Space News & Blog Articles

What's beyond the known limits? What lies outside the boundary of the universe? The answer is — well, it's complicated.

Dark Horse Comics releases "Radio Spaceman," a new sci-fi series from writer Mike Mignola and artist Greg Hinkle.

The head of Russia's space agency warned Thursday (Feb. 24) that new sanctions imposed on his country could have dire consequences for the International Space Station program.

Stars are getting sharper in the James Webb Space Telescope's field of view.

The Hubble Space Telescope kicked off the Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS) two decades ago, but soon, the newly launched James Webb Space Telescope will join the galaxy-mapping program.

"Last Exit: Space," which was narrated and executive produced by Werner Herzog, looks at humanity's quest to extend its footprint beyond Earth.

According to new research led by the University of Rochester, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) should be broadened to look for signs of "planetary intelligence."

The average distance between Earth and the moon is about 238,855 miles (384,400 kilometers).

Mars' atmosphere is over 100 times thinner than Earth's and is primarily composed of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and argon gases.

Satellites orbiting Earth are capturing a detailed view of Russia's invasion into Ukraine.

The spacecraft will zoom close to 5 million miles from the sun's surface during its 11th flyby.

Some of Saturn’s auroras are triggered by swirling winds within the planet’s own atmosphere, a completely new type of aurora not seen on any other planet before, new research suggests.

SpaceX will launch 50 satellites and land the returning rocket today (Feb. 25), and you can watch the action live.

The global average surface temperature lies somewhere around 57 degrees Fahrenheit (13.9 degrees Celsius).

The International Space Station program will continue business as usual, NASA assures us as the U.S. government levies new sanctions against Russia.

The biggest airplane ever built, Stratolaunch's Roc carrier aircraft, just aced its fourth test flight.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter won't be in view during impact time, but may have a follow-up plan.

An April launch is no longer possible for Artemis 1, which will send an uncrewed Orion capsule around the moon using a huge Space Launch System megarocket. And May could be difficult to hit as well.

The NASA control center that oversaw the launch of the first astronauts to walk on the moon now bears the name of one of its pioneering directors. Agency officials honored the late Rocco Petrone.

The mirrors and instruments working together will enable the huge observatory's science observations.

A tilted black hole spinning around a misaligned axis has been discovered in our galaxy, challenging theories of black hole formation.