NASA announces astronauts to head to ISS on fourth SpaceX Crew Dragon mission
NASA has announced two of the astronauts who will be heading to the ISS in the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on its fourth operational flight.
Astronomers discover baby sun orbited by three hot worlds in a ‘river of stars’
Astronomers have spotted a an exciting star called TOI 451, similar to our sun but much younger, which has three hot planets in orbit around it.
How to watch a double feature rocket launch tonight: SpaceX and Progress 77
If you're looking for some romantic entertainment this Valentine's Day, then two separate rockets are launching tonight. And what's more romantic than rockets?
How to watch NASA’s Perseverance rover land on Mars today
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will attempt a feat that is terrifying and impressive in equal measures: Landing a rover on Mars.
FAA investigation finds SpaceX explosion ‘did not endanger the public’
The FAA has closed its investigation into SpaceX and found that an explosion during testing of the Starship rocket prototype did not put the public in danger.
How to watch the SS Katherine Johnson spacecraft launch today
The 15th Northrop Grumman mission to resupply the International Space Station will be launching today, and we've got all details on how to watch it live.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity checks in from the red planet
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has shared the first update from Ingenuity, the helicopter which landed on Mars along with the Perseverance rover this week.
Famous black hole is even more massive than previously thought
Astronomers have discovered that the first black hole ever discovered, Cygnus X-1, is even more massive and further away than previously thought.
See a preview of the Perseverance landing from the POV of the descent stage
NASA has shared a remarkable image of the landing of the Mars Perseverance rover, showing it dangling from cables as it approaches the planet's surface.
See a map of 25,000 supermassive black holes in distant galaxies
It might look like a map of stars, but each dot on this map of the night sky represents a supermassive black hole, each in a different distant galaxy.
Flight test for troubled Starliner capsule pushed back to April
Boeing had been planning to test its upcoming crew capsule, the Starliner, next month. Now the second orbital test flight has been pushed back until April.
SS Katherine Johnson spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station
Yesterday a Northrop Grumman cargo spacecraft named after groundbreaking NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson was launched on a mission to resupply the ISS.
Hubble captures the beautiful ‘tantrums of a baby star’
This strange-looking sight, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, is a pair of Herbig-Haro objects which could give clues to how stars are born and evolve.
NASA just released this awe-inspiring video of Perseverance’s landing on Mars
Stop what you're doing and watch this awe-inspiring video of the Perseverance rover landing on Mars
This tiny, round probe could explore caves on the moon
Most exploration of the moon focuses on its surface, but a trio of missions proposed to ESA would head below ground to explore the subterranean lunar world.
NASA renames its headquarters after ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary Jackson
This week, NASA celebrated an iconic figure from its past, Mary Jackson, by renaming its headquarters in her honor.
Gorgeous image of Venus snapped by the Parker Solar Probe on its way past
NASA has shared a gorgeous image of Venus, captured by the Parker Solar Probe on a flyby of the planet in July last year.
How to watch the Indian Space Research Organisation launch 19 satellites tonight
The Indian Space Research Organisation will be launching 19 satellites tonight, including a Brazilian satellite to monitor the deforestation of the Amazon.
Two NASA astronauts are spacewalking outside the ISS right now
NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover are performing a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station to upgrade the station's solar arrays.
How to watch SpaceX’s 20th Starlink launch tonight
Tonight, SpaceX will launch its twentieth batch of Starlink satellites using a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Florida. Here's how to watch.
Hubble captures a wandering comet passing through the Trojan asteroids
Hubble Space Telescope snapped an image of an object called P/2019 LD2 which is part-comet, part-asteroid.
Could supermassive black holes be formed from dark matter?
How did supermassive black holes form in the early universe? Dark matter could hold the key.
ISS astronauts complete spacewalk to upgrade station’s solar arrays
The crew of the International Space Station completed another spacewalk yesterday, successfully installing modifications for the station's new solar arrays.
Boeing Starliner test flight delayed once again
The Starliner test flight was already delayed last month, and has now been pushed back once more. The test flight is now aiming for April.
This hot super-Earth has temperatures of 800°F and rivers of glowing lava
No day or night, heat intense enough to melt lead, and glowing rivers of lava: This hellish landscape is a typical day on exoplanet Gliese 486b.
Red hypergiant as bright as 300,000 suns could explain what’s up with Betelgeuse
Something strange is up with one of the brightest stars in the sky, Betelgeuse. Scientists have turned to another massive red star to learn more.
ISS astronauts tend to their zero-gravity veggie garden
Astronauts on the International Space Station are tending to their veggie garden, where they are growing lettuce, radishes, and now mustard greens and pak choi.
Bask in this glorious Hubble image of a ‘quintessential’ barred spiral galaxy
The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped yet another beautiful image of the wonders to be found out in the depths of space.
Hubble successor James Webb Space Telescope is almost ready for launch
NASA's successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, is inching closer to its launch date.
Tectonic activity on this exoplanet could mean one half is covered in volcanoes
Global tectonic activity has never been observed on a planet outside our solar system, but now a new study suggests that exoplanet LHS 3844b has interior flows.
How to watch SpaceX’s Starlink launch early tomorrow morning
SpaceX is gearing up for another launch of Starlink satellites, with plans for a launch scheduled early in the morning of Sunday, March 14.
Hubble Space Telescope back up and running following software error
Hubble paused its operations this week following a software issue. With the issue now resolved, the telescope has begun its scientific operations once more.
See and hear the first science results from Perseverance’s SuperCam instrument
The Perseverance rover is now exploring Mars and its SuperCam was used to snap a close-up image of a rock and to take an audio recording.
ISS astronauts checked for toxic ammonia contamination during spacewalk
Astronauts had to be checked for ammonia during a spacewalk outside the ISS, after the toxic chemical could have gotten on their spacesuits.
This weird exoplanet is regrowing its atmosphere
Researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a very odd planet that seems to be regrowing its atmosphere after having lost it in the past.
Mars webcam reveals the secrets of this enormous, elongated cloud
A huge cloud on Mars stretching over 1,100 miles long grows and shrinks considerably on a daily cycle that lasts for several months.
SpaceX uses rocket booster for record 9th time in Starlink launch
SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites and successfully caught the rocket's first stage for reuse for a record ninth time.
Huge, speedy asteroid to pass close to Earth next week
As asteroid will be whipping past Earth on March 21, coming within just five times the distance between the Earth and the moon.