Space News & Blog Articles

The night sky will dazzle this week as the Lyrid meteor shower kicks off its annual display, marking the return of one of the oldest and most reliable celestial shows of the year.

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the most distant spiral galaxy ever seen, a "Milky Way twin" that existed 1 billion years after the Big Bang.

A Q&A with Lindley Johnson, a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an asteroid or comet.

NASA's Perseverance rover is reveling in a scientific bonanza on Mars after finding a diverse array of rocks that are providing eager scientists a glimpse into the planet's ancient history.

Netflix's award-winning dystopian anthology from twisted British creator Charlie Brooker is back!

Scientists have developed a cosmic car radio that could tune into the frequency of axions, a prime dark matter suspect.

Astronomers have discovered the weirdest planetary system ever seen, consisting of a planet rolling around rare binary "failed star" brown dwarfs at a 90-degree tilted angle!

One of the first two modules that will form NASA's Gateway platform in orbit around the moon has arrived at its last stop before the launch site.

An anomaly has forced the Japanese asteroid-sampling spacecraft Hayabusa2 into protective "safe mode" while journeying through deep space on its extended mission.

NASA's next moon rocket is stacking higher and higher at the Kennedy Space Center, as the SLS stage adapter and interim cryogenic propulsion stage arrive in the VAB.

An AI algorithm designed to look for planetary systems that could host Earth-like, habitable zone planets, has found 44 candidates.

A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope is allowing astronomers to examine the complex and turbulent final stages of a dying star.

Pulsar Fusion just released a video showcasing its planned Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket, which is designed to reach speeds of about 329,000 mph (500,000 kph).

Cybernetic mercenaries team up to venture into an abandoned colony planet, grab valuable loot, and fight each other in Bungie's Marathon reboot.

Alien life could exist on the huge Saturn moon Titan, but probably not in the abundance scientists once hoped, according to a new study.

Oprah Winfrey was on hand April 14 to witness the launch of Blue Origin's historic NS-31 mission, which carried her friend of nearly 50 years, journalist Gayle King, to and from suborbital space.

NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two cosmonaut colleagues will return to Earth from the International Space Station on Saturday night (April 19), if all goes to plan.

Planetary nebula Kohoutek 4-55 as viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Katy Perry isn't the first performer with space ambitions; Lance Bass, Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber all hoped to be first at one time or another.

Heads up aurora chasers! Powerful geomagnetic storm conditions could trigger northern lights at mid-latitudes overnight as CME impact is detected.

On Monday (April 14), Aisha Bowe became the first Bahamian woman to launch to space — and she already wants to go back.