Is Pluto a planet? It is no longer considered one, but some believe it should be Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,…
Space station experiment to probe origins of elements Astronomer Carl Sagan put it best: “We’re made of star stuff.” The…
First in-situ temperature measurement of the thermophysical properties of lunar farside regolith Lunar regolith is a layer of loosely-packed rocky…
NASA moon rocket on track for launch despite lightning hits NASA’s new moon rocket remained on track to blast off…
Mapping the moon’s surface for NASA missions The first phase of NASA’s Artemis mission, an uncrewed test flight around the…
NASA Artemis1 to carry ASU CubeSat into space The Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper (LunaH-Map) mission is one of the tiniest…
Boeing astronaut flight off until next year for more fixes Boeing’s first spaceflight with astronauts has been delayed until next…
Scientists help probe dark energy by testing gravity Could one of the biggest puzzles in astrophysics be solved by reworking…
NASA ‘go for launch’ for planned Artemis I moon mission With a week to go before the Artemis I rocket…
NASA rocket launch will test science package for future missions NASA will test new science equipment for future missions with…
Mystery crater potentially caused by relative of dinosaur-killing asteroid The ocean floor is famously less explored than the surface of…
Hawaii seeks end to strife over astronomy on sacred mountain For more than 50 years, telescopes and the needs of…
50 years ago, NASA’s Copernicus set the bar for space astronomy At 6:28 a.m. EDT on Aug. 21, 1972, NASA’s…
Outer space is not the ‘Wild West’: There are clear rules for peace and war The release of the first…
NASA scientists study how to remove planetary ‘photobombers’ Imagine you go to a theme park with your family and you…
Image: ESO telescope images a spectacular cosmic dance ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has imaged the result of a spectacular…
Which planet has the most moons? Moons of Saturn, Venus and Jupiter explained This great big solar system has plenty…
All systems go in Houston as NASA prepares return to Moon Rick LaBrode has worked at NASA for 37 years,…
US astronaut Jessica Watkins sets sights on Moon… and Mars If you had the choice, would you rather go to…
The future of NASA’s laser communications NASA uses lasers to send information to and from Earth, employing invisible beams to…
Rocket launch to image supernova remnant A Northwestern University astrophysics team is aiming for the stars—well, a dead star, that…
Meteor shower, supermoon will brighten Thursday’s night sky—but that’s a problem Those who enjoy watching the skies will see two…
First of NASA’s SunRISE SmallSats rolls off production line Six of NASA’s SunRISE small satellites will work together, creating the…
NASA’s moon-observing CubeSat is ready for Artemis launch NASA’s water-scouting CubeSat is now poised to hitch a ride to lunar…
NASA Goddard’s ‘Web Around Asteroid Bennu’ shows in SIGGRAPH film fest Alongside cultural heavyweights such as Disney’s “Encanto” and Warner…
10 years since landing, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover still has drive Despite signs of wear, the intrepid spacecraft is about…
Hubble gazes at a star-studded skyfield This star-studded image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the heart of the…
Five of the top discoveries aboard NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars Revealing the potentially habitable climate of ancient Mars is…
As reflective satellites fill the skies, students are making sure astronomers can adapt As satellites crawl across the sky, they…
Webb telescope captures colorful Cartwheel Galaxy The James Webb Space Telescope has peered through time and huge amounts of dust…
Formation of dwarf galaxy observed using India’s AstroSat An international team of researchers has observed part of the formation of…
