Space News & Blog Articles

Two decades of observations show a dusty gas cloud elongating as it approaches our galaxy's supermassive black hole.

When skies are cloudy, sucker holes may offer us a view — albeit often only a brief one — of the universe overhead.

Venus and Jupiter draw majestically apart in the evening twilight, 1° farther each day. Much higher, Mars makes its third pass in the last five months between the horntip stars of Taurus.

An accounting of satellite streaks across two decades of Hubble Space Telescopes finds their appearance is increasing.

A planet-hunting consortium is marking five successful years by releasing data on more than 50 worlds.

Five new studies give a full accounting of the aftermath of the impact of NASA's DART mission on a nearby asteroid.

These are the nights to get ready for the aurorae — and tonight may be your lucky night. Not only is the current solar cycle swiftly intensifying, March is one of the best times of the year to see the northern lights.

As the Northern Hemisphere edges toward the March equinox and beyond, stargazers have an abundance of brilliant stars overhead as darkness falls. Anchoring the celestial parade is Orion, the Hunter. Download or listen to this month’s Sky Tour to learn about — and how to spot — the Winter Hexagon of big, beautiful winter stars.

Astronomers have taken a closer look at a system containing three stars and five planets and may have solved a mystery around its formation.

Years after initial space-mining ventures went bust, startup AstroForge has announced two missions in 2023 to obtain rare-earth minerals from a near-Earth asteroid.

James Webb Space Telescope images reveal an intricate network in nearby galaxies, influenced by generations of star formation.

Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest celestial objects after the Sun and the Moon, shine together in the western twilight before, during, and after their March 1st conjunction.

An unexpected total lunar eclipse surprises an amateur astrophotographer.

An unusual stellar streak emerging from a distant galaxy might be a sign of a runaway supermassive black hole, scientists suggest.

Astronomers are using compact groups of stars to probe the history of a galaxy in the adolescent universe dubbed "The Sparkler."

Three dwarf galaxies around the Sculptor Galaxy have come to light thanks to the work of an amateur astronomer.

Venus and Jupiter put on a dramatic show in twilight, as they creep toward each other for a March 1st conjunction. The crescent Moon passes though, almost kissing Jupiter on Wednesday the 22nd.

The swift detection of a small asteroid, and recovery of its surviving fragments, shows we’re getting better at spotting incoming objects.

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence should not exclude our own planet.

Three flickering stars in Orion offer insight into what life looks like before the main sequence.

Observers around the globe are keeping an eye on the asteroid Didymos and its moon Dimorphos to track the long-term effects of the DART mission's impact.