Space News & Blog Articles

The planet-scale array of observatories most famous for creating the first-ever image of a black hole is heading back to work.

Two NASA astronauts will conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday (March 15), and you can watch it live.

Space startup Astra called off its first attempt to launch a rocket since a failed flight last month due to lightning.

The rollout for NASA's Artemis 1 mission is right on track for this Thursday (March 17), agency officials said today (March 14).

The European Space Agency Council will meet this week in Paris for its 306th session. On the agenda: "Implications of the current geopolitical situation on ESA's activities."

Geopolitical tensions won't keep an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts from returning to Earth together as planned this month, NASA says.

Starship, self-landing rockets and a Tesla-driving mannequin are part of the package.

The "Saturday Night Live" star and five other people are scheduled to fly to suborbital space aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle on March 23.

One of Earth's two mysterious mantle blobs is much higher than the other, raising questions about its impact on Earth's surface.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine could have serious consequences for those organizations pursuing scientific endeavors.

The private spaceflight startup Astra will launch a commercial mission for Spaceflight, Inc. today and you can watch it live online.

SpaceX has launched about 150 missions in its first 20 years. Here's a look at 20 of the most important and memorable of them.

Reusing rockets and dreaming big are some of the things that have made SpaceX stand out.

Asteroid samples collected during the Hayabusa mission have helped scientists better model potential impacts of near-Earth objects.

An Earthbound experiment is replicating the extreme heat found in galaxy clusters located in deep space using nearly 200 lasers.

The first teaser trailer for the next live-action "Star Trek" spinoff, "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds," has beamed in from Paramount Plus.

You can watch a big asteroid make a safe flyby of Earth today (March 11) from any spot with good internet access.

The planets in our solar system come in two forms: Some are rocky, and some are gaseous. But all of the moons in our solar system are rocky, even the ones that orbit gas giants. So why aren't some moons in the solar system made of gas? And are there gaseous moons anywhere in the universe?

Some companies make money out of 'selling stars', or rather selling opportunities to name them, perhaps as a gift to a loved one. But is it really worth the money?

A new image from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) captures a stunning view of the Cartwheel galaxy following a recent stellar explosion.

Albert Einstein saw beyond human tribalism to an enlightened realm of tolerance. We can too: He left us clear directions for how to do it.