Space News & Blog Articles

Heavy elements like gold and silver are believed to be created when neutron stars collide, but new research suggests these collisions may also spur nuclear fission reactions.

NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli celebrated the first night of Hanukkah aboard the International Space Station with a felt menorah and video of a spinning dreidel in microgravity.

Paramount+ reveals a first peek at 'Halo' Season 2 with a fresh trailer and official release date.

NASA is at the forefront of a new greenhouse gas hub that will provide more important information to aid in efforts to combat climate change.

The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged a "Cosmic Christmas Bauble" that is actually the aftermath of a supernova. The stunning picture of Cassiopeia A was revealed by Jill Biden as part of the first-ever White House Advent Calendar.

After the warmest autumn ever, researchers are confident 2023 will be the hottest year on record before it has even finished.

The U.S. Space Force's mysterious X-37B space plane is poised to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Monday (Dec. 11), and you can likely watch it live.

Apple TV Plus continues exploring the universe of the sci-fi show 'Foundation' with a third season approval .

In an age of diminishing trust in science, scientists need to change how they work with the public and within the broader scientific community.

Japan’s ambitious mission to explore the two mini moons of Mars could be facing a lengthy delay as JAXA's new H3 rocket, which will launch MMX, failed on its debut flight in March.

On Episode 90 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss archaeoastronomy with the amazing Dr. Ed Krupp.

International Space Station commander Andreas Mogensen will speak with two Nobel laureates on Dec. 11. You can watch the event live, for free.

Debris from the near-Earth comet 46P/Wirtanen could enter our planet's atmosphere, triggering a new meteor shower on Tuesday, Dec. 12, called the Lambda-Sculptorids.

Some physicists have hypothesized that in the earliest moments of the Big Bang, the forces of nature were so extreme and so exotic that they could have supported the growth of complex structures.

How to watch the 'Doctor Who' anniversary special 'The Giggle' online on Disney Plus and BBC iPlayer.

An instrument onboard India's Aditya-L1 spacecraft captured beautiful images of the sun earlier this week.

Betelgeuse, one of the most recognizable stars in the night sky, will disappear for several seconds in a rare asteroid occultation on the evening of Dec. 11.

What to expect from Zack Snyder's "Rebel Moon," the sprawling new sci-fi saga premiering on Netflix on Dec. 22, 2023.

Of all of the food items she helped send into space, Vickie Kloeris' favorite was the cherry-blueberry cobbler. A NASA food scientist for 34 years, Kloeris has published her memoir 'Space Bites.'

A new body in the Solar System starts a multi-trillion-dollar gold rush, while the shockwaves from a certain someone's departure continue to resonate on Mars.

Weird effects of space junk collisions could help researchers detect dangerous, hard-to-see orbital clutter.