Space News & Blog Articles

By listening to "music" played by shaking stars, astronomers could use asteroseismology as a new type of cosmic distance ruler, perfecting the 3D map of two billion stars being built by Gaia.

SpaceX is now targeting Dec. 28 for the launch of the U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane atop a Falcon Heavy rocket, after a delay of more than two weeks.

The United States Mint is getting ready to put a rocket in your pocket. Alabama chose NASA's historic Saturn V to appear on a $1 coin as its example of American Innovation.

Astronaut Chris Hadfield, former commander of the International Space Station, spoke with Space.com about SpaceX Starship, Starfield and how much Canada's astronaut program has grown in 2023.

NASA showed off two lost tomatoes that astronaut Frank Rubio misplaced nearly a year ago, on the International Space Station. The photo shows remarkable preservation in space.

Scientists found signs of organic molecules in the first samples of potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu, as well as a 'head scratching' material that has yet to be identified.

A new agreement between multiple U.S. government agencies aims to improve space weather forecasts and the government's ability to mitigate the effects of solar storms on critical infrastructure.

NASA's Perseverance rover has been exploring Mars' Jezero Crater for nearly three years, but it will soon move on to investigate a vastly different environment.

A first-of-its-kind mineral map delivered by the NASA International Space Station mission, EMIT, will present big-picture climate science and "open some eyes."

Internal heating may be able to keep water in liquid form within these exoplanets.

A new black market kingpin, an unlikely vocation shift for Ed Baldwin, and the long-awaited reunion of two estranged colleagues.

NASA's Cassini mission, which ended six years ago, spotted a key ingredient needed for life as we know it on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus, a new study reports.

The Geminid meteor shower, one of the best of the year, put on a brilliant show Dec. 13 amid a near-moonless sky. More shooting stars are expected tonight.

SpaceX plans to launch 21 more of its Starlink internet satellites, including the first six 'direct to cell' craft, early Friday morning (Dec. 15), and you can watch the action live.

Tonight (Dec. 14), Rocket Lab plans to launch its first mission since a failure this past September, and you can watch the action live.

Scientists are building a 'beyond state-of-the-art' digital model of near-Earth space to improve forecasting of solar storms and their effects on infrastructure.

The two small moons of Mars, Phobos (about 22km in diameter) and Deimos (about 13km in diameter), have been puzzling scientists for decades, with their origin remaining a matter of debate.

Black holes are some of the most powerful objects in the universe — and humans could devise ways to harness that power as an energy source, a new theoretical study claims.

Humpback whale "conversations" provide valuable insight on how humans may one day communicate with life beyond Earth.

China launched its secretive reusable space plane into orbit for its third mission on Dec. 14, just one day after the U.S. Space Force took its own X-37B space plane off the launch pad.

The Federal Aviation Administration should evaluate and improve the way it investigates space launch mishaps, according to a new report.