SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites, along with rideshare satellites
SpaceX continues to grow its Starlink satellite constellation with its latest launch of a batch of satellites.
Issue with rocket could delay the launch of James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope might be nearly ready, but an issue with its launch vehicle could see the launch delayed from its October date.
Beyond our solar system, Voyager 1 picks up the hum of interstellar gas
The two most distant man-made objects in the universe are the Voyager probes, launched in the 1970s. Now, Voyager 1 has found a hum of interstellar gas.
VIPER rover will brave the coldest regions of the moon to search for water
Before NASA sends humans back to the moon, it plans to send a robotic explorer: The Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, or VIPER, rover.
Perseverance rover will soon begin collecting samples from Mars
It's been a busy week on Mars, and NASA recently shared an update on what the Perseverance rover has been up to.
Jupiter’s second spot is growing and changing and looking real weird
Jupiter's most famous feature is its Great Red Spot, but it has a sibling -- and a new image of this second spot shows it's getting stranger.
European Space Agency wants to build a GPS network for the moon
ESA wants to creating a network of satellites in orbit around the moon which could help with landing missions, navigating rovers, and communicating with Earth.
Solar Orbiter captures incredible video of a coronal mass ejection
European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft has captured video of an explosion of plasma from the sun, called a coronal mass ejection, for the first time.
China’s Zhurong rover rolls onto Martian surface for first time
Mars is getting busy, with NASA's rovers joined by China's Zhurong rover. Zhurong has now rolled onto the Martian surface for the first time.
Detecting organic salts on Mars is key to finding evidence of life there
Finding evidence there was once life on Mars isn't as simple a flipping open a tricorder to scan for life signs. It's a matter of careful, painstaking research.
See a glittering gang of galaxies in this week’s Hubble image
This week's Hubble image shows a glittering host of galaxies of all shapes and sizes, dominated by the galaxy cluster ACO S 295.
Here’s how to watch the lunar eclipse this week, live or online
This Wednesday will see this year's only total lunar eclipse, and we've got the details on how to watch the event live in-person or online.
Hubble captures a wonky galaxy being pulled out of shape
Most galaxies, like our own Milky Way, tend to be symmetrical. However, sometimes a dramatic event can happen to a galaxy and pull it into an asymmetric shape.
Enormous sky survey creates the most accurate map yet of universe’s dark matter
A project called the Dark Energy Survey has observed more than 226 million galaxies to help unravel the mystery of dark matter.
Curiosity captures shimmering, iridescent ‘mother of pearl’ clouds on Mars
Mars rover Curiosity has been cloud hunting, and it had captured some stunning and intriguing images of clouds in a usually cloudless sky.
Japan wants to send a transforming spherical robot to the moon
The moon could soon be visited by a jolly round robotic friend. The Japanese Space Agency has announced plans to build a transforming lunar rover.
Hunting for alien life by examining molecular complexity
A team from Arizona State University has come up with a new approach to the search for alien life using biosignatures, which can look for life more broadly.
NASA shares a spectacular image of the heart of the Milky Way
A stunning image shows the heart of the Milky Way, a chaotic region of threads of gas captured in both the X-ray and radio wavelengths.
Hubble peered across 150 million light-years to image this galaxy
This week's treat from the Hubble Space Telescope is an image of the spiral galaxy NGC 5037, located around 150 million light-years away.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity gearing up for 7th flight tomorrow
Following a wobbly sixth flight, the plucky helicopter will take to the Martian skies once again tomorrow, Sunday, June 6.
How to watch the SpaceX resupply mission to the ISS today
This week, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon will launch on a resupply mission to the International Space Station, and we've got the details on how you can watch it live.
SpaceX Cargo Dragon arrives at space station carrying tiny squid
A SpaceX cargo ship that launched on Thursday, June 3 has arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS) early this morning, Saturday, June 5.
Why the Mars InSight lander is covering itself in dirt
The InSight team has come up with a counterintuitive fix for the problem of dust-covered solar panels: They got the lander to dump more dirt onto itself.
How to watch the SpaceX launch its SXM-8 mission tomorrow
SpaceX will launch a SiriusXM satellite tomorrow, Sunday, June 6. SpaceX will livestream the event and we've got all the details on how you can watch from home.
Astronomers want your help to find cosmic jellyfish galaxies
A new project is inviting the public to help research so-called jellyfish galaxies by going through imagines to identify targets for further study.
Juno will swing by Ganymede, visiting the moon for the first time in 20 years
Jupiter's moon Ganymede is an intriguing place. Tomorrow, the Juno probe will perform a flyby of it, providing the closest encounter in decades.
Astronomers get closest look yet at epic explosion in our ‘cosmic backyard’
Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful explosions in the universe, a million trillion times as bright as the sun, and scientists just observed one up close.
How this supercomputer will use A.I. to map the universe’s dark energy
To hunt for the most mysterious force in the universe, you need a powerful computer. Soon the hunt for dark energy will get a boost from a new supercomputer.
SpaceX completes 125th successful mission with nighttime booster landing
SpaceX launched a Sirius XM satellite into orbit early this morning, Sunday, May 6, marking the company's 125th successful mission.
China’s Zhurong rover snaps a selfie on the surface of Mars
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has shared new images of its Zhurong rover on the surface of Mars.
There’s a third mission traveling to Venus, Earth’s ‘evil twin’
Venus is not an inviting place, but sending probes there could answer some long-standing questions. ESA has announced it will send a mission called EnVision.
NASA sending probes to the far side of the moon for the first time
For the first time, NASA will be sending probes to the far side of the moon ahead of the manned Artemis missions later this decade.
Check out this awesome 360-degree panorama of the Van Zyl Overlook on Mars
You can feel what it would be like to stand on Mars with this 360-degree panorama of the Martian surface, captured by NASA's Perseverance rover.
This Neptune-like planet has a thick atmosphere and maybe even a tail
Oddball planet TOI-1231 b is a bit smaller than Neptune but has a substantial atmosphere, which gives it some interesting astronomical quirks.
Healthy ‘space pup’ mice born from sperm stored on International Space Station
Healthy mice have been born from sperm that was freeze-dried and sent to the International Space Station for nearly six years.
Seat on Blue Origin’s first space tourism flight goes for $28 million
A buyer has bid a massive $28 million for a seat on the first crewed test flight by Blue Origin, the space tourism company founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
This beautiful galaxy captured by Hubble defies classification
This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows no less than three galaxies, including one which can't easily be categorized.