Space News & Blog Articles

While many Americans are deciding where to go and how to experience the total solar eclipse on April 8, Navajo (Diné) astronomers explain the vast differences in how their culture views these celestial events.

Observations for the ULLYSES program, the Hubble Telescope's largest operation yet, are now completed. Scientists are now diving into some cosmic Easter treats.

Pluto may have lost its status as a full-fledged planet in 2006, but that doesn't mean it's a joke of a world this April Fools' Day and the folks behind Pluto TV want to make that clear.

Current leaders across the space industry share wisdom and advice as we reflect on the achievements of women in space during Women's History month.

New observations provide an intriguing window into what happens when a slumbering black hole awakens to devour a star.

SpaceX aims to launch three Falcon 9 rockets today (March 30) from both coasts in a roughly five-hour span.

The total solar eclipse on April 8 is part of a repeating pattern of eclipses that last visited North America in 1970. Here’s why the same eclipse repeats every 54 years.

On Episode 104 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with National Space Society chapter leader Robert Aillon about NASA's Artemis Accords.

Dune: What the climate of Arrakis can tell us about the hunt for habitable exoplanets

Cumulus clouds rapidly dissipate as the land surface cools. This isn't just good news for eclipse chasers on April 8, but also has implications for sun-obscuring geoengineering efforts.

On March 28, Earth was hit by an X-class solar flare that was strong enough to ionize part of the planet's atmosphere.

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have been training on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft for years. The team says they're ready for the first astronaut launch no earlier than May 1.

Scientists shared preliminary results from Lucy's encounter with Dinkinesh and Selam late last year.

The European Space Agency's Rosalind Franklin Mars rover now has a detailed map with which to help find its way around the Red Planet when it lands sometime in the next decade.

For Women's History Month, NASA's Teresa Kinney shared what she's learned in 40 years of working in agency circles, and how she's trying to help the next generation fly to space.

We explore how eclipses repeat and what it takes to earn a 'black belt' in eclipse chasing, according to our skywatching columnist Joe Rao.

A quasar over three billion light-years away was found to be rather gentle on its host galaxy, allowing its black hole to keep growing.

A small galaxy is bursting with star formation in a dazzling new image from the James Webb Space Telescope.

This impressive Lego Star Wars ship packs in plenty of detail without breaking the bank.

The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory just hit a milestone with its 5,000th comet detection.

Earlier this month, a sudden atmospheric warming event caused the Arctic's polar vortex to reverse its trajectory. The swirling ring of cold air is now spinning in the wrong direction, which has triggered a record-breaking "ozone spike" and could impact global weather patterns.