A pair of stars in our cosmic backyard are on a collision course

Astronomers have discovered a pair of stars on a collision course.

Georgina Torbet     April 6

SpaceX is about to try something new with its mighty Starship rocket

SpaceX is gearing up for the ninth flight test of its mighty Starship rocket, and it's going to try something new.

Trevor Mogg     April 3

See the first images from NASA’s newest space observatory, SPHEREx

A new NASA mission has captured its first images of space.

Georgina Torbet     April 3

James Webb dives into the heart of the Milky Way to study star formation

James Webb is showing how stars form in one of the busiest regions of the galaxy.

Georgina Torbet     April 3

Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite internet plans take off next week

Amazon will launch 27 satellites as part of its Project Kuiper mission next week, aiming to build a constellation of over 3,000 internet satellites in orbit.

Nadeem Sarwar     April 2

Look out for the Lyrids … and other skywatching tips for April

NASA's skywatching tips for April include a meteor shower and a distant cluster of stars.

Trevor Mogg     April 2

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon to splash down in Pacific for first time — how to watch

Bringing home the Fram2 crew will involve a Crew Dragon splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, marking a first for SpaceX.

Trevor Mogg     April 2

They’re barfing on the Crew Dragon (though that’s normal, apparently)

SpaceX's Fram2 crewmembers have had a bit of a rough start to their five-day mission.

Trevor Mogg     April 1

SpaceX shares first views of polar regions from Crew Dragon

SpaceX has launched the first-ever crewed mission on a polar orbit. And the view is incredible.

Trevor Mogg     April 1

Earth takes on ‘eyeball’ vibes from space

Space station astronaut Don Pettit's latest effort shows our planet as an 'Earthly eyeball.'

Trevor Mogg     April 1

World’s largest ‘space window’ has just launched to orbit again

A SpaceX Crew Dragon with the largest window ever to have flown to space has just launched to orbit for the third time.

Trevor Mogg     March 31

SpaceX just launched a private crew to orbit — watch the highlights

SpaceX just launched the Fram2 private crew to orbit. Watch the highlights here.

Trevor Mogg     March 31

NASA’s Starliner astronauts say they’d ride the spacecraft again

Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been speaking at a NASA news conference about their unexpectedly long stay in orbit.

Trevor Mogg     March 31

How to watch SpaceX launch private Fram2 mission tonight

SpaceX is gearing up to launch another privately funded space mission that's set to achieve several firsts.

Trevor Mogg     March 31

Watch this new European rocket lift off … then crash

Isar Aerospace's first launch of its two-stage Spectrum rocket didn't quite go as planned ...

Trevor Mogg     March 30

James Webb captures a rare astronomical ring in the sky

A new image from James Webb shows a rare astronomical phenomenon called an Einstein ring.

Georgina Torbet     March 28

Saying farewell to Gaia, as the Milky Way-mapping space telescope mission ends

The Gaia Observatory mission is coming to an end after 12 years of studying our galaxy.

Georgina Torbet     March 27

Watch this SpaceX rival launch its third mission in two weeks

New Zealand-based Rocket Lab has launched its third mission in two weeks, marking a new record for the up-and-coming SpaceX rival.

Trevor Mogg     March 26

How to watch Saturday’s partial solar eclipse

The moon will be passing in front of the sun on Saturday in a phenomenon known as a “partial solar eclipse," and parts of the U.S. and beyond can witness it.

Trevor Mogg     March 26

Neptune delights scientists with a stunning light show in its atmosphere

James Webb has spotted auroras on Neptune for the first time.

Georgina Torbet     March 26

It’s not aliens, it’s just SpaceX: scientists figure out strange spiral in the sky

A strange spiral shape seen in the sky over the UK wasn't aliens -- it had a more down-to-Earth cause.

Georgina Torbet     March 26

NASA’s moon rocket meets its side boosters for crewed Artemis II voyage

NASA’s much-anticipated Artemis II mission has experienced multiple delays in recent years, with the agency currently targeting no earlier than February 2026 for a flight that will send four astronauts on a voyage around the moon. The Artemis II astronauts, as well as folks following the mission preparations, will be pleased to learn that NASA […]

Trevor Mogg     March 25

Curiosity rover finds tantalizing hints that Mars could once have been habitable

The Curiosity rover has found the largest ever organic molecules on Mars.

Georgina Torbet     March 25

New ISS astronaut meets Bumble, Honey, and Queen robots

On her first visit to orbit, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers has just met three robots stationed aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Trevor Mogg     March 24

James Webb captures gorgeous image of a Cosmic Tornado

Another stunning image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows a plume of warm dust and gas formed by jets from a baby star.

Georgina Torbet     March 24

The strange historical saga of an astronaut’s forbidden sandwich

Astronaut John W. Young caused beef between NASA and congress by smuggling an illicit sandwich onto a space mission.

Georgina Torbet     March 21

The most distant galaxy ever discovered holds a surprising secret

Scientists have made a stunning discovery of oxygen in the most distant galaxy known, raising questions about how galaxies form in the early universe.

Georgina Torbet     March 21

Dark energy turns out to be even weirder than we thought

A ground-breaking new finding about dark energy suggests that it is changing over time.

Georgina Torbet     March 20

Tens of thousands of galaxies glitter in first mosaics from Euclid Space Telescope

A European dark matter telescope called Euclid has released its first treasure trove of data, showing galaxies by the thousand.

Georgina Torbet     March 19

NASA releases first pictures of Starliner astronauts after epic mission

NASA has shared the first images of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams following the end of their epic nine-month space mission that was meant to last eight days.

Trevor Mogg     March 19

Watch these curious dolphins greet returning Crew-9 astronauts

A pod of curious dolphins greeted the returning Crew-9 astronauts shortly after splashdown on Tuesday.

Trevor Mogg     March 18

How to watch NASA’s first press conference on SpaceX Crew-9 return

NASA is about to give its first press conference just a couple of hours after Crew-9 returned from the space station in a nine-month mission that was only supposed to last eight days.

Trevor Mogg     March 18

See the first ever footage of sunset on the moon captured by Blue Ghost

Before its mission came to an end, the Blue Ghost lander captured one more incredible view of sunset seen from the moon.

Georgina Torbet     March 18

NASA’s Webb telescope peers straight at Saturn-like planets 130 light-years away

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was recently used to capture direct images of four Saturn-like exoplanets in a solar system 130 light-years away.

Tushar Mehta     March 18