows a stunning sea of stars in an enormous group called a globular cluster.