Space News & Blog Articles

From understanding the weather to seeing the Milky Way, here's how to plan a trip to see the total solar eclipse on Aug. 2, 2027.

The universe is undeniably vast, and from our perspective, it may seem like Earth is in the middle of everything. But is there a center of the cosmos, and if so, where is it? If the Big Bang started the universe, then where did it all come from, and where is it going?

Astronomers are using the Chandra X-ray Observatory to study stars' radiation and establish the feasibility of exoplanet habitability.

On Episode 115 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Alex Young of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center about the sun and solar activity cycles.

Cosmic rays from distant stars and galaxies and solar energetic particles from the Sun bombard the moon's surface, and exposure to these particles can pose a risk to human health.

An examination of the iconic Griffith Observatory, which has appeared in scores of films throughout the history of Hollywood.

Eventually, all galaxies, including our own Milky Way, will meet their end. But how do galaxies die? If you're in the mood to destroy an entire galaxy, you have several options, depending on your desired level of destructiveness.

A discarded Japanese rocket was recently imaged up close by the ADRAS-J mission.

A SpaceX rocket suffered a last-second abort during the attempted launch of 22 Starlink internet satellites from Florida on Friday (June 14).

Following a technical error in November 2023, NASA's deep-space explorer has resumed full science operations.

Strangely, the Star Trek: Discovery ship's far-future fate was revealed in 2018 'Short Trek' episode 'Calypso'.

Astronomers using the CHIME telescope are looking at strange, one-off cosmic explosions with a new angle. This could bring us closer to solving the lingering mystery of fast radio bursts.

New findings show the black hole at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy had a late growth spurt.

Soil sourced directly from the lunar surface could help astronauts establish and sustain a permanent presence on the moon.

In 2029, the Landolt satellite launched into Earth's orbit will serve to calibrate telescopes on Earth.

Soviet-era cosmonaut Vyacheslav Zudov, whose failed Soyuz 23 docking with Russia's Salyut 5 space station ended with the first and only emergency splashdown on board a Soyuz spacecraft, has died.

The return of Boeings 1st crewed Starliner mission has been delayed to June 22.

China has revealed details about a miniature rover tucked away on the country's pioneering Chang'e 6 lunar far side sample-return mission.

Maxar's WorldView-3 satellite captured a striking image of Boeing's Starliner capsule docked to the ISS on June 7, a day after the vehicle arrived at the orbiting complex.

A European experiment aboard China's Chang'e 6 mission has recorded certain charged particles previously undetected on the moon's surface.

As we approach solar maximum, something strange is happening to the sun's magnetic field. We explore this flip in polarity in more detail and look at the effects it could have on Earth.