Space News & Blog Articles

Tokyo-based ispace hopes to succeed where its 2023 mission fell short, with a new lander, new software and a new chance at lunar history.

The discovery of a metal-rich star packed with both light and heavy elements hints at exotic stellar explosions and the role of ancient dwarf galaxies in seeding the cosmos with uranium and thorium.

A satellite from the European Space Agency captured huge plumes of ash and smoke from Europe's largest volcano.

A giant exoplanet is surprisingly chill given how close it is to its red dwarf star — perhaps because the star is so little.

The lander won't be visible from Earth, but its landing site on Mare Frigoris will be.

When an international crew of astronauts launch on a commercial space mission, they will be joined by a स्वैन, a łabędź or a hattyú. Or, in English, a swan.

SpaceX's Starship megarocket tends to put on a show, and its latest test flight was no exception. See some gorgeous photos of the vehicle in space on Flight 9.

The Japanese company ispace will attempt to land its Resilience lander on the moon on June 5. Here's what time and how to watch it live.

The American Museum of Natural History in New York has a new space gems exhibit, courtesy of luxury jewel Van Cleef and Arpels.

In-orbit servicing and refueling could help curb the environmental harm done by the space industry. But will operators subscribe to the greener business model? The jury is out.

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Oregon as geomagnetic storm conditions start to wane.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 satellites for the company's Starlink constellation from Cape Canaveral, Florida on June 3, 2025.

New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life to persist on the icy moons of the outer solar system.

Supermassive black holes could act as natural particle accelerators, helping humanity investigate dark matter.

The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season expected to be busier than normal, according to NOAA forecasters.

Astronomy has lost one of its most assiduous calculators of eclipses with the passing of astronomer Fred Espenak, known widely as "Mr. Eclipse."

In honor of the live-action 'Lilo & Stitch', we look back at 12 extra-terrestrials who came in peace.

Houston company Axiom Space's Ax-4 astronaut launch to the International Space Statio has been delayed by two days, to June 10.

NASA astronaut Ed White is seen floating above Earth in the vacuum of space during the first American spacewalk on June 3, 1965.

A newly designed, AI-powered program could solve the puzzle of binary stars in mere seconds using a common laptop, a process that currently takes supercomputer clusters weeks.

A number of groups and individuals say there's a need to protect lunar history before it's too late.