Space News & Blog Articles

Astronomers have spotted the initial stages of a clash and merger between two spiral galaxies using the Gemini North telescope, offers a glimpse at the fate of our galaxy.

A politician who helped save the Hubble Space Telescope has now donated her space souvenirs to the operations center that runs the observatory, the Space Telescope Science Institute.

NASA is asking people to share their "moon snaps" to celebrate Artemis 1, which is scheduled to launch on an uncrewed mission around the moon no earlier than Aug. 29.

A new NASA video shows how the Gateway space station will put together modules to support Artemis astronauts during their sorties on the lunar surface.

The crew included the first people from Egypt and Portugal to reach space.

Zoom in to see the incredible Cartwheel Galaxy, which is 500 million light-years away from us.

Images on social media show that Galactic Energy of China lifted off successfully from the Jiaquan Satellite Launch Center on Tuesday (Aug. 9).

New research suggests a way for black holes to merge quickly: They must be caught in the accretion disk of a supermassive companion.

The Month on Mars expedition traveled to the Haughton-Mars Project base for its summer field season at a simulated Martian outpost.

When it comes to sci-fi on the small screen, there’s an abundance of choices to populate our best sci-fi TV shows of all time list.

The Stellina is a combination of a telescope and camera, and brings the Universe to the palm of your hand in minutes.

We round up the best stargazing tents for all situations, from solitary travelers to hosting parties.

Iran will soon have access to sharp orbital imagery, thanks to a newly launched Russian-built spy satellite.

For planetary scientist Alan Stern, witnessing the 20th century deep sea sarcophagus that is the Titanic serves up analogies to spaceflight.

SpaceX will launch 53 of its Starlink internet satellites and land a rocket at sea on Tuesday (Aug. 9), and you can watch the action live.

There's a 70% chance that the weather will be good enough to allow another batch of SpaceX's Starlink satellites to get off the ground from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Filmmaker Hashem Al-Ghaili has created a micro-budget sci-fi film with amazing visual effects in 'Orbital.'

SpaceX's massive "Booster 7" Super Heavy rocket prototype moved back to the launch pad Aug. 5 and 6 to prep for an orbital test flight with Starship later this year.

NOAA reported that a "moderate" solar storm struck Earth over the weekend, and another once could hit today.

Soviet-era cosmonaut Anatoly Filipchenko, who launched on two docking tests, first for a possible Russian moon landing and then the first joint flight with the United States, has died at age 94.

If you're worried about the full moon washing out the Perseid meteor shower peak Aug. 12, go out now. NASA cameras have already spotted 'shooting stars.'