Space News & Blog Articles

Researchers are working to come up with ways to mitigate the space junk problem, one of which would use fabrication concepts to reduce the size of debris pieces that make it to Earth.

Astronomers have discovered two super-Earths orbiting an ultracool dwarf star 100 light-years away, and one of the planets could support the existence of liquid water, a vital ingredient of life.

The story of how JWST's images of distant galaxies and the words of an astrophysicist were misused by science deniers to try and throw shade on the Big Bang.

Bailey Burns learned how to 'speed cube' to solve the Rubik's Cube puzzle in 19 seconds during a parabolic flight.

Asteroid 3 Juno, half the length of the Grand Canyon, will whip past Earth at an average speed 30 times that of a jet fighter on its 4-year orbit around our star.

An Ariane 5 rocket carrying a European communications satellite is scheduled to launch from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana Wednesday (Sept. 7) at 5:45 p.m. EDT (2145 GMT). Watch it live here.

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NASA will replace a seal in an attempt to fix the leak that scuttled last weekend's planned Artemis 1 moon launch — and it will do the work on the pad.

New research from historical sources indicates that Betelgeuse had a yellowish hue around two millennia ago.

The spaceflight doubleheader involved a Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket and a Long March 2D, which launched from different spaceports 115 minutes apart late Monday and early Tuesday (Sept. 5 and Sept. 6).

A Michigan-based aurora chaser got an unexpected treat last night when an aurora-like ribbon of glowing stripes paraded just above his head.

Pearl Jam's new record, 'Gigaton,' moves listeners beyond Earthly bounds to reflect on our changing planet.

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details of stellar nursery 30 Doradus, known as the Tarantula Nebula.

Mars appears closest to the bright star Aldebaran of the Taurus constellation Tuesday (Sept. 6). The pair will be visible high in the south before sunrise.

Given all of the planned international lunar activity, emergencies could happen that will call for the unconstrained mobilization of all possible aids.

As Earth passes through the primary spiral arms of the Milky Way, thick interstellar clouds may hammer the planet with comets that have helped create the continental crust.

Take a giant leap for mankind with the Lego Lunar Research Base.

Observations of a violent galactic merger that occurred between 6 and 7 billion years ago could help solve the mystery of how galaxies "die," or stop forming stars.

The Anycubic Photon D2's exceptional print quality and detail mean it's the new go-to printer for miniature and jewelry enthusiasts.

Starburst, the fruit-flavored soft taffy, is taking a nod from its name and preparing to become the first brand to send TikTok videos into outer space in "Ask the Universe" challenge.

The iconic Voyager spacecraft seen through the eyes of an archaeologist.