More from Jon Kelvey

A mosaic of ocean world Enceladus, a geologically active moon of Saturn.
NASA

Every essential ingredient for life exists on an ocean moon in our solar system

By Jon Kelvey

A Boeing Starliner capsule approaches the ISS.
NASA

Boeing can’t catch a break as its Starliner spacecraft gets delayed again

By Jon Kelvey

An unidentified object makes an apparent atmospheric wake.
NASA

UFO data is honestly a mess, NASA panel says

By Jon Kelvey

M101, also known as the Pinwheel galaxy, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
Deep Space

An amateur astronomer spotted a new supernova remarkably close to Earth

By Jon Kelvey

SuperBIT high-altitude balloon with space telescope in the skies after its launch
Deep Space

A super pressure balloon built by students is cruising Earth’s skies to find dark matter

By Jon Kelvey

Skylab, America's first space station, orbits Earth.
International Space Station

Looking back at Skylab, NASA’s pioneering space station

By Jon Kelvey

A NASA illustration linking the moon and Mars.
Mars

NASA’s newest office is all about putting humans on Mars

By Jon Kelvey

Closeup of vent horizon around M87, a supermassive black hole and the first black hole image
Black Holes

This supermassive black hole sucks big time

By Jon Kelvey

Callisto Jupiter moon in colorized NASA Galileo image
Deep Space

Jupiter’s icy ocean worlds could be cool travel destinations in the future

By Jon Kelvey

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin photographed on the moon during Apollo 11 by Neil Armstrong
Conservation

Lunar laws could protect the moon from humanity

By Jon Kelvey

Orion space capsule capturing surface of moon during NASA Artemis I mission
Aviation

Before the Artemis II crew can go to the moon, they need to master flying high above Earth

By Jon Kelvey

Colorful M19 star cluster in NASA Hubble Space Telescope image
Deep Space

How the Hubble telescope is keeping a 265-year-old stargazing project alive

By Jon Kelvey

NASA Axios spacesuit helmet with a pulled-back visor with better visibility on the moon
International Space Station

NASA finally got comfier spacesuits, but astronauts still have to poop in them

By Jon Kelvey

Protoplanetary disk and water formation around star V883 Orionis in the Orion constellation. Illustrated in gold, white, and black.
Deep Space

Clouds of ancient space water might have filled Earth’s oceans

By Jon Kelvey

DART spacecraft impact on Dimorphos asteroid in a computer model with yellow, gray, and black
Deep Space

5 ways we know DART crushed that asteroid (but not literally)

By Jon Kelvey

Solar flare shooting out from left side of the sun seen in ultraviolet blue through NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory
NASA

Hold onto your satellites: The sun is about to get a lot stormier

By Jon Kelvey

Axiom-2 mission astronaut headshots in a row of 4
International Space Station

Private space missions will bring more countries to the ISS

By Jon Kelvey

The ring system around dwarf planet Quaoar.
Science

Distant dwarf planet Quaoar shouldn’t have a ring, but it does

By Jon Kelvey

A debris shield floats in space outside the International Space Station.
Science

Say hello to the Commerce Department’s new space traffic-cop program

By Jon Kelvey

Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory in California at night was the first to discover the C/2022 E3 (ZTF) comet
Deep Space

A green comet is visiting us from the edge of the solar system, and astronomers are thrilled

By Jon Kelvey

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch with Space Force payload
Air Force

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches have been a slow burn—for an interesting reason

By Jon Kelvey

Russian spacecraft Soyuz MS-22 docked on the International Space Station while orbiting Earth
NASA

Russia will send a replacement ride for stranded ISS astronauts

By Jon Kelvey

Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon NASA space capsules flying over Earth
Deep Space

Dark matter, Jupiter’s moons, and more: What to expect from space exploration in 2023

By Jon Kelvey