SpaceX wants to send humans to Mars by 2028, here’s why it won’t

Elon Musk has outlined his plan for multiplanetary life, but I'm not buying it.

Georgina Torbet     May 30, 2025

NASA to shut Spot the Station site. Here’s how you can still track the ISS

Did you know that on a clear night, it’s possible to see the International Space Station (ISS) when it passes overhead? Sunlight reflecting off the habitable satellite causes it to shine brightly as it orbits Earth some 250 miles up, making it easy to spot. For many years now, NASA has operated a service that […]

Trevor Mogg     May 28, 2025

After Starship’s 9th test, astronaut shares unique view of earlier flights

Shortly after SpaceX launched the Starship for the ninth time, NASA astronaut Don Pettit shared some shots of earlier Starship tests that he captured from space.

Trevor Mogg     May 28, 2025

Starship flies again: Check out these spectacular images from 9th rocket test

SpaceX launched the world's most powerful rocket for the ninth time on Tuesday.

Trevor Mogg     May 27, 2025

SpaceX is about to launch Starship for the 9th time. Here’s how to watch

SpaceX will launch the mighty Starship rocket for the ninth time on Tuesday.

Trevor Mogg     May 27, 2025

Perseverance’s new selfie is cool, but its hunt for life in ancient rocks is even cooler

The Perseverance rover on Mars just took an amazing selfie - but some of its most exciting work is just beginning.

Georgina Torbet     May 23, 2025

SpaceX boss hints at unprecedented milestone for Starship ‘this year’

Testing of the Starship is set to ramp up this year, and SpaceX wants to try something new with the spacecraft.

Trevor Mogg     May 15, 2025

NASA rover shares moody image of Mars moon Deimos

NASA’s Perseverance rover has just shared a moody image of Deimos, one of the red planet’s two moons.

Trevor Mogg     May 15, 2025

SpaceX chief reveals target date for 9th Starship rocket test

Not long now until SpaceX sends the world's most powerful rocket skyward again.

Trevor Mogg     May 14, 2025

Gorgeous cotton candy clouds show how Hubble processes space images

A gorgeous new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a part of a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.

Georgina Torbet     May 14, 2025

Watch SpaceX blast Starship engines ahead of 9th test flight

SpaceX has just blasted the Starship spacecraft's engines in a test ahead of the rocket's ninth flight.

Trevor Mogg     May 13, 2025

New NASA mission captures a gorgeous cosmic rainbow

A newly launched NASA mission, PUNCH, took its first rainbow image recently.

Georgina Torbet     May 13, 2025

Listen to the sounds of a black hole with these NASA sonifications

A set of three new NASA sonifications bring black holes to life via sound.

Georgina Torbet     May 13, 2025

Starship to fly again — What to expect from SpaceX’s upcoming test

SpaceX is readying the world's most powerful rocket for its ninth test flight. What can we expect from the mission?

Trevor Mogg     May 12, 2025

Marvel at Mars’ ancient landscape, captured by Curiosity

Curiosity has beamed back a striking view of the martian surface that it continues to explore.

Trevor Mogg     May 12, 2025

Europa Clipper spacecraft snaps cool thermal images of Mars

A NASA spacecraft is headed for Jupiter's moon Europa - but on the way it snapped some images of Mars.

Georgina Torbet     May 12, 2025

James Webb spots a gorgeous glowing light show on Jupiter

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a series of stunning images of Jupiter.

Georgina Torbet     May 12, 2025

Watch SpaceX’s Starship on its way for 9th test flight

SpaceX has shared footage of the Starship spacecraft heading for preflight testing at Starbase in Texas.

Trevor Mogg     May 10, 2025

No, Kosmos-482 didn’t land on anyone’s head

A spacecraft that's been hanging around in orbit after a botched launch more than half a century ago has finally crashed back to Earth.

Trevor Mogg     May 10, 2025

Hubble observes a rogue black hole devouring a star

The Hubble Space Telescope has observed a black hole devouring a star.

Georgina Torbet     May 9, 2025

Soar through the famous Cosmic Cliffs in this stunning NASA visualization

A new visualization from NASA shows the famous and beautiful cosmic cliffs of the Carina nebula.

Georgina Torbet     May 8, 2025

NASA+ blasts off on Prime Video — for free

Space fans are in for a treat after NASA launched a FAST (Free Ad-Supported Television) channel on Prime Video for its NASA+ coverage.

Trevor Mogg     May 7, 2025

Hubble images two spiral galaxies: one perfect and one peculiar

Two new images from the Hubble Space Telescope show how diverse spiral galaxies can be.

Georgina Torbet     May 7, 2025

Japan’s ispace moon lander enters lunar orbit ahead of landing attempt

A lander from a Japanese company has entered orbit around the moon ahead of a landing attempt next month.

Georgina Torbet     May 7, 2025

SpaceX given major boost for Starship launch schedule

Expect to see a lot more launches of the world's most powerful rocket this year.

Trevor Mogg     May 6, 2025

James Webb hunts for a haze-less exoplanet to answer longstanding mystery

These types of exoplanets are some of the most common in our galaxy - but they've remained mysterious until now.

Georgina Torbet     May 6, 2025

SpaceX gives slow TV a cosmic twist

When life gets too hectic, some folks turn to slow TV for a spot of meditative distraction. It might be a view of the passing scenery in a 10-hour train journey, footage of fish swimming around in a large tank of water, or even a video of a cozy log fire. The genre has now […]

Trevor Mogg     May 5, 2025

Enjoy a meteor shower Monday night … and other skywatching tips from NASA

NASA has revealed its top skywatching tips for May, and they include a meteor shower, lots of planets, and possibly a nova.

Trevor Mogg     May 4, 2025

Watch SpaceX’s stunning footage from Fram2 polar mission

SpaceX has just shared some new footage captured during the recent Fram2 private mission.

Trevor Mogg     May 4, 2025

Here’s how one astronaut made a burger that’s out of this world

A NASA astronaut has spilled the beans on how he makes burgers in space.

Georgina Torbet     May 2, 2025

A defunct Soviet probe from the 70s will crash to Earth next week

A mission from 1972 was supposed to visit Venus - instead it's falling back to Earth.

Georgina Torbet     May 2, 2025

There’s a problem with the futuristic thrusters on NASA’s Psyche spacecraft

NASA's Psyche mission to visit a metal asteroid has run into a problem with its thrusters.

Georgina Torbet     May 1, 2025

James Webb turns its sights on the coldest exoplanet ever discovered

James Webb has examined a freezing cold planet around a type of dead star called a white dwarf,

Georgina Torbet     May 1, 2025

The ISS just dodged part of a 20-year-old Chinese rocket

The ISS and its crew are reported safe after NASA and its partners were forced to raise the orbit of the facility to avoid a hazardous piece of space junk.

Trevor Mogg     April 30, 2025

James Webb captures another stunning image of thousands of distant galaxies

A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows thousands of galaxies glittering in space.

Georgina Torbet     April 30, 2025

Amazon launches its first internet satellites to rival SpaceX Starlink

Amazon has successfully launched its first satellites for the company’s Project Kuiper internet-from-space service, which will take on SpaceX’s Starlink service.

Trevor Mogg     April 28, 2025

SpaceX marks 250th Starlink mission with spectacular photo

SpaceX has shared an amazing image of a Falcon 9 rocket heading to space on Sunday night.

Trevor Mogg     April 27, 2025

Amazon ready for debut Project Kuiper launch, but one thing could get in the way (again)

Amazon is eager to get its first Project Kuiper satellites into orbit to set it on a course to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink service.

Trevor Mogg     April 27, 2025