Space News & Blog Articles

Satellites around the globe watched one of Russia's most active volcanoes erupt on Tuesday (April 11), covering villages in ash.

What will Europe's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) tell us about the presence of life in the vicinity of the solar system's largest planet?

If you only knew the power of the dark side.

A massive wall of falling plasma, known as a polar crown prominence, was recently captured in a stunningly-detailed new photo of the sun.

If you only knew the power of the dark side.

SpaceX will launch 50 small satellites to orbit early Wednesday (April 12) and land a rocket back on Earth, and you can watch the action live.

The newly selected Artemis 2 astronauts have been in the spotlight over the past week — and that now includes a call with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.

An extreme ice age that left the planet in a state called "Snowball Earth" around 650 million years ago may have actually allowed some liquid oceans to survive and harbor life.

The Netherlands, Austria and Italy have pledged not to conduct destructive anti-satellite tests, bringing the number of nations to make such a commitment to 13.

Mercury will reach its highest point in the sky tonight (April 11), but it'll still be a challenge to observe.

Will it focus on the typical teenage angst that comes with living in the 23rd century, or will it be something with a little more depth?

A new simulation showing millions of galaxies demonstrates how the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope will turn back the clock for astronomers and help them investigate lingering cosmic mysteries.

Jean Schulz, the widow of Peanuts' creator Charles M. Schulz, has been recognized for being a "huge champion" of NASA and inspiring millions of people around the world by sending Snoopy to the moon.

We've had eight episodes setting up the series finale and quite where this story is going no one is really sure.

SpaceX's huge Starship vehicle could launch on its first-ever orbital test flight by the end of next week, if all goes according to plan.

New guidelines from governments and the space sector include "rules of the road" that could help reduce risky collisions between space junk and spacecraft.

Europe's JUICE mission will launch on Thursday (April 13), but won't reach Jupiter until 2031. Why will it take so long?

A scientist says his new method could help build low-cost telescope mirrors far bigger than those onboard the James Webb Space Telescope, whose iconic honeycomb mirror is the largest ever launched.

Astronomers have identified a new kind of pulsar that consumes an orbiting companion, filling in a missing link about how some of the strangest systems in the universe evolve.

How does the Hubble Space Telescope view the universe, and how are its images translated to a form we can understand?

UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi is scheduled to become the first Arab astronaut to perform a spacewalk on April 28, 2023. Al Neyadi is aboard the International Space Station for a six-month mission.