Amateur scientists have helped astronomers identify nearly a quarter-million galaxies so far Astronomers on a historically ambitious and massive galaxy-mapping…
Image: Hubble Telescope spies sparkling spray of stars in NGC 2660 This glittering group of stars, shining through the darkness…
NASA’s Lunar Flashlight SmallSat readies for launch When NASA’s Lunar Flashlight launches no earlier than Nov. 30, the tiny satellite…
James Webb Space Telescope uncovers chemical secrets of distant world—paving the way for studying Earth-like planets Since the first planet…
How satellites, radar and drones are tracking meteorites and aiding Earth’s asteroid defense On July 31, 2013 a constellation of…
King of rockets, NASA’s SLS could soon be usurped by SpaceX’s Starship NASA’s Space Launch System roared off the launchpad…
Webb Space Telescope spots early galaxies hidden from Hubble NASA’s Webb Space Telescope is finding bright, early galaxies that until…
Can we protect Earth from space weather? In early September 1859, the Northern Lights could suddenly be seen as far…
Researchers evaluate performance of MODIS land reflectance products in water monitoring Satellite ocean color instruments are used to characterize physical,…
Satellites cast critical eye on coastal dead zones A dead zone in the ocean is as bad as it sounds,…
How Webb’s NIRSpec instrument opened up 200 windows to our origins Astronomy is driven by big questions, and they don’t…
NASA Moon mission ‘exceeding’ expectations On the third day after lifting off from Florida bound for the Moon, the Orion…
The tilt in our stars: The shape of the Milky Way’s halo of stars is realized A new study has…
Scroll through the universe with a new interactive map A new map of the universe displays for the first time…
New observation method helps unlock secrets of UK meteorite The Winchcombe meteorite, a rare carbonaceous meteorite which crashed onto a…
How NASA’s Deep Space Network supports the agency’s missions Over 50 years ago, NASA captured the world’s imagination and inspired…
Why go back to the Moon? On September 12, 1962, then US president John F. Kennedy informed the public of…
NASA: Moon rocket endured hurricane, set for 1st test flight NASA’s moon rocket needs only minor repairs after enduring a…
Unmanned, solar-powered US space plane back after 908 days An unmanned U.S. military space plane landed early Saturday after spending…
2400 new eyes on the sky to see cosmic rainbows The Subaru Telescope successfully demonstrated engineering first light with a…
Section of destroyed shuttle Challenger found on ocean floor A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been…
Engineers ready innovative robotic servicing of geosynchronous satellites payload for launch Engineers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Naval…
How MIRI became Webb’s coolest instrument The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope is widely referred to as the successor to…
Experiments to study gravity’s impact on bone cells are heading to the International Space Station A pair of experiments exploring…
How do you keep a solar sail stable? Solar sailing seems like a simple concept—instead of being pushed along by…
New study of comets provides insight into chemical composition of early solar system A new study from the University of…
Oldest planetary debris in our galaxy found in new study Astronomers led by the University of Warwick have identified the…
Mars’s crust is more complex and evolved than previously thought Early crust on Mars may be more complex than previously…
How magnetism could help explain the Earth-moon system’s formation There are several theories about how Earth and its moon were…
Experiment helps predict effects of DART impact On September 26, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft crashed into Dimorphos,…
