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European Space Agency’s Trace Gas Orbiter snaps a volcanic trench on Mars

This image of the young volcanic region of Elysium Planitia on Mars [10.3°N, 159.5°E] was taken on 14 April 2021 by the CaSSIS camera on the ESA-Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO). The two blue parallel trenches in this image, called Cerberus Fossae, were thought to have formed by tectonic processes. They run for almost one thousand km over the volcanic region. In this image, CaSSIS is looking straight down into one of these 2 km-wide fissures.

How to locate a habitable exoplanet by looking for moons

The PDS 70 system as seen with ALMA.

Stars sparkle and shine in Hubble image of a distant globular cluster

This star-studded image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope depicts NGC 6717, which lies more than 20,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Sagittarius. NGC 6717 is a globular cluster, a roughly spherical collection of stars tightly bound together by gravity. Globular clusters contain more stars in their centers than their outer fringes, as this image aptly demonstrates; the sparsely populated edges of NGC 6717 are in stark contrast to the sparkling collection of stars at its center.

There’s a weird asteroid shaped like a bone whipping around our sun

These eleven images are of the asteroid Kleopatra, viewed at different angles as it rotates. The images were taken at different times between 2017 and 2019 with the Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch (SPHERE) instrument on ESO’s VLT. Kleopatra orbits the Sun in the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter. Astronomers have called it a “dog-bone asteroid” ever since radar observations around 20 years ago revealed it has two lobes connected by a thick “neck”.

Mars? Old news. The next 10 years will be the decade of Venus

Venus - 3D Perspective View of Maat Mons.

Launch of SpaceX Inspiration4 mission pushed back by a day

The Inspiration4 crew recently arrived in Florida ahead of the mission launch.

Astronauts on the ISS are using augmented reality apps to help with repairs

NASA astronaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Megan McArthur wears the specialized Sidekick headset and tests using augmented reality aboard the International Space Station.

What Perseverance is learning from the two samples of Mars rock it has taken

Two holes are visible in the rock, nicknamed “Rochette,” from which NASA’s Perseverance rover obtained its first core samples. The rover drilled the hole on the left, called “Montagnac,” on Sept. 7, and the hole on the right, known as “Montdenier,” on Sept. 1. Below it is a round spot the rover abraded.

How to watch astronauts on a spacewalk at the ISS on Sunday

spacexs historic crew dragon mission in pictures spacewalk

Most powerful space telescope ever built gets a new launch date

james webb space telescope exoplanet search

NASA’s Mars rover on a roll as it collects second rock sample in a week

A sample of Mars rock inside a collection tube on the Perseverance rover.

NASA shows off Perseverance rover’s first Martian rock sample

mars 2020 perseverance rover

How to watch two Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the ISS this week

Expedition 65 flight engineer and Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, pictured during a spacewalk to perform work on the Pirs docking compartment.

Hubble images a star throwing out jets of gas in a rare phenomenon

This striking image features a relatively rare celestial phenomenon known as a Herbig-Haro object. This particular object, named HH111, was imaged by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3). These spectacular objects develop under very specific circumstances. Newly formed stars are often very active, and in some cases they expel very narrow jets of rapidly moving ionized gas – gas that is so hot that its molecules and atoms have lost their electrons, making the gas highly charged. The streams of ionized gas then collide with the clouds of gas and dust surrounding newly formed stars at speeds of hundreds of miles per second. It is these energetic collisions that create Herbig-Haro objects such as HH111.

See the beautiful galaxy Centaurus A in all its cosmic glory

A spectacular portrait of the galaxy Centaurus A has been captured by astronomers using the Dark Energy Camera mounted on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. This galaxy’s peculiar appearance — cloaked in dark tendrils of dust — stems from a past interaction with another galaxy, and its size and proximity to Earth make it one of the best-studied giant galaxies in the night sky.

Watch the European Space Agency test the parachute for its new Mars rover

ExoMars parachute deployed during high-altitude drop tests.

Cosmonauts perform spacewalk to prepare new Russian space station module

Cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov during a spacewalk to connect power and ethernet cables to the Nauka laboratory module.

How researchers are learning to forecast the weather on Mars

An illustration of a martian weather forecast.

SpaceX’s first space tourism mission is ready for launch on September 15

netflix drops trailer for series on upcoming spacex mission inspiration4 crew

Helicopter Ingenuity will be skimming over the surface of Mars today

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter.

Virgin Galactic grounded by FAA investigation into off-course flight

Virgin Galactic's spaceplane soaring to the edge of space.

Watch Firefly’s Alpha rocket explode just minutes after maiden launch

Firefly's Alpha rocket at the start of its mission.

NASA’s Perseverance rover finally gets hold of Mars rock sample

mars 2020 perseverance rover

Watch this dramatic SpaceX footage of a rocket landing through dark clouds

A Falcon 9 booster landing through dark clouds.

This is the glass dome on SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon capsule

Dragon Cupola

NASA: Next lunar rover ‘won’t be your grandad’s moon buggy’

A futuristic lunar rover.

Surreal Earth images taken from ISS seem to show ‘Pac-Man invasion’

An Earth image taken from the space station.

Check out the space station’s ‘crossroads’ in this 360-degree video

check out the space stations crossroads in this 360 video iss node 2 module tour

Virgin Galactic: Final chance to win free flight to edge of space

Virgin Galactic's space plane heading to the edge of space.

Hubble uses cosmic optical illusion to spy a quasar 17 billion light-years away

Clustered at the center of this image are six brilliant spots of light, four of them creating a circle around a central pair. Appearances can be deceiving, however, as this formation is not composed of six individual galaxies, but is actually two separate galaxies and one distant quasar imaged four times. Data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope also indicates that there is a seventh spot of light in the very center, which is a rare fifth image of the distant quasar. This rare phenomenon is the result of the two central galaxies, which are in the foreground, acting as a lens.

Humans could safely travel to Mars if the mission is less than four years

SpaceX mars landing concept image

SpaceX launches Cargo Dragon to ISS, catches booster on new ship for first time

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Cargo Dragon spacecraft toward the International Space Station.

Rocket startup Astra fails to reach orbit with its Rocket 3

LV0006 during static testing in August 2021.

China will study how to build a massive spacecraft over a half-mile long

A Long March-2F rocket.

New type of ocean-covered ‘Hycean’ exoplanet could support life

Artist's impression of a Hycean planet.

Can we explore Mars for cheaper? A new satellite mission aims to find out

The ESCAPADE Mars mission will consist of two identical satellites — “Blue” and “Gold” — that will study how the planet’s ionosphere and magnetic field interact.

James Webb Space Telescope completes final testing ahead of launch

Fully assembled and fully tested, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has completed its primary testing regimen and is soon preparing for shipment to its launch site at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. On this photo, Webb is folded as it will be for launch.

SpaceX resupply mission to ISS delayed until tomorrow due to weather

The Falcon 9 rocket form SpaceX with the Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop stands at the launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Watch this astronaut reveal everything about his spacesuit

30 stunning spacewalk images to celebrate nasas 300th outing 28

A piece of this Martian rock could be coming to Earth

A Martian rock.

Space station astronaut finds unique way to celebrate wedding anniversary

NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough.

Astronaut’s medical issue prompts NASA to call off Tuesday’s spacewalk

International Space Station

OneWeb launches more internet satellites to take on SpaceX’s Starlink

An Arianespace Soyuz rocket launches from Kazakhstan.

Perseverance rover to make second attempt at grabbing a Mars sample

This Mastcam-Z image of a portion of the Artuby ridgeline shows large (meter-scale) boulders similar to those Perseverance is expected to encounter at Citadelle.

China’s Zhurong rover has its mission extended, will continue exploring Mars

China's Zhurong Mars rover, captured by a wireless camera.

Hubble captures a beautiful galaxy located in a cosmic crucible

This jewel-bright image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows NGC 1385, a spiral galaxy 68 million light-years from Earth, which lies in the constellation Fornax. The image was taken with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3, which is often referred to as Hubble’s workhorse camera thanks to its reliability and versatility. It was installed in 2009 when astronauts last visited Hubble, and 12 years later it remains remarkably productive.

How to watch SpaceX launch its 23rd resupply mission to the ISS next week

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon cargo capsule soars upward after lifting off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 3, 2021, during the company's 22nd Commercial Resupply Services mission for NASA to the International Space Station.

NASA’s Perseverance rover spots Mars’ teeny tiny moon, Deimos

mars 2020 perseverance rover

How to watch astronauts upgrade the ISS power system

The International Space Station’s solar arrays provide power for the orbiting laboratory. NASA will install a total of six new roll out solar arrays in front of the existing arrays at 1A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, and 4B to augment the power. During the Aug. 24 spacewalk, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and astronaut Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will install the modification kit on the 4A power channel, where the next new roll out solar array will be installed in 2022.

Saturn’s rings are jiggling, delightfully enough, due to its wobbly core

An illustration of Saturn and its "fuzzy" core.
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