Space News & Blog Articles

NASA's new deep-space observatory will soon move between hot and cold in a crucial test of its infrared viewing capabilities.

May offers an unusual skywatching bounty: the possibility of two major celestial highlights occurring within the span of a single month.

13-year-old prodigy Elliott Tanner has graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in physics and mathematics.

A new image captures two planets with ancient significance meeting up over the famous old city of Rome on Sunday (May 1).

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower may generate as many as 50 shooting stars an hour during its peak on Thursday (May 5), weather permitting.

The moon will point the way to the usually elusive Mercury tonight (May 2).

A new study finds that dry ice flows closer to 100 times faster than water ice in the thin atmospheres on Mars, when on high slopes.

A new NASA STEM video explains how astronauts train to use nonverbal hand signals

The rare partial solar eclipse stunned skywatchers on Apirl 30. Here's a look at their images.

The secret to what drives powerful solar flares is literally in the palm of your hand.

Some scholars predict a future in which single states pursue various levels of dominance, while others foresee a scenario in which commercial entities bring nations together.

The Great Red Spot is like the grandfather of Jupiter's storms. It has been roaming for many, many years — but recently we’ve seen it get smaller.

What if everything we're taught about the history of astronomy and physics is wrong?

Rocket Lab has postponed the launch of an Electron rocket it hopes to recovery with a helicopter to no earlier than Monday (May 2).

The Eta Aquarids can be seen in both hemispheres, but the Southern Hemisphere gets the best view.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower from late April to mid-May offers a long stretch of spectacular 'shooting stars' that even a casual observer can spot in the night sky.

Learn about the today's moon phase and the rest of the moon phases for 2022, and when you can see them.

Find out what's up in your night sky during May 2022 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

Our May night sky viewing guide tells you which planets are visible in May's night sky and how you can see them.

A new theory explains why Saturn's moon Titan looks a bit like Earth, though made of completely different stuff.

An unusual rock type spotted by two Mars rovers may indicate that the Martian landscape was shaped by cataclysmic volcanic eruptions.