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

See the terrifying face of the sun, captured by a brand-new instrument

A new instrument on the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope has taken its first image of the surface of the sun.

Georgina Torbet     April 25, 2025

This planet is crumbling apart, giving it a giant tail like a comet

Astronomers have discovered a strange planet which is in the process of breaking up.

Georgina Torbet     April 25, 2025

NASA captures remarkable aerial image of Curiosity driving across Mars

A NASA orbiter has captured a remarkable image of the Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars.

Trevor Mogg     April 24, 2025

See an incredible view of the sun’s corona captured by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft

The European Space Agency (ESA)'s Solar Orbiter mission has obtained a stunning high-res image of the sun's upper atmosphere.

Georgina Torbet     April 24, 2025

Dramatic satellite footage shows dust storm tearing across landscape

A U.S. satellite recently captured striking footage of a dust storm sweeping over a part of Mexico.

Trevor Mogg     April 23, 2025

How to watch NASA’s first all-female spacewalk since 2023

NASA is gearing up for only the fifth all-female spacewalk in its history.

Trevor Mogg     April 23, 2025

Hubble celebrates it 35th birthday with four gorgeous new images

Hubble is turning 35, and a batch of gorgeous new images taken by the telescope have been released.

Georgina Torbet     April 23, 2025

Stunning Earth Day time-lapse captures aurora glow

Check out this stunning time-lapse of an aurora captured from the space station and shared on Earth Day.

Trevor Mogg     April 22, 2025

Hubble returns to image the famously beautiful Eagle Nebula

The Hubble Space Telescope has taken a new image of one of its most famous targets, the Eagle Nebula.

Georgina Torbet     April 22, 2025

SpaceX powers Bandwagon-3 to orbit. Watch the highlights

SpaceX has just launched the Bandwagon-3 rideshare mission carrying small satellites for international clients.

Trevor Mogg     April 21, 2025

NASA’s Lucy shares striking close-up of Donaldjohanson asteroid

Check out the first-ever close-up image of the Donaldjohanson asteroid, captured by NASA's Lucy spacecraft.

Trevor Mogg     April 21, 2025

NASA astronaut lands back on Earth on his 70th birthday

NASA's oldest serving astronaut has landed safely back on Earth following a seven-month orbital mission.

Trevor Mogg     April 20, 2025

Amazon reveals new date for debut Project Kuiper launch

Amazon’s inaugural launch of its Project Kuiper internet satellites on April 9 turned out to be nothing of the sort when poor weather conditions prompted the mission team to postpone liftoff. Up until Thursday, we’d heard nothing from Amazon and United Launch Alliance (ULA) — the operator of the Atlas V rocket carrying the satellites […]

Trevor Mogg     April 18, 2025

An expert’s advice on how to see the Lyrid meteor shower this weekend

An expert from the Royal Astronomical Society explains how to get the best view of the Lyrid meteor shower.

Georgina Torbet     April 17, 2025

Could this exoplanet be ‘teeming with life’? Hints of life outside solar system

An intriguing finding indicates the possibility of life outside our solar system.

Georgina Torbet     April 17, 2025

NASA debuts free documentary on the race to stop killer asteroids

NASA has just premiered Planetary Defenders, offering a fascinating look at the high-stakes work geared toward protecting Earth from any large asteroids discovered coming our way. 

Trevor Mogg     April 16, 2025

The best space imagery from Don Pettit’s incredible 7-month mission

Photographer extraordinaire Don Pettit is about to return to Earth following a seven-month stay aboard the space station. Take a moment to enjoy his best work.

Trevor Mogg     April 16, 2025

This bizarre exoplanet orbits two stars in a way never seen before

Astronomers have made a bizarre discovery: a planet which orbits around two stars at a strange angle.

Georgina Torbet     April 16, 2025

Hubble captures a galactic hat for its birthday

The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a new view of a cosmic hat.

Georgina Torbet     April 16, 2025

NASA astronaut hopes for smooth ride home after his wild ride 22 years ago

NASA astronaut Don Pettit returns to Earth on a Soyuz spacecraft later this week. Read about his extraordinary ride home on the Russian spacecraft in 2003.

Trevor Mogg     April 15, 2025