Spritacular: NASA’s new citizen science project to capture elusive upper atmospheric electrical phenomena on camera A flash of lightning, and…
Tree rings offer insight into devastating radiation storms A University of Queensland study has shed new light on a mysterious,…
Balancing risk and reward in planetary exploration NASA’s Mars rovers strive for groundbreaking scientific discoveries as they traverse the Martian…
India launches 36 internet satellites delayed by Ukraine war India launched a rocket carrying 36 private internet satellites on early…
Partial solar eclipse from Iceland to India on Tuesday A partial solar eclipse will be visible across a swathe of…
Hubble views a turbulent stellar nursery The lives of newborn stars are tempestuous, as this image of the Herbig-Haro objects…
A new instrument will measure temperature, pressure and wind on Venus The VASI (Venus Atmospheric Structure Investigation) instrument aboard NASA’s…
Researchers discover new monster black hole ‘practically in our back yard’ The discovery of a so-called monster black hole that…
Astronomers create new technique to assist in search for dark matter Meteors may help astronomers devise a new way to…
New tool allows scientists to peer inside neutron stars Imagine taking a star twice the mass of the sun and…
Astronomers are captivated by brightest flash ever seen Astronomers have observed the brightest flash of light ever seen, from an…
SpaceX ferries astronauts back to Earth after half-year away Four astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule Friday, ending…
NASA’s Chandra finds galaxy cluster collision on a ‘WHIM’ Astronomers taking inventory of the material in the local universe keep…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft prepares to swing by Earth On Oct. 16, at 7:04 a.m. EDT, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, the first…
NASA dust detective delivers first maps from space for climate science NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission…
Study suggests shallow lakes in icy crust of Jupiter’s moon Europa could erupt In the search for life beyond Earth,…
Our moon has been slowly drifting away from Earth over the past 2.5 billion years Looking up at the moon…
Citizen scientists enhance new Europa images from NASA’s Juno Citizen scientists have provided unique perspectives of the recent close flyby…
NASA had been designing lunar bases for decades before Armstrong first set foot on the moon It’s only natural to…
InSight Mars lander waits out dust storm NASA’s InSight mission, which is expected to end in the near future, saw…
Team develops new tools to help search for life in deep space Are we alone in the universe? An answer…
Juno gets highest-resolution close-up of Jupiter’s moon Europa Observations from the spacecraft’s pass of the moon provided the first close-up…
15 spectacular photos from the Dark Energy Camera From high atop a mountain in the Chilean Andes, the Dark Energy…
SOAR Telescope catches Dimorphos’s expanding comet-like tail after DART spacecraft impact NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft intentionally crashed…
Firefly Aerospace reaches orbit with new Alpha rocket A new aerospace company reached orbit with its second rocket launch and…
Glass beads in lunar soil reveal ancient asteroid bombardments on the moon and Earth In 2020, China’s Chang’e 5 mission…
NASA eyes November for launch attempt of Moon rocket NASA said Friday it would try to launch its Moon mega-rocket…
NASA, SpaceX study boosting Hubble to extend its lifespan NASA and SpaceX have agreed to study the feasibility of awarding…
Hubble detects protective shield defending a pair of dwarf galaxies For billions of years, the Milky Way’s largest satellite galaxies—the…
NASA moon rocket back in hangar, launch unlikely until November NASA’s moon rocket returned to the safety of its hangar…
NASA spacecraft closes in on asteroid for head-on collision A NASA spacecraft closed in on an asteroid at blistering speed…
Water in asteroid dust offers clues to life on Earth Specks of dust retrieved by a Japanese space probe from…
NASA scraps Tuesday Moon launch due to storm NASA has called off the scheduled Tuesday launch of its historic uncrewed…
Approaching storm may delay launch try for NASA moon rocket An approaching storm threatens to delay NASA’s next launch attempt…
NASA gears up to deflect asteroid, in key test of planetary defense Bet the dinosaurs wish they’d thought of this….
Space station gets 3 new residents after Russian launch The International Space Station welcomed three new residents Wednesday following a…
Revealing spacecraft geometry effects on impact simulations for NASA’s DART mission NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft will crash…
NASA gears up for Artemis I tanking test for shot to launch next week The fixes have been addressed, so…
Chinese astronauts go on spacewalk from new station Two Chinese astronauts went on a spacewalk Saturday from a new space…
Mars rover sees hints of past life in latest rock samples NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has detected its highest concentrations…
Did life ever exist on Mars? NASA’s Perseverance rover finds organic matter in rock samples NASA’s Perseverance rover is investigating…
Her work helped her boss win the Nobel Prize. Now the spotlight is on her Scientists have long studied the…
DART spacecraft prepares to collide with asteroid target later this month As NASA prepares to usher in a new form…
New computer simulation aids in the search for the origin of cosmic rays An international research team has developed a…
Astronomers wind back the clock to determine the timeline of a stellar explosion While astronomers have seen the debris from…
Researchers find source of gamma rays in small neighboring galaxy Through giant lobes of gamma radiation, an international team of…
NASA’s Webb catches Tarantula Nebula A stellar nursery nicknamed the Tarantula Nebula has been captured in crisp detail by NASA’s…
DART sets sights on asteroid target NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft recently got its first look at Didymos,…
Surprise finding suggests ‘water worlds’ are more common than we thought Water is the one thing all life on Earth…
What’s next for Artemis I after 2nd scrub? What went wrong with Artemis I was on the launch pad at…
Astronomers capture most detailed images yet of radiation region in Orionʻs ‘sword’ Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory on…
While Artemis scrubs, SpaceX treats Space Coast to launches While hundreds of thousands of people made their way to the…
NASA unsure next Moon rocket launch attempt possible this month After scrapping a second attempt to get its new 30-story…
Fuel leak ruins NASA’s 2nd shot at launching moon rocket NASA’s new moon rocket sprang another dangerous fuel leak Saturday,…
‘Diamond rain’ on giant icy planets could be more common than previously thought A new study has found that “diamond…
Video: ‘Fuel to Mars’ study heads to moon A Duke research study is preparing to blast off to the Moon…
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…
Chinese booster rocket makes uncontrolled return to Earth A Chinese booster rocket made an uncontrolled return to Earth on Saturday,…
Hubble images a complex galactic trio This luminescent image features multiple galaxies, perhaps most noticeably LEDA 58109, the lone galaxy…
A fast-moving star is colliding with interstellar gas, creating a spectacular bow shock Zeta Ophiuchi has had an interesting life….
Russia says it is leaving the International Space Station program. What does that mean? Russia will withdraw from the International…
NASA marks 25 years since Pathfinder touched down on Mars When a daring team of engineers put a lander and…
US regrets ‘surprise’ Russia exit from Space Station The United States on Tuesday voiced regret over Russia’s announcement that it…
Theoretical model suggests saltiness of Enceladus’s oceans may be right to sustain life A team of researchers at MIT has…
China launches one of 2 lab modules to join space station China on Sunday launched one of two laboratory modules…
Rocket launches can create night-shining clouds away from the poles, NASA’s AIM mission reveals Near Earth’s north and south poles,…
EarthCARE satellite’s solar wing expanded for testing ESA’s upcoming EarthCARE satellite mission has just taken a big stretch. Engineers have…
String theory: NASA Mars rover discovers mystery object Is it tumbleweed? A piece of fishing line? Spaghetti? Go to Source…
Gemini South telescope’s GHOST spectrograph captures first light observations of a bright, chemically rich star Gemini South, one of the…
New collaborative X-ray observatory stands tall as testing begins The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission will greatly expand our knowledge…
