Space News & Blog Articles

We'll have to wait at least another month to see the results of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's environmental review of SpaceX's Starship program.

Axiom Space has signed a deal with the space agency of the United Arab Emirates to fly a UAE astronaut to the ISS on SpaceX's Crew-6 mission for NASA, which is expected to launch in spring 2023.

Here are the best space and science fiction movies and TV shows to watch on Disney Plus in May.

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Starlink 4-16 mission will launch SpaceX’s next batch of 53 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on Twitter.

Collecting rocks from an asteroid is rocket science; getting them to the lab is another story.

Scratches and grooves on the Martian surface look like a huge 'fingernail' was gouging out regolith on the Red Planet, but there's a volcanic origin to these features.

Star Wars Day 2022 is right around the corner and Lego is offering some exclusive deals and offers for its Lego VIP members to celebrate all things Star Wars.

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex 1A on Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand carrying 34 small picosatellites and CubeSats. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.

The International Space Station and China's space station photobombed a four-planet line-up in the early morning sky for Italian astrophysicist Gianluca Masi.

Everything you need to know about the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's Big Bang-probing space observatory.

A satellite being sent into space by Virgin Orbit will enable authorities to track ships even if they turn off their transmitters, ensuring they cannot hide.

These Celestron binoculars are on sale at Amazon and are perfect for astronomers and those wanting to view wildlife.

The Milky Way serves as a celestial pathway between two telescopes in a stunning image from Chile's Atacama Desert.

Image: India is currently facing a prolonged heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 42°C in numerous cities across the country. This map, generated using data from Copernicus Sentinel-3, shows the land surface temperature on 29 April.

Week in images: 25-29 April 2022

The Libra Constellation is found in the Southern Hemisphere during the winter and the Northern Hemisphere in the summer. Here we explore the scales in detail.

Venus and Jupiter — the two brightest planets in the sky — are headed for a close encounter tomorrow (April 30).

This year, humans on Earth will experience four eclipses: two of the sun and two of the moon. The first of these is a solar eclipse set to take place on Saturday, April 30th.

The Saturn V rocket powered the Apollo missions, changing the course of spaceflight forever. Here we explore this impressive rocket in more detail.

Mercury passes the Pleiades at dusk. Jupiter passes Venus in the dawn as Mars and Saturn watch. And can you name the three brightest stars of these spring nights? Hint: They're all magnitude zero.

Mount Aso, the largest active volcano in Japan, is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.