Space News & Blog Articles

NASA is asking the public to comment on an environmental assessment for its Mars sample return effort.

May offers an unusual skywatching bounty: the possibility of two major celestial highlights occurring within the span of a single month.

NASA's new deep-space observatory will soon move between hot and cold in a crucial test of its infrared viewing capabilities.

13-year-old prodigy Elliott Tanner has graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in physics and mathematics.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower may generate as many as 50 shooting stars an hour during its peak on Thursday (May 5), weather permitting.

A new image captures two planets with ancient significance meeting up over the famous old city of Rome on Sunday (May 1).

The moon will point the way to the usually elusive Mercury tonight (May 2).

A new study finds that dry ice flows closer to 100 times faster than water ice in the thin atmospheres on Mars, when on high slopes.

A new NASA STEM video explains how astronauts train to use nonverbal hand signals

The rare partial solar eclipse stunned skywatchers on Apirl 30. Here's a look at their images.

What if everything we're taught about the history of astronomy and physics is wrong?

The Great Red Spot is like the grandfather of Jupiter's storms. It has been roaming for many, many years — but recently we’ve seen it get smaller.

Some scholars predict a future in which single states pursue various levels of dominance, while others foresee a scenario in which commercial entities bring nations together.

The secret to what drives powerful solar flares is literally in the palm of your hand.

The Eta Aquarids can be seen in both hemispheres, but the Southern Hemisphere gets the best view.

Rocket Lab has postponed the launch of an Electron rocket it hopes to recovery with a helicopter to no earlier than Monday (May 2).

Learn about the today's moon phase and the rest of the moon phases for 2022, and when you can see them.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower from late April to mid-May offers a long stretch of spectacular 'shooting stars' that even a casual observer can spot in the night sky.

The view from the iconic Millennium Falcon of "Star Wars" during hyperdrive maneuvers would be far different than what science fiction portrays, scientists say.

Is time travel really possible in our universe, or is it just science fiction?

An unusual rock type spotted by two Mars rovers may indicate that the Martian landscape was shaped by cataclysmic volcanic eruptions.