Space News & Blog Articles

Students at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands are developing the world's smallest and lightest moon rover, called Lunar Zebro.

Studying unusual processes of how ice accumulates below ice shelves here on Earth could hold lessons for the exploration and habitability of Jupiter's moon Europa.

Astronomers hope to use pulsars scattered around the galaxy as a giant gravitational wave detector. But why do we need them, and how do they work?

The Lunar IceCube and Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper (LunaH-Map) missions will search the moon for water using two different techniques.

An interview with British sound designer Johnnie Burn on his masterful work for the sci-fi film "Nope."

A prototype of the lunar rover demonstrated its capabilities in navigating the moon's challenging terrain.

Engineers are testing a system designed to destroy NASA's massive Space Launch System moon rocket in case of a launch emergency.

At 'supercriticality,' the difference between the liquid and gas phases of a material seems to disappear. New research finds that this weird tipping point may be simpler than scientists thought.

NASA will roll out its massive rocket for a flight around the moon earlier than planned.

Dark energy could be caused by pressure from giant voids of nothingness that may be flinging the universe apart.

Hubble Space Telescope delivers a stunning new image of stellar gas and dust in the Orion Nebula

Director Paul W.S. Anderson recalls making Event Horizon for the sci-fi classic’s 25th birthday

Earth has experienced five mass extinction events over its 4.5 billion-year history. A sixth mass extinction is underway as a result of human-driven climate change.

With mirrorless cameras rapidly gaining popularity, is it still worth investing in a DSLR camera?

Scientists using new computational methods have come up with a new insight into the potential workings of the complex atmosphere of Venus.

The ringed planet Saturn is often hailed as the jewel of the solar system and you have a chance to see why in a free webcast tonight.

A mesmerizing new photo captures bright, golden swirling clouds of gas that generate an exceptionally high rate of star formation.

The Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB for short), is light: the oldest and most distant light that we can see in the entire universe. It comes from soon after the Big Bang – which is considered to be the beginning of the universe.

A mountaintop observatory experienced a 'close encounter' in the shape of a cloud that some people associate with UFOs. The real-life explanation is far less alien.

Scientists found a huge field of hydrothermal vents on the East Pacific Rise.

Within 24 hours of accessing the first stage of Australia’s newest supercomputing system, researchers have processed a series of radio telescope observations, including a highly detailed image of a supernova remnant.