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Blue Ghost Mission 1 - Sunset Panorama

See the first ever footage of sunset on the moon captured by Blue Ghost

Before its mission came to an end, the Blue Ghost lander captured one more incredible view of sunset seen from the moon.
Saturn captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.

NASA’s Webb telescope peers straight at Saturn-like planets 130 light-years away

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was recently used to capture direct images of four Saturn-like exoplanets in a solar system 130 light-years away.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.

NASA’s ‘stuck’ astronauts have finally left the space station

After an nine-month stay that was only supposed to last eight days, NASA Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have finally left the ISS and are on their way home.
NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts (from top) Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams pose on June 13, 2024 for a portrait inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station’s Harmony module and Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.

How to watch the homecoming of NASA’s two ‘stuck’ astronauts

Their eight-day mission turned into nine months, but NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Williams are finally coming home.
SpaceX's Crew-10 arriving at the ISS in March 2025.

Cool time-lapse shows SpaceX Crew-10 arriving at space station

Watch this time-lapse of SpaceX's Crew-10 capsule autonomously docking with the International Space Station on Sunday.
Blue Ghost Mission 1 - Shadow on the Moon's Surface

Read Blue Ghost’s final message as it signs off from the moon

Firefly Aerospace shared a final message from Blue Ghost as the lander's lunar mission came to a close on Sunday.
Optimus Gen 2 humanoid robot by Tesla.

SpaceX will launch Tesla’s humanoid Optimus robot to Mars next year

SpaceX chief Elon Musk says the Starship rocket will put Tesla’s Optimus robot on Mars in 2026, followed by human landings that are likely to happen in 2029.
At 7:03 p.m. EDT, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, launched from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, March 14, 2025..

Watch SpaceX launch a relief crew for ‘stuck’ Starliner astronauts

A new batch of astronauts are headed to the ISS, who will take over from the current crew including two people who found themselves on an unexpected 9-month stay in space.
Blue Ghost got her first diamond ring! Captured at our landing site in the Moon’s Mare Crisium around 3:30 am CDT, the photo shows the sun about to emerge from totality behind Earth

Incredible video of solar eclipse seen from the moon shows red-soaked lunar surface

While last night on Earth we got a lunar eclipse, the Blue Ghost lander on the moon saw the opposite - a solar eclipse.
Images of the lunar surface captured by the Blue Ghost lander.

Blue Ghost’s moon landing shown in dramatic new footage

Watch new footage of Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander touching down on the moon last week.
Webb's image of the Flame Nebula

James Webb captures a stunning view of the dreamy Flame Nebula

James Webb captures an image of the Flame Nebula as part of research into failed stars, called brown dwarfs.
A screen grab from a video showing star trails stretching over city lights on Earth.

Cool space video shows star trails stretching over city lights

American astronaut Don Pettit has shared some striking footage captured from the ISS showing star trails and city lights.
The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission.

NASA reveals new launch plan for SpaceX’s Crew-10 — here’s how to watch

SpaceX is about to send four astronauts to the space station in its first crewed mission since September last year.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket for the Crew-10 mission.

SpaceX scrubs Crew-10 launch attempt 40 minutes from liftoff

SpaceX and NASA have stood down from Wednesday's launch attempt of Crew-10 to the space station due to a technical issue on the ground.
Artist’s Illustration of Exoplanets Orbiting Barnard’s Star

Four exoplanets discovered orbiting our cosmic neighbor, Barnard’s Star

Researchers have looked at our nearest stellar neighbor and made a remarkable discovery.
Blue Ghost Mission 1 - Lunar Surface Shadow Selfie

See the Blue Ghost spacecraft drilling into the moon’s surface

The Blue Ghost mission to the moon has deployed one its NASA instruments, drilling into the moon's surface to collect information about temperature.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA's SPHEREx and PUNCH missions to orbit.

SpaceX just launched two major NASA missions at once — watch the highlights

SpaceX and NASA successfully launched two major missions to orbit in a liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday night.
A star trail captured from the ISS.

Astronaut’s stunning photo would look just fine in an art gallery

In his final days aboard the space station in a mission that’s lasted six months, American astronaut Don Pettit has shared another incredible shot.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon ready for the launch of Crew-10.

SpaceX needs good weather for Wednesday’s crewed launch. Here’s how it’s looking

SpaceX and NASA are making final preparations for the launch of Crew-10 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, targeted for Wednesday, March 12.
ESA's aircraft for astronaut training.

Watch how astronauts train for the space station’s microgravity

Recreating microgravity conditions on Earth isn't easy, but it can be done if you fly an aircraft in a particular way ...
During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon is reddened by sunlight filtered through Earth's atmosphere.

How to catch the ‘Blood Moon’ total lunar eclipse this week

There's a total lunar eclipse on Thursday night that should be visible across the US - here's how to watch it.
The Starship's Raptor engines igniting for the rocket's eighth flight test.

SpaceX shares stunning close-up footage of Starship engines firing up on 8th flight test

SpaceX has shared some stunning footage of the Starship's 33 Raptor engines firing up at the start of the rocket's eighth flight test last week.
An artist’s concept of Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander on the Moon’s South Pole.

See the Intuitive Machines lander on its side on the moon (again)

Hopes were high for Intuitive Machines' second lunar landing, but the Athena lander has ended up on its side on the moon's surface.
Arianespace's Ariane 6 launching in March 2025.

There was a flawless space mission on Thursday — it wasn’t SpaceX

SpaceX's Starship spacecraft disintegrated soon after launch on Thursday, but thousands of miles away another new rocket enjoyed an easier ride on its first commercial mission.
Starships 8th launch.

SpaceX’s Starship rocket blasts off in 8th test — watch the highlights here

SpaceX has successfully launched the massive Starship rocket for the eighth time. But it lost the Starship spacecraft again.
Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission lunar lander, Athena, entering lunar orbit on Monday, March 3.

Intuitive Machines struggles with a second troubled lunar landing

The Intuitive Machines Athena lander appears to have touched down on the moon's surface, but the landing didn't go smoothly.
Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission lunar lander, Athena, entering lunar orbit on Monday, March 3.

There’s another spacecraft landing on the moon tomorrow — here’s how to watch

It’s a thrilling week for the moon: not only did this weekend see the , but there’s another lunar landing happening imminently too. Intuitive Machines will attempt to touch down its Nova-C lander tomorrow, March 6, and NASA will be livestreaming the event so you can watch along from home. What to expect from the […]
Still from the video of Blue Ghost's lunar landing.

Watch incredible video of the Blue Ghost spacecraft landing on the moon

Firefly Aerospace has released an incredible video showing the Blue Ghost spacecraft landing on the moon.
The so-called "Thai aurora" as seen from the space station.

Astronaut’s jaw-dropping photo shows a different kind of ‘aurora’

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has shared a striking image of a different kind of aurora.
SpaceX's Super Heavy launch during the fifth test flight of the Starship.

How to watch SpaceX’s 8th Starship flight test on Thursday

SpaceX is targeting Monday, March 3, for the eighth flight test of the mighty Starship, the most powerful rocket ever to launch.
SpaceX performing a static fire test of its Starship rocket in December 2024.

Problems with Starship force SpaceX to call off test flight at the last minute

SpaceX has called off the eighth test flight of its Starship rocket citing pressure issues with a particular system.
Blue Ghost Mission 1 - Shadow on the Moon's Surface

See the first images of the Blue Ghost lander on the surface of the moon

With the arrival of the Blue Ghost lander on the moon, the spacecraft has taken its first images from the lunar surface.
Rendering of Blue Ghost's descent to the moon's surface.

Jubilation as Firefly Aerospace makes history with a nail-biting lunar landing

The moon has a brand new visitor, as Firefly Aerospace makes history by becoming the first private company to ever make a fully successful landing on the moon.
In this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image, Hubble once again lifts the veil on a famous — and frequently photographed — supernova remnant: the Veil Nebula.

Beautiful Hubble image shows the stunning colors of the Veil Nebula

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows one of the most famous and beautiful objects in the night sky.