Space News & Blog Articles

Orion is on track to return home, where it will splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 11, if all goes according to plan.

We GPS all the time but how does it work and why was it invented? Here we explore this vital space-based technology.

The life-support system for generating livable conditions inside the Orion capsule is not being fully tested during the spaceship's debut uncrewed mission Artemis 1.

This week offers multiple opportunities to get a great look at Mars thanks to several livestreams of Red Planet astronomical events.

The Orion spacecraft had a brief power issue on Sunday (Dec. 4) but did complete its planned engine burn to return home as planned today.

An exclusive interview with "Andor's" VFX producer TJ Falls and sound editor David Acord reveals how the gritty, realistic feel of the series was created.

Ground has finally been broken today at two sites in Africa and Australia that will host the Square Kilometer Array Observatory (SKAO), the largest radio telescope in the world.

A plume of searing hot rock as wide as the continental U.S. is rising up from near the core of Mars and might help explain recent volcanism and earthquakes seen at the Red Planet, scientists say.

The team behind NASA's Lucy asteroid mission is resuming work with the spacecraft to fully deploy and latch its second solar array after a recent successful Earth flyby.

Astronomers observed a major eruption from a volcanic comet flying through the solar system, likely spewing more than 1 million tons of debris into space.

A new image shows the exposed heart of a distant galaxy in stunning detail, demonstrating the promise of a recent addition to the Very Large Telescope.

Spaceports are our gateway to the stars, from the early days of the cold war to modern commercial flights.

While distant Uranus will be covered in the night sky for many observers, amateur astronomers in other parts of Earth will be able to use the proximity of the moon and Uranus to spot the ice giant.

NASA's Artemis 1 Orion capsule will perform a crucial engine burn during a flyby of the moon on Monday morning (Dec. 5), and you can follow the action live.

Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have created a stunning image of a cosmic fireworks display resulting from the explosion of a massive star.

Luckily, the launch abort system wasn't needed during the Artemis 1 launch to the moon. But the view its departure left behind looks just like a moment from 'Interstellar' or 'Star Wars'.

NASA's Tom Marshburn visited the International Space Station three times with three different spacecraft, accruing nearly a year in space over his career.

Neutral particles lurking in atomic nuclei, neutrons are responsible for nuclear reactions and for creating precious elements.

China's Shenzhou 14 astronauts have handed over control of the Tiangong space station and returned to Earth.

20th Century Studios releases the final trailer for "Avatar: The Way of Water"

Andrew Fazekas, a.k.a. The Night Sky Guy, shared the story of the stunning new "Stargazer's Atlas" from Nat Geo.