Space News & Blog Articles

The South Atlantic Anomaly, nicknamed the "Bermuda Triangle of space," is a portion of space above Earth where protection from high doses of radiation is significantly weaker.

It isn’t easy to get to space, and there are a few steps to it.

With NASA's newest space observatory exactly on schedule in its commissioning phase, the science team outlined their plan to make the most of this $10 billion opportunity.

SpaceX delayed two back-to-back rocket launches from Florida on Saturday (Jan. 29) due to bad weather.

China has achieved a great deal in the final frontier recently, and the new document makes clear that the country plans to build aggressively on those successes.

Artifacts that were recovered from the fallen space shuttle Challenger and prepared for presentation to the President of the United States have been recovered again, 36 years later.

Titan Comics is releasing a new graphic novel adaptation of the 1976 movie, "The Man Who Fell To Earth."

The James Webb Space Telescope's project manager is thrilled at the success of his team and used Jimmy Buffett to prove it.

One particularly bright star named HD 84406 will soon be the object of JWST's attention.

SpaceX delayed the launch of a used Falcon 9 rocket carrying an Italian satellite on Friday night (Jan. 28) due to bad weather.

Roughly 80% of the mass of the universe is made up of dark matter, a material that scientists cannot directly observe. So why do scientists think it dominates?

Mars and Venus will shine close to the crescent moon 45 minutes before sunrise on Jan. 29, 2022. Look to the southeast on the horizon to see them, weather permitting.

A Mars probe has snapped a peculiar image of the Red Planet's surface that looks like a giant tree stump, rings and all.

A solar eclipse on one side of Earth stimulated aurora displays on the opposite side of our planet, according to a new study.

How big is the moon? Our moon is the fifth largest moon in the solar system, with a radius of 1,079.6 miles (1,737.5 kilometers).

A British-American climate scientist who launched on three missions to the International Space Station is being honored with the naming of a U.S. commercial spacecraft bound for the orbiting complex.

NASA leaders emphasized the importance of safety and having an inclusive culture in a discussion held during the agency's annual Day of Remembrance to honor fallen astronauts.

The first Vulcan Centaur rocket launch will launch the ashes and DNA of "Star Trek" fans and actors in 2022.

The sound of the Tardis crashing isn't the only Doctor Who audio drama, check out these excellent audio entries into the Whoniverse.

Based on what we can observe, the universe appears to be almost 28 billion light-years in diameter. However, it is far larger than that.

Learn how stars form, how stars and constellations are named, what happens when stars like our sun evolve, and ultimately, die.