How to watch NASA and SpaceX launch Crew-7 to the space station
NASA and SpaceX are making final preparations for the Crew-7 flight to the International Space Station. Here's how to watch the launch.
Hubble images our ghostly neighborhood galaxy NGC 6684
A program called Every Known Nearby Galaxy is using Hubble to observe every galaxy located within 10 megaparsecs of Earth that has not yet been imaged.
Wild ‘heartbreak’ star has waves three times the height of the sun
An enormous new type of star that researchers are calling a heartbreak star has waves on its surface that are three time the size of our sun.
Watch a video of an exoplanet orbiting its star — made from 17 years of observations
Astronomers have created a video of an exoplanet called Beta Pictoris b, located 63 light-years away in the constellation Pictor, orbiting its star.
Mars is spinning faster every year and no one knows exactly why
The InSight lander mission ended last year, but its data reveals some surprises about Mars, including the fact that the planet is rotating faster every year.
How to watch the 2023 Perseid meteor shower this weekend
This weekend sees the opportunity to catch the best meteor shower of the year, as the Earth passes through a cloud of debris from a comet called Swift–Tuttle.
James Webb captures image of the most distant star ever discovered
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the most distant star ever discovered, named Earendel.
Russia just launched its first lunar mission since 1976
Russia has successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket on a mission to the moon to explore the lunar South Pole.
Watch Virgin Galactic blast its first tourists to the edge of space
Virgin Galactic has flown its first private tourists to the edge of space in a trip that included awesome views of Earth and a short period of weightlessness.
Scientists explain cosmic ‘question mark’ spotted by Webb space telescope
Scientists have been intrigued by the appearance of a question mark captured in deep space by the James Webb Space Telescope.
NASA’s moon crew enjoys first close encounter with their Orion spaceship
The four astronauts selected for a mission to the moon next year have had their first good look at the Orion capsule that will take them there.
SpaceX images flaunt the awesome power of Starship rocket
SpaceX has shared a set of dramatic images captured during a recent static fire test of its Super Heavy vehicle, the most powerful rocket ever built.
NASA’s Mars helicopter glimpses Perseverance rover from the sky
NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, captured an aerial image of the Perseverance rover during a short test flight at the end of last week.
How to watch Virgin Galactic send its first private tourist to edge of space
Virgin Galactic is about to use its rocket-powered aircraft to send its first fee-paying passenger to the edge of space.
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft won’t fly first crew until next year
Boeing’s Starliner CST-100 spacecraft won’t be flying its first crew to the International Space Station until next year.
Get up close to Ariane 5 rocket’s final launch in this 360-degree video
Check out this 360-degree video showing Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket launch for the final time, with the camera place just 50 meters away.
Watch SpaceX test fire the world’s most powerful rocket
SpaceX performed a static fire test of a Super Heavy booster on Sunday to evaluate changes to the vehicle and launchpad following April's maiden flight.
James Webb telescope captures the gorgeous Ring Nebula in stunning detail
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the stunning Ring Nebula -- a gorgeous structure of dust and gas located in the constellation of Lyra.
See how James Webb instruments work together to create stunning views of space
New images from the James Webb Space Telescope show incredible views of the dusty galaxy NGC 6822 - and the different views captured by Webb instruments.
Curiosity rover battles up a 23-degree slope in its exploration of Mars
The Curiosity rover is slowing making its way up Mount Sharp, a 3-mile-tall mountain on Mars. But heaving up a mountain can be tricky for a little rover.
A solar eruption was detected on Earth, the moon, and even Mars
Scientists recently reported on a solar event that was detectable not only on Earth, but also on the moon and Mars.
James Webb image shows the majesty of the most massive known galaxy cluster
A recent image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the most massive galaxy cluster we know of, one so large that it is nicknamed El Gordo, or the fat one.
See the incredible first images taken by the dark matter-hunting Euclid telescope
The recently-launched Euclid space telescope just took some of its first images, giving a taste of what is to come from this dark matter investigation tool.
Watch SpaceX blast a 5-tonne Intelsat satellite to orbit
SpaceX successfully launched a 5-metric-ton Intelsat communications satellite to orbit on Thursday, August 3. Watch the key moments of the mission.
NASA reveals new date for Crew-7 mission to space station
NASA was aiming to launch SpaceX's Crew-7 astronauts to the ISS on August 17, but adjustments to other missions mean it's had to select a new date.
NASA’s skywatching tips for August include a famous meteor shower
August is a great month for skywatching, with a meteor shower and a blue moon among some of the treats in store for those who look up.
NASA hears Voyager ‘heartbeat’ as it tries to reconnect with spacecraft
NASA has received a signal from Voyager 2 after accidentally losing contact with it, paving the way for an attempt to restore full communications.
NASA accidentally loses contact with legendary Voyager 2 spacecraft
NASA has lost contact with the legendary Voyager 2 spacecraft after “inadvertently” sending it a command that caused its antenna to point away from Earth.
Watch SpaceX test new water deluge system for Starship launches
SpaceX has released dramatic footage showing the testing of a new water deluge system designed to limit the damage caused by its Starship rocket at launch.
Watch the highlights of SpaceX’s triple-booster Falcon Heavy launch
Check out the highlights from SpaceX's recent launch of the mighty Falcon Heavy, including the landing of the rocket's two side boosters.
Spiral galaxy caught in the act as it’s about to eat its dwarf galaxy neighbor
An image from the Dark Energy Camera shows an act of galactic cannibalism, with a spiral galaxy devouring a nearby dwarf galaxy that wandered into its path.
Hubble watches an extreme exoplanet being stripped by its star
A Neptune-sized planet orbits close enough to its star that it is bombarded by dramatic flares which cook the planet with radiation and strip its atmosphere.
James Webb captures vast structure created by newborn stars
Newborn stars are often active and glow brightly, but on rare occasions they create something epic: a vast two-lobed structure called a Herbig-Haro object.
Hubble observes a galaxy that hosted an epic supernova explosion
This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a stunning view of a spiral galaxy called UGC 12295, located nearly 200 million light-years away.