Space News & Blog Articles

The world is struggling to wean itself off fossil fuels. Should space-based solar power be part of the solution?

Russia and NASA are still evaluating whether a leaky Soyuz spacecraft is safe to return three International Space Station crew members home.

A slight bump in activity on the sun might make auroras shine as far south as Maine or Michigan, but that's only if observers can get around a massive winter storm in the region.

China has released a small test satellite into orbit from its recently completed Tiangong space station.

Scientists have proposed another use for the world's largest gravitational wave observatory: scanning for the ripples in space-time left in the wake of gargantuan alien spaceships.

Your guide to the stars, constellations and planets that will decorate the Christmas night sky in 2022.

With each of the International Space Station docking ports full, NASA has a backup plan to get the merry elf inside the orbiting complex.

The final new moon of 2022 is upon us, signaling the beginning of the lunar cycle that will lead into 2023.

High winds and deep snow are making travel hazardous in a near-record area of the United States, forecasters warn, as 200 million people grapple with unusually severe weather.

From identifying safe landing sites on Europa to understanding craters on the moon, machine learning is helping planetary scientists push the boundaries of space exploration.

If you're looking to bag a bargain before the year is out, then saving almost $70 on the Celestron PowerSeeker 127EQ could be what you're looking for.

NASA has studied our home planet for 60 years. Now, the agency is ramping up its efforts, collecting more detailed data on the Earth and focusing on developing sustainable technologies.

Optical illusions that can be seen flanking the sun, sundogs are a beautiful and fascinating sight. When is the best time to see them and how did they get their canine-inspired name?

Santa Claus is coming to town, and you can track his progress worldwide this Christmas with NORAD's Santa Tracker website.

The first 12 months of the JWST's mission have exceeded all expectations, with some incredible new discoveries that are just the tip of the iceberg of what's to come.

The International Space Station has a fourth new solar array thanks to the work of NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Josh Cassda on a seven-hour spacewalk.

NASA's Orion spacecraft is making another long journey after reaching the moon: a trek by truck from San Diego to the Space Coast in Florida.

It's still unclear why a Russian Soyuz spacecraft at the International Space Station sprang a leak last week, but one suspect has been ruled out: a strike by a Geminid meteor.

Check out our thoughts on this preview build of Deliver Us Mars, the upcoming space game from indie developers Keoken Interactive.

The United States Space Force is training to prepare for a European conflict, practicing space combat tactics alongside allies.

The design of the sample return tubes carried by NASA's Perseverance rover looks suspiciously like a 'Star Wars' lightsaber, inspiring one NASA director to joke about using the Force on Mars.