NASA team pauses efforts to deploy Lucy spacecraft’s unlatched array
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has a solar array that hasn't fully deployed, and now, the team has had to pause their efforts to get the array into place.
James Webb spots two of the earliest galaxies ever seen
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered two of the earliest galaxies ever seen in the universe, and they are much brighter than expected.
How to watch Orion make its closest approach to the moon on Monday
NASA's Orion spacecraft is set to make a close approach to the moon on Monday. If you want to follow along, you'll be able to tune into a live stream.
See a new star being born in stunning James Webb image
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the birth of a new star.
Perseverance rover explores sandstone pass for evidence of ancient life
The Perseverance rover recently arrived at a new area of Mars named the Yori Pass, which is an exciting opportunity to search for evidence of ancient life.
How NASA is dealing with micrometeoroids threatening James Webb
Earlier this year, James Webb Space Telescope suffered a micrometeoroid impact. Now, NASA has shared its plan to deal with such impacts as Webb ages.
Orion spacecraft is looking good for its mission to the moon
Following its historic launch this week, NASA's Orion spacecraft is on its way to the moon for the Artemis I mission.
Super-sensitive exoplanet-hunting instrument captures its first light data
Astronomers will soon have a new tool for hunting exoplanets, as the Keck Observatory's Keck Planet Finder instrument recently took its first observations.
Hubble captures rare image of a supernova as it happens
The Hubble Space Telescope recently managed to capture three different moments of a supernova in a single image.
James Webb’s MIRI instrument is back to full operations
This summer there was a problem with one mode on James Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument or MIRI. Now, engineers have found a way to deal with the issue.
Mars Express orbiter has relayed data from seven different Mars missions
Recently the European Space Agency's Mars Express set a new record for relaying data from seven different Mars surface missions.
See the dark pillar of the Cone Nebula captured by the Very Large Telescope
A stunning image of the dramatic Cone Nebula has been taken using the Very Large Telescope.
NASA launches weather satellite and inflatable heat shield test
NASA has launched a new weather satellite, JPSS-2, into polar orbit. The launch also included a test of a new inflatable heat shield called LOFTID.
NASA sticks with Artemis I launch despite minor damage from Hurricane Nicole
NASA has announced that the Space Launch System rocket is still set to be launched this week, despite suffering minor damage during Hurricane Nicole.
How to watch SpaceX launch two media satellites this morning
This morning, Saturday November 12, there's a chance to catch an early SpaceX launch as the company sends two communications satellites into orbit.
Astronomers find remnants of planets around 10 billion-year-old stars
Astronomers discovered something special orbiting two ancient white dwarfs: the remains of planets, making this one of the oldest known rocky planetary systems.
Chinese rocket booster falls uncontrolled into the Pacific Ocean
A Chinese rocket booster has made an uncontrolled re-entry into the atmosphere for the second time this year.
How to watch the launch of NASA’s JPSS-2 weather satellite this week
This Thursday, November 10, NASA will launch a weather satellite called JPSS-2 into a polar Earth orbit. Here's how to watch.
How to watch the launch of the cargo craft ‘Sally Ride’ to the ISS on Monday
Early tomorrow morning, a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket will launch carrying supplies and equipment to the International Space Station. Here's how to watch.
How to watch the total lunar eclipse this week
This week will see a total lunar eclipse visible in North America, South America, and Australasia, which will be the last total lunar eclipse until 2025.
Hubble captures a glowing bridge of stars in Wild’s Triplet
This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows two of a set of three interacting galaxies called Arp 248.
Space Launch System rocket back at the launchpad ready for Artemis I launch
NASA's Space Launch System rocket has arrived back on the launch pad ahead of its launch later this month.
NASA’s Psyche mission goes ahead, but VERITAS mission is delayed
NASA's Psyche mission to the metal asteroid Psyche is on, but it'll mean pushing back the VERITAS mission to Venus.
China’s new space station, Tiangong, gets its third module
The third module of China's new station arrived in orbit and was added to the station, and astronauts entered it for the first time.
China launches second module of its new space station
China has launched another module to its space station in progress, Tiangong.
Astronomers spot a huge ‘planet killer’ asteroid between Earth and Venus
Astronomers announced they have spotted a huge asteroid nearly a mile wide that could one day intersect with Earth's path.
The ghostly remnants of a dead star captured in stunning image
The ghostly Vela supernova remnant is located 800 light-years away and was created by the death of a star around 11,000 years ago.
Spooky cobwebbed Hubble image helps investigate dark matter
With Halloween coming up, the Hubble Space Telescope team is celebrating by releasing a new Hubble image showing the dark cobwebs of galaxy cluster Abell 611.
James Webb captures a stunning colliding pair of galaxies
A recently released image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the stunning galaxies IC 1623 A and B, which are in the process of merging.
Rebooted Mars Express instrument peers inside martian moon Phobos
A nearly 20-year-old instrument on the Mars Express orbiter received a software upgrade that enabled it to take a close-up look at the martian moon Phobos.
Lucy spacecraft snaps stunning image of Earth during flyby
Earlier this month, NASA's Lucy spacecraft whipped by Earth as it performed a flyby. While it was passing by, it snapped images of both the Earth and the moon.
NASA’s Psyche mission to metal asteroid has a new launch date
NASA's Psyche spacecraft, set to visit a metal asteroid, has been given a new launch date following a delay to its launch originally set for August 2022.
See the ‘quiet’ of the sun’s corona in Solar Orbiter footage
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has made a second close approach to the sun and has captured stunning footage of its corona.
Enormous meteor strike blows 500 foot-wide crater into Martian surface
One of the biggest meteor strikes ever witnessed in the solar system has been recorded by two different Mars missions.