Space News & Blog Articles

On Episode 100 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod welcome back Dr. Alan Stern of the Southwest Research Institute to share what it's like to fly on a private spaceplane.

The discovery could explain why, although supermassive black hole mergers are predicted theoretically, they have never been observed in progress.

China will debut several new Long March rockets this year to boost its options for space launches.

The NASA worm logo is wriggling its way onto solid rocket boosters that will help launch the four-astronaut Artemis 2 moon mission in 2025.

NASA can usually give precise directions to astronauts about ISS activities. But when it comes to the next total solar eclipse, a paradox may create some issues.

Scott Kelly recently returned to the International Space Station during a trip to Berlin. The replica was built for the off-Earth scenes in "Constellation," the psychological thriller on Apple TV+.

The CLASS telescope has mapped how microwave energy "wiggles" over Earth to learn more about the cosmic fossil that could help reveal the story of the universe.

JAPAN's SLIM moon lander entered its second lengthy period of dormancy after a dramatic touchdown in January. When the sun shines again on the moon, it might revive again.

According to scientists, March is the best month to see auroras due to heightened geomagnetic activity. We explore why this is the case and what we can expect this month.

There is a scene in "Spaceman" where Adam Sandler, playing a Czech astronaut, floats by a brown duffle bag. What sets the bag apart is that it is an authentic piece of space equipment.

NASA's bold plan to get pristine samples of Mars to Earth for analysis is facing major challenges, according to a new report.

This newly released huge 640,000 mAh capacity power station is ideal for backup power at home and camping trips.

Intuitive Machines has shut down its robotic Odysseus lander, which last week became the first-ever private spacecraft to touch down softly on the moon.

The Artemis 2 moon astronauts went to the Pacific Ocean this month to practice splashdown operations alongside NASA and the U.S. Navy. The footage is incredible.

The space station has a leak at the aft end of the Russian Zvezda service module where the nation's Progress spacecraft dock to the orbital lab, NASA officials said on Wednesday (Feb. 28).

Hypothetical particles called axions may have gathered to form "axion stars" that exploded in the early universe to create readable signals that could reveal the secrets of dark matter.

Famed illusionist David Copperfield discusses his involvement with Intuitive Machines' historic moon mission and his desire to help preserve humanity's knowledge on and away from Earth.

SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites from Florida on Leap Day (Feb. 29) after postponing a Crew-8 astronaut launch for NASA.

Experience Arrakis like never before in the upcoming sci-fi game Dune: Awakening.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered how massive stars sculpt planetary systems and stunt planet birth with bombardments of harsh radiation.

Richard "Dick" Truly, who was one of the first astronauts to fly on the space shuttle and later led NASA as administrator, has died at the age of 86.