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NASA 3D Instagram 'experience' brings nebulas into your home

Ever wanted to see the wreckage of a supernova or explore distant clouds of gas and dust ejected by a dying star? A new NASA Instagram Experience brin...

NASA 3D Instagram 'experience' brings nebulas into your home

Sun unleashes giant plasma plume and reels it back in apparent 'failed eruption' (video)

Watch the moment a huge plasma plume is fired out from the sun and then reeled back in during M-class solar flare eruption.

Sun unleashes giant plasma plume and reels it back in apparent 'failed eruption' (video)

Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints

Potentially hazardous asteroids pose a risk to Mars missions, but they can also yield insight into the history of the Red Planet and the early solar s...

Mars is more prone to devastating asteroid impacts than we thought, new study hints

SpaceX targeting June 6 for next launch of Starship megarocket (photos)

SpaceX plans to launch its huge Starship rocket on Thursday (June 6), provided it clears the required regulatory hurdles.

SpaceX targeting June 6 for next launch of Starship megarocket (photos)

India launches nation's 1st 3D-printed rocket engine

India's Agnikul Cosmos successfully launched a test vehicle powered by a homegrown 3D printed rocket engine.

India launches nation's 1st 3D-printed rocket engine

Shuttle fliers David Hilmers, Marsha Ivins enter Astronaut Hall of Fame

This year's U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony was a reunion of sorts, as honorees David Hilmers and Marsha Ivins took the stage under Atl...

Shuttle fliers David Hilmers, Marsha Ivins enter Astronaut Hall of Fame

See a Russian inspector satellite get up close and personal with a spacecraft in orbit

A Russian military satellite with a "history of unusual maneuvering" was spotted as it approached a satellite in geostationary orbit in April 2024.

See a Russian inspector satellite get up close and personal with a spacecraft in orbit

Rogue planets may originate from 'twisted Tatooine' double star systems

"Twisted Tatooine" binary star systems could be a major player in ejecting rogue planets that go on to drift through the Milky Way without a stellar p...

Rogue planets may originate from 'twisted Tatooine' double star systems

China's Chang'e 6 probe starts collecting 1st lunar far side samples to be brought to Earth

China's Chang'e-6 lunar mission has carried out a successful far side touchdown and is already busily gathering specimens for send-off to Earth.

China's Chang'e 6 probe starts collecting 1st lunar far side samples to be brought to Earth

China's space plane releases another mystery object into orbit

China's experimental space plane released an unknown object into Earth’s orbit on May 24, which could be a subsatellite deployment or an indication th...

China's space plane releases another mystery object into orbit

Watch China's Chang'e 6 probe land on far side of the moon in dramatic video

China's Chang'e-6 has successfully touched down on the far side of the moon, and its dramatic approach to the mysterious lunar region was captured in ...

Watch China's Chang'e 6 probe land on far side of the moon in dramatic video

The secrets of supernovas might be locked in moon dust

Supernovas spread the building blocks for new stars and planets throughout the cosmos, and evidence of these stellar explosions could be extracted fro...

The secrets of supernovas might be locked in moon dust

Why NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's icy moon is such a big deal

How deep are Europa's ice sheets? Could the moon sustain life? The Europa Clipper Mission, which is due to launch in October, will help scientists ans...

Why NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter's icy moon is such a big deal

Peru and Slovakia sign the Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration

Peru and Slovakia both signed NASA's Artemis Accords on Thursday (May 30). It's an agreement that promises peaceful and transparent exploration of the...

Peru and Slovakia sign the Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration

Is 'Star Wars: The Acolyte' already canceled? Breaking down the rumors

There have been some rumblings of the next Star Wars series, The Acolyte, getting the axe before its first season even premieres, but all is not what ...

Is 'Star Wars: The Acolyte' already canceled? Breaking down the rumors

Lego wants you to vote on a new color for its astronaut minifigures

Lego is adding another color of spaceman minifigure to its roster, and you can vote for your favorite for a limited time.

Lego wants you to vote on a new color for its astronaut minifigures

Moon-mapping could level up for NASA's upcoming Artemis missions. Here's how

To create more high resolution maps of the moon, scientists are enlisting the help of algorithms.

Moon-mapping could level up for NASA's upcoming Artemis missions. Here's how

1st annual space piracy conference will examine threats of orbital crime and smuggling

The First Annual Space Piracy Conference aims to explore the risks of piracy in space and solutions to this potentially devastating economic and legal...

1st annual space piracy conference will examine threats of orbital crime and smuggling

Powerful new NOAA weather satellite set for June launch atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy

NOAA is set to launch an advanced new weather satellite on June 25 when its GOES-U spacecraft launches atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy ...

Powerful new NOAA weather satellite set for June launch atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy

The cold lunar night may have finally swallowed Japan's SLIM moon lander

Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission failed to respond to a signal sent Monday — but all hope is not lost.

The cold lunar night may have finally swallowed Japan's SLIM moon lander