Space News & Blog Articles

Fancy biking the streets of Denmark while off Earth? A new VR headset on the International Space Station lets an astronaut do just that, to expand on mental health studies in orbit.

Varda Space's successful reentry and recovery of an in-space pharmaceutical manufacturing capsule on Wednesday (Feb. 21) led to some gorgeous photography.

How a cosmic dust storm is helping New Horizons to redraw the map of the outer solar system.

The private Odysseus lander touched down near the moon's south pole this evening (Feb. 22), etching its name into the history books with a nail-biting descent.

The public is invited to contribute to NASA's Eclipse Soundscapes Project by recording sensory data as 2024's total eclipse passes overhead to determine its effect on the animal kingdom.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers spotted a neutron star that evaded detection for 37 years. It lives in Supernova 1987A, the aftermath of a stellar explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Astronomers have discovered a radio signal from a 'JuMBO' in the Orion nebula, a weird celestial object discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope that defy star and planet formation models.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch for a record-tying 19th time tonight (Feb. 22), sending a batch of Starlink internet satellites to orbit.

JAXA's new 'Lunarcraft' game allows Minecraft fans to create an outpost on the moon.

The Intuitive Machines Odysseus lander imaged a crater on the moon ahead of its expected landing today. It may soon become the first private lander to touch down on the moon.

Intruding stars may have thrown Earth's orbit off-kilter in the past, causing shifts in our planet's climate, a new study suggests.

Tens of thousands of outages were reported by major cellular carriers throughout the United States after a pair of powerful solar flares erupted from the sun on Feb. 21 and Feb. 22.

Space delays during surgery? No sweat. A team of surgeons showed a robot can safely slice through rubber bands in space, in research that could one day help faraway astronauts.

Apple's new sci-fi thriller 'Constellation' dazzles in its opening episodes, but it may lack the juice needed to keep us engaged.

A newfound asteroid the size of a bus will zoom close by Earth on Thursday (Feb. 22), but it shouldn't pose a threat to our planet.

Intuitive Machines will land its private Odysseus IM-1 lander on the moon on Feb. 22. Here's when and how to watch.

Delta Air Lines is offering special flight that allows passengers to experience the total solar eclipse from 30,000 feet up in the sky along the path of totality.

California startup Varda's first in-space manufacturing mission wrapped up on Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 21) with a touchdown of its capsule in northern Utah.

The European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite fell to Earth on Wednesday (Feb. 21), bringing an end to its nearly 30-year life in space.

Scientists have brought the stars 'down to Earth' by creating 5 new isotopes that could reveal how heavy elements like gold are created when neutron stars smash together.

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus mission is targeting a touchdown near the moon's south pole this week for a historic lunar landing. Why was this location chosen?