Space News & Blog Articles

An odd shield of supercharged gas protects dwarf galaxies from being ripped apart by the gravitational pull of the Milky Way, 30 years' worth of observations by the Hubble Space Telescope reveal.

In the 65 years since humanity's first satellite, the number of those in orbit is causing issues for astronomy and space security.

A machine-learning algorithm has helped astronomers discover thousands of gravitational lenses predicted by Einstein.

Its reasonable price, motorized functionality and SkyPortal app make this a good telescope for beginners.

Earth From Another Sun offers a Starfield- and Halo-inspired approach to a space-based, first-person shooter.

Why are sunspots black? According to astronomers, it may be a big, cosmic optical illusion.

Stars differ in size, luminosity and distance from us. We discuss how astronomers measure these three values to understand the three-dimensional sky.

The brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius, Antares will appear below the moon on Friday evening.

NASA's Juno spacecraft skimmed close above the surface of icy Europa Thursday (Sept. 29), capturing a view of the crust that is just the start of our new study of this ocean world.

Firefly planned to send its Alpha rocket to orbit on a test flight early Friday morning (Sept. 30), and it ticked off a lot of boxes along the way — including engine ignition.

Astronauts could visit the Hubble Space Telescope again someday, this time on a SpaceX Dragon.

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has taken flight again, staying aloft for nearly a minute this past weekend on its 33rd extraterrestrial sortie.

The James Webb Space Telescope and its older counterpart Hubble photographed the impact of NASA's asteroid-smashing DART probe into the space rock Dimorphos on Monday (Sept. 26).

NASA, SpaceX and Hubble officials will hold a press conference today (Sept. 29) to discuss "potential commercial space opportunities for NASA science missions," and you can watch it live.

An International Space Station astronaut photographed Hurricane Ian as the powerful storm battered Florida. NASA, SpaceX and others have postponed launches from the Space Coast.

Practice that pistol twirling and poke out that strong chin, here's how to watch the RoboCop movies online for the maximum amount of justice.

The Nikon Z9 is a mirrorless powerhouse, one of the top-performing digital cameras ever made and delicious overkill for astrophotography and landscapes.

The first deep-field image revealed from the James Webb Space Telescope hid a wealth of treasure including a sparkling galaxy that could host the universe's first stars.

Join the astronauts in orbit with this excellent, although fragile, Lego International Space Station.

Three cosmonauts returned from the International Space Station, landing in Kazakhstan after six months in orbit. Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov touched down on Soyuz MS-21.

Hurricane Ian has pushed SpaceX's next astronaut launch for NASA back by at least another day.