Space News & Blog Articles

New guidelines from governments and the space sector include "rules of the road" that could help reduce risky collisions between space junk and spacecraft.

Europe's JUICE mission will launch on Thursday (April 13), but won't reach Jupiter until 2031. Why will it take so long?

A scientist says his new method could help build low-cost telescope mirrors far bigger than those onboard the James Webb Space Telescope, whose iconic honeycomb mirror is the largest ever launched.

Astronomers have identified a new kind of pulsar that consumes an orbiting companion, filling in a missing link about how some of the strangest systems in the universe evolve.

How does the Hubble Space Telescope view the universe, and how are its images translated to a form we can understand?

UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi is scheduled to become the first Arab astronaut to perform a spacewalk on April 28, 2023. Al Neyadi is aboard the International Space Station for a six-month mission.

NASA has announced its 2023 Phase 2 NIAC grantees, a group of six futuristic concepts that include a radio telescope array on the moon and a new form of planetary defense.

Cosmologists have a problem: Their measurements of the rate of expansion of the universe don't agree. And a new, highly accurate measurement of variable stars could deepen this 'Hubble trouble.'

Europe's JUICE Jupiter mission is scheduled to lift off from French Guiana atop an Ariane 5 rocket on Thursday (April 13) at 8:15 a.m. EDT (1215 GMT).

Tindalos Interactive reveals new gameplay trailer and launch date for "Aliens: Dark Descent."

Researchers have developed a liquid-nitrogen spray that rids spacesuits of lunar dust.

Transformers are returning to the big screen this summer with Rise of the Beasts, so you might be looking to rewatch all the movies. This is our Transformers movies ranked list.

A hybrid eclipse, which shifts between total and annular, is exceedingly rare, occurring only a few times per century.

The James Webb Space Telescope has investigated the wreckage of a titanic cosmic explosion, capturing a stunning image of the supernova remnant known as Cassiopeia A.

Disney+ and Marvel Studios release new trailer for the summer event series, "Secret Invasion."

Disney Lucasfilm Press has just released author Tessa Gratton's novel "Star Wars: The High Republic - Quest for Planet X."

Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is setting out for an ambitious tour of Jupiter's moons. But it will only take a brief glimpse of the potentially life-harboring Europa. Here's why.

On April 8, 2024, a total eclipse will sweep across much of North America. Here we take a look at the weather prospects for the Great American Solar Eclipse.

Lucasfilm releases news on "Star Wars" films and TV shows at Star Wars Celebration 2023.

Grand Admiral Thrawn is the "Heir to the Empire" in first look at 'The Mandalorian' spin-off.

The interactive Global CTX Mosaic of Mars is the most detailed 3D map of Mars ever made. It was developed using 110,000 images taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.