Latest Space Stories
A toaster-sized NASA instrument captured a UV scene of the Milky Way
Saturn’s rings get a glow up in new near-infrared telescope images
Euclid space telescope begins its search through billions of galaxies for dark matter and energy
July’s skies heat up with the Buck Moon, a shimmery Venus, and more
Astronomers used dead stars to detect a new form of ripple in space-time
How to get your name engraved on a NASA spacecraft bound for Europa
How Russia’s war in Ukraine almost derailed Europe’s Mars rover
There might be an ice giant planet hiding in our solar system
Onboard the ISS, nothing goes to waste—including sweat and pee
Virgin Galactic has a launch date for its first paying space tourists
NASA kills its electric plane’s flight plan, citing safety concerns
This company put a huge cell-tower-like satellite in space
Explosive star ‘demolition derby’ observed for the very first time
NASA turns spectacular space telescope images into vibey ‘cosmic sonifications’
The best telescopes for kids in 2024
JWST’s double take of an Earth-sized exoplanet shows it has no sky
NASA’s ‘airliner of the future’ is now officially an X-plane
Every essential ingredient for life exists on an ocean moon in our solar system
These 2D machines can shapeshift into moving 3D robots
Astronomers unveil a new way to search for extraterrestrial intelligence
The best telescopes of 2024
Boeing can’t catch a break as its Starliner spacecraft gets delayed again
Inside Blue Abyss’ plan to build super-deep pools for astronauts and military bots
A spacecraft engineer’s wisdom from Mars 2020 and a disaster-stricken island
NASA’s journey to a strange metal asteroid should finally begin in October
The ISS’s latest delivery includes space plants and atmospheric lightning monitors
Witness space history by tuning into the first almost-live stream from Mars
UFO data is honestly a mess, NASA panel says
A Strawberry Moon, solstice, and meteor shower will dance across the skies this June
An amateur astronomer spotted a new supernova remarkably close to Earth
Mixing volcanic ash with meteorites may have jump-started life on Earth
This hot Jupiter exoplanet unexpectedly hangs out with a super-Earth
A super pressure balloon built by students is cruising Earth’s skies to find dark matter
See hot plasma bubble on the sun’s surface in powerful closeup images
NASA chooses Blue Origin to build Artemis V lunar lander
Mars rover snaps pics of dusty craters that may have once roared with water
A new NASA study will put people through a brain-shaking ride in the Kraken
A gassy black hole might have burped out the largest cosmic explosion ever
How hundreds of college students are helping solve a centuries-old mystery about the sun
A tiny NASA CubeSat just set a big data speed record with lasers
$130,000 could buy you a Michelin-star meal with a view of the stars
Saturn’s icy rings may be a relatively new addition to the gas giant’s signature look
Looking back at Skylab, NASA’s pioneering space station
NASA hopes its snake robot can search for alien life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus
Asteroid belt circling star 25 light-years away hints at a hidden planet
Hidden oceans could be lurking deep within Uranus’ moons
NASA’s newest office is all about putting humans on Mars
The history of Halley’s Comet—and the fireball show it brings us every spring
Robot plants could be used to grow infrastructure in space from scratch
How many planets can form one conga line around a star?
10 ways you can tell the Earth is round
Meteors, flower moons, and more will light up the cosmos in May
Name a better duo than NASA’s hard-working Mars rover and helicopter
This supermassive black hole sucks big time
Japan’s ispace lunar lander appears to have crashed into the moon
JWST captures an unprecedented ‘prequel’ to a galaxy
How is Voyager’s vintage technology still flying?
Alien civilizations could send us messages by 2029
SpaceX’s Starship launch caused a ‘mini earthquake’ and left a giant mess
Watch SpaceX’s giant Starship rocket explode
Get ready to watch the Lyrid meteor shower peak this weekend
NASA’s 600-pound solar radiation tracker is plummeting to Earth tomorrow
An Einstein-backed method could help us find smaller exoplanets than ever before
How to grow plants in the dark