Space News & Blog Articles

New research has found that lightning, while not very common, can occur on tidally locked exoplanets like our nearest neighbor, Proxima b.

The FAA has greenlit license modifications ahead of Flight 9 of SpaceX's Starship but has not yet approved the launch itself.

Seattle startup Interlune's newly unveiled machine is designed to churn up 110 tons (100 metric tons) of moon dirt per hour to harvest helium-3, a fuel for future fusion reactors.

NASA took the initiative to name Storm Gannon after a space weather scientist who died in 2024. This was the storm that sparked beautiful auroras across the globe that same year.

Skywatchers were left surprised, puzzled and awestruck by a mysterious streak of light slicing through the night sky.

Time for a trip to Tycho Crater.

Scientists have found evidence of the most powerful storm in history, which hit Earth in 14,300 years ago. It would cause mayhem in today's technology-dependent world.

Satellite images of the Red Planet suggest scientists were wrong about these strange Martian features.

NASA's prototype for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) is seen lit in white and blue in an award-winning photograph.

A new study reveals fresh signs of geological activity on Venus — clues that the planet's mysterious surface is still changing today.

The Chinese company Galactic Energy sent four satellites into orbit today (May 19) on the fifth sea launch of its Ceres-1 solid rocket.

Scientists have developed a new computer model to explore the the interstellar medium, in turn generating stunning images that resemble abstract works of art.

The presence of water-ice in the debris disk around a young star could have helped facilitate the growth and development of exoplanets.

Whether you are a fan of space exploration history or of the game on which the series is based, "The Last of Us" has just delivered a real blast from the past.

The spiral galaxy shines with the light of countless newly-born stars.

The Canon RF 24mm f/1.4L is a high-quality wide-angle prime lens with a fast maximum aperture making it ideal for landscape, cityscape and astrophotography.

Hundreds of space artifacts are set to return to or debut on display with the opening of five reimagined galleries at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. this summer.

Scientists have discovered 26 previously unknown bacterial species in the clean rooms that were used to prep NASA's Phoenix Mars lander for its 2007 launch.

Houston-based startup Venus Aerospace just launched the first successful test flight of a rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) test from U.S. soil.

India attempted to launch an Earth-observing radar satellite on Saturday (May 17) but a problem with the mission's rocket resulted in a failure.

India will launch an Earth-observing radar satellite tonight (May 17) on the nation's second mission of 2025, and you can watch the action live.