SpaceX just launched another mission to the moon
SpaceX has successfully launched Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander toward the moon in the IM-2 mission. Watch the launch here.
Zoom over the surface of the moon in new Blue Ghost low lunar orbit footage
See the stunning video footage captured by the Blue Ghost mission as it swoops over the surface of the moon.
Watch SpaceX’s cinematic trailer for Friday’s Starship rocket launch
SpaceX is about to send its mighty Starship rocket to space again. Get in the mood for the spectacular mission by reliving the last one.
How to view a rare astronomical phenomenon on Friday
You won't be able to see all of the planets in this way again until 2040, so try to catch it now.
How to watch NASA launch its cosmic detective mission, SPHEREx
Next Thursday, NASA will launch its latest space telescope: SPHEREx, designed to study how the universe developed in the first seconds after the big bang.
Humanity is about to break another space record with lunar launch this week
The launch of the Intuitive Machines Athena lunar lander this week will set a new space exploration record.
See the Earth rising and setting behind the moon in new Blue Ghost footage
Footage captured by the Firefly Aerospace lunar landing mission shows our planet peeking out behind the impressive bulk of the moon.
SpaceX will launch its Starship megarocket this week
SpaceX is almost ready to send the world's most powerful rocket skyward for the eighth time.
Watch one of the wackiest ‘science experiments’ ever to take place in space
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has taken time away from his cameras to conduct a rather bizarre experiment. In the name of research, of course.
That killer asteroid probably isn’t going to hit us after all
The likelihood of an asteroid impacting Earth in 2032 has dropped to under 1% following new observations.
Debris from SpaceX rocket creates fireball over Europe, crashes into yard in Poland
Debris from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has made a dramatic re-entry into the atmosphere.
NASA astronaut reveals ‘the coolest thing about the space station’
NASA astronaut Nick Hague has just revealed why he thinks the space station is so special.
Treasure trove of mysterious black holes uncovered by dark energy instrument
Where are all the medium-sized black holes? New data has located the largest collection yet.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost captures stunning footage of lunar surface
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost spacecraft has captured some stunning footage from 75 miles (120 kilometers) above the lunar surface.
SpaceX just achieved another first with its Falcon 9 rocket
SpaceX undertook a Falcon 9 mission with a difference on Tuesday night, landing the booster in a different country from which it was launched.
See the stunning cosmic clouds captured in new Hubble image
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a cosmic cloudscape, with clouds of dust and gas swirling in beautiful colors.
This distant exoplanet has an atmosphere ‘like something out of science fiction’
Researchers have peered into the atmosphere of planet WASP-121b and found its climate is stranger than anyone imagined.
ISS astronaut shares epic photo of a ‘starry starry night’
Don Pettit’s been snapping away in orbit again. This time, the NASA astronaut has captured a stunning image of the Milky Way from the International Space Station (ISS) . It also features Earth and city lights some 250 miles below the orbital outpost. Starry starry night from an orbital palette pic.twitter.com/YpFVIEMzO9 — Don Pettit (@astro_Pettit) […]
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets into the record books
A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster performed a record-breaking flight on Saturday, highlighting the company's ability to reuse its rockets multiple times.
Say hello to the moon in stunning footage as Blue Ghost enters lunar orbit
Aiming to be just the second ever commercial soft landing on the moon, the Blue Ghost mission has arrived in lunar orbit - and captured some incredible views.
Blue Origin’s next New Glenn mission aims to nail booster landing
Blue Origin has revealed a target time-frame for its next New Glenn rocket mission, and it really wants to achieve something it failed at the first time around.
See a stunning star cluster in an enormous 80-million-pixel image
A glorious, colorful image captured by a telescope in Chile shows the bright glow of star cluster RCW 38, where young stars are being born.
This is what happens ‘when you get two uber-geeks in space at the same time’
NASA's Don Pettit impersonated fellow astronaut Matthew Dominick to show what it's like when two astronauts get to nerd out on the space station.
Watch SpaceX blast the engines of its megarocket ahead of eighth flight
SpaceX has shared dramatic footage and images of its Super Heavy booster firing up ahead of its eighth test flight.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost moon mission shares its most stunning image yet
The mission captured a gorgeous image of Earth reflected in the spacecraft's solar panel.
Blue Ghost spacecraft footage shows Earth ‘in the rearview mirror’
Firefly Aerospace has shared an awesome video clip captured by its Blue Ghost spacecraft as it heads to the moon.
SpaceX preps the mighty Starship rocket for its 8th flight test
SpaceX has started preparations for the eighth flight test of its mighty Starship rocket, which could take place before the end of this month.
Mysterious colorful clouds drift through Mars’s sky in new Curiosity images
The Curiosity rover on Mars is looking up to study a cloudy mystery.
James Webb to join observations of asteroid that could strike Earth in 2032
The James Webb Space Telescope will be helping to track asteroid 2024 YR4, which has a 2.3% chance of impacting Earth in 2032.
Watch NASA’s ‘launch to splashdown’ video for Artemis II lunar mission
NASA has released a detailed animation (above) showing how the Artemis II mission will look from launch to splashdown.
Euclid telescope spots a rare Einstein Ring in a nearby galaxy
A space telescope has spotted a rare phenomenon where a ring of light is visible around a galactic center.
Watch this surreal aurora footage captured from the space station
Enjoy the surreal spectacle of flying over an aurora, as seen from the International Space Station.
Firefly’s lunar-bound spacecraft captures a ‘postcard shot’ of Earth
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost spacecraft has captured a fabulous image of Earth as it makes its way toward the moon.
A 200,000 light-year wide monster jet from the early universe
Astronomers have discovered a radio jet twice the width of the entire Milky Way.