Here’s how to watch Thursday’s ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse
This month offers a number of treats for skywatchers, including a partial solar eclipse that in some areas will appear as a so-called ring of fire.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures cool images of Jupiter’s huge moon
NASA’s Juno spacecraft this week beamed back amazing images of Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter and the largest in our solar system.
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter nails seventh flight on Mars
NASA's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, has completed its seventh flight on the red planet, taking a photo of the Martian surface during its 63-second trip.
Blue Origin auction sees huge new bid for first rocket ride
A mystery space fan has significantly upped the bid in a charity auction for a seat on Blue Origin's first crewed rocket trip.
Jeff Bezos to ride a rocket to space on Blue Origin’s first tourism flight
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has announced he'll be riding his New Shepard rocket to space on July 20 in Blue Origin's first-ever space tourism trip.
How this supercomputer will use A.I. to map the universe’s dark energy
To hunt for the most mysterious force in the universe, you need a powerful computer. Soon the hunt for dark energy will get a boost from a new supercomputer.
SpaceX completes 125th successful mission with nighttime booster landing
SpaceX launched a Sirius XM satellite into orbit early this morning, Sunday, May 6, marking the company's 125th successful mission.
Astronomers get closest look yet at epic explosion in our ‘cosmic backyard’
Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the universe, a million trillion times as bright as the sun, and scientists just observed one up close.
Juno will swing by Ganymede, visiting the moon for the first time in 20 years
Jupiter's moon Ganymede is an intriguing place. Tomorrow, the Juno probe will perform a flyby of it, providing the closest encounter in decades.
How to watch the SpaceX launch its SXM-8 mission tomorrow
SpaceX will launch a SiriusXM satellite tomorrow, Sunday, June 6. SpaceX will livestream the event and we've got all the details on how you can watch from home.
Astronomers want your help to find cosmic jellyfish galaxies
A new project is inviting the public to help research so-called jellyfish galaxies by going through imagines to identify targets for further study.
Why the Mars InSight lander is covering itself in dirt
The InSight team has come up with a counterintuitive fix for the problem of dust-covered solar panels: They got the lander to dump more dirt onto itself.
SpaceX Cargo Dragon arrives at space station carrying tiny squid
A SpaceX cargo ship that launched on Thursday, June 3 has arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS) early this morning, Saturday, June 5.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity gearing up for 7th flight tomorrow
Following a wobbly sixth flight, the plucky helicopter will take to the Martian skies once again tomorrow, Sunday, June 6.
Watch all the highlights of SpaceX’s latest spacecraft launch to ISS
SpaceX's latest supply mission to the International Space Station got off to a great start on Thursday. Click through to see the main highlights.
How to watch the SpaceX resupply mission to the ISS today
This week, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon will launch on a resupply mission to the International Space Station, and we've got the details on how you can watch it live.
Enjoy this 360 tour showing NASA’s giant training pool for astronauts
NASA has released a 360 video tour of its Neutral Buoyancy Lab, a facility that's home to a giant water tank used for training astronauts.
NASA announces first Venus missions in more than 30 years
NASA will send two spacecraft to Venus toward the end of this decade in the first missions to the planet in more than 30 years.
A cosmological commute: The tricky logistics of putting people on Mars
Putting people on Mars isn't as easy as loading up a rocket and blasting it off into space. Here's why it's trickier than it might seem.
Space station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm survives debris strike
The space station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm suffered a debris strike recently that caused a visible hole, though the device is still able to function.
James Webb Space Telescope launch date slips again
The James Webb Space Telescope will not launch on October 31 as previously scheduled. Various concerns have pushed the launch date to November or December.
SpaceX boss Elon Musk confirms work on first ocean spaceport
SpaceX boss Elon Musk has confirmed his company is now building its first ocean spaceport for Starship, and retweeted an image of what it could look like.
China succeeds in first cargo mission to new space station
China has confirmed that its first cargo mission has successfully docked with its new space station, paving the way for a crewed visit in June.
Mars-like photos show a dramatic view of our own planet
These spectacular photos captured by an astronaut on the space station may look like another planet, but they're actually of Earth.
SpaceX launched a very special mission exactly one year ago
It is exactly a year since SpaceX's Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station. Here's a reminder of why it was such a special event.
Hubble peered across 150 million light-years to image this galaxy
This week's treat from the Hubble Space Telescope is an image of the spiral galaxy NGC 5037, located around 150 million light-years away.
Japan wants to send a transforming spherical robot to the moon
The moon could soon be visited by a jolly round robotic friend. The Japanese Space Agency has announced plans to build a transforming lunar rover.
Hunting for alien life by examining molecular complexity
A team from Arizona State University has come up with a new approach to the search for alien life using biosignatures, which can look for life more broadly.
NASA shares a spectacular image of the heart of the Milky Way
A stunning image shows the heart of the Milky Way, a chaotic region of threads of gas captured in both the X-ray and radio wavelengths.
Curiosity captures shimmering, iridescent ‘mother of pearl’ clouds on Mars
Mars rover Curiosity has been cloud hunting, and it had captured some stunning and intriguing images of clouds in a usually cloudless sky.
Enormous sky survey creates the most accurate map yet of universe’s dark matter
A project called the Dark Energy Survey has observed more than 226 million galaxies to help unravel the mystery of dark matter.
Hubble captures a wonky galaxy being pulled out of shape
Most galaxies, like our own Milky Way, tend to be symmetrical. However, sometimes a dramatic event can happen to a galaxy and pull it into an asymmetric shape.
Water bears are about to take a rocket ride to space
Water bears and glow-in-the-dark squid are about to blast into space where they'll become research subjects on the International Space Station.
NASA’s Mars drone survives malfunction scare during sixth flight
NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, suffered a scare during its sixth flight on the red planet when the aircraft lost stability in the air.