Space News & Blog Articles

2025 was another big year for black holes, and here's our pick of the top black hole stories from the last twelve months.

The South Sandwich Islands were born from a tectonic collision, forged by volcanism and relentlessly reshaped by ice, wind and waves.

The reindeer ain't got time to bleed.

On Christmas Eve 1968, the Earth received a message from astronauts on a mission like no other - the first around the moon. NASA will return in 2026.

Using the Hubble space telescope, astronomers have imaged "'Dracula’s Chivito" the largest site of planetary birth ever seen.

China overcomes human spaceflight emergency and makes leaps with lunar hardware tests

The microwave-sized sensor detects 'spectral fingerprints' of important minerals.

The two largest and most expensive Lego Star Wars sets available go head-to-head: The UCS Millennium Falcon and the UCS Death Star. But which is best?

According to the patent, habitable modules would rotate around a central axis to simulate gravity for crew by producing an outward-pushing centrifugal force.

Highlights from a cometary trio that captured our imaginations.

"Science doesn't always go as planned. In any case, there's a lot of work to be done."

An Indian LVM3 rocket is scheduled to launch the massive BlueBird 6 smartphone satellite for AST SpaceMobile tonight (Dec. 23), and you can watch the action live.

3I/ATLAS may have moved away from Earth as it makes its way out of the solar system, but this interstellar intruder continues to delight and surprise astronomers.

Fast solar wind and a possible glancing blow from a coronal mass ejection could spark auroras over Christmas.

Early risers across North America and Europe may spot a bright, silent light gliding across the Christmas sky — and it just happens to coincide with an ISS flyby.

Outside Earth's protection, space travellers will be routinely exposed.

In a galaxy not so far away, Lego sets can be VERY expensive: Here are the most expensive Lego Star Wars sets you can currently buy.

We just got a great up-close look at a SpaceX Starlink satellite that recently suffered an anomaly in orbit, thanks to Vantor's WorldView-3 spacecraft.

The "America 250" logo commemorates the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Watch those skies! In 2025, quality television really did come from outer space.

Test your cosmic eye: can you match these dazzling nebula images to their names?