Space News & Blog Articles

SpaceX moved its fifth Starship Super Heavy booster to the launch pad in preparation for a coming test flight, which could occur in the next few weeks.

The European Space Agency's Earth Return Orbiter has passed its design review, which validates its technical details and moves the project onto manufacturing and testing.

The remarkable aurora in early May this year demonstrated the power that solar storms can emit as radiation, but occasionally the sun does something far more destructive.

We explore the latest solar maximum predictions and look into why it could be a couple of years before we can confidently state when solar maximum occurred.

HBO released a new trailer and poster for its new original documentary, "Wild Wild Space," which explores how private companies are jockeying for the lead in low Earth orbit.

SpaceX will launch 20 more of its Starlink satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capabilities, from California on Thursday night (July 11).

"The Acolyte" seventh episode 'Choice' reveals the truth about what happened on Brendok and cuts even deeper into Star Wars lore.

A new trailer and poster has been released for "Futurama" Season 12 on Hulu, returning on July 29.

A large plume of Saharan dust settled across the Gulf states this week after an epic journey from Africa.

The new Ariane 6 rocket launched for the first time ever today (July 9), opening a new chapter in European spaceflight history.

This Lego Marvel set packs in a venomous bite.

A sparkling jeweled ring, created through a cosmic phenomenon called gravitational lensing, has been imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope.

In 1986, the Voyager 2 spacecraft discovered Uranus has a strangely weak radiation belt. Now, researchers think this could be linked to "traffic jams" caused by the world's warped magnetic field.

Saber Interactive just launched a frightening new story trailer for the horror video game "A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead."

NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.27 billion contract to build NOAA's next generation GeoXO weather satellite constellation.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have witnessed the dramatic dance between a supermassive black hole-powered quasar and merging galaxies less than a billion years after the Big Bang.

Could human landing systems touching down on the moon deliver water from their rocket exhaust plumes? New research says it's a possibility.

Discover the fascinating world of blazars: their discovery, formation, and the science behind these energetic cosmic phenomena.

We explore why comparing the number of solar flares between solar cycles is more complicated than you may think and why many have got it wrong.

The Vaonis Vespera II is probably the best smart telescope you can buy for the money. Simplicity, style and incredibly clear astrophotographs make it a fantastic instrument.

New research suggests that galaxies with quasars at their active hearts are seven times more likely to harbor elusive supermassive black hole binary paintings than other galaxies.