Space News & Blog Articles

A group of astronomers and citizen scientists has uncovered a hidden planet the size of Jupiter in a distant solar system.

A tsunami triggered by the explosive eruption of the underwater Tonga volcano in the Pacific Ocean slammed the shoreline of the Pacific nation Saturday (Jan. 15).

Writers Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson reunite for IDW's new "Star Trek: Discovery - Adventures in the 32nd Century" starring Grudge the cat.

Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson deliver "A Whisper of Caladan Seas," another fantastic “Dune” tale from Boom! Studios

Satellites orbiting Earth captured a powerful undersea eruption in Tonga from space on Thursday (Jan. 13).

The U.S. government will officially investigate UFOs with a new office based in the Pentagon.

A recent bill meant to facilitate NASA raising money by leasing out underused facilities went in a most unexpected direction: expanding the right to vote.

Shri. Somnath is best-known for developing the country's highly successful PSLV rocket.

A telescope in Arizona modified to measure the true distance of galaxies has produced the largest three-dimensional map of the universe ever.

The show might be ending on Amazon Prime, but it's important that we still get our recommended daily allowance of "The Expanse."

The full moon of January, known as the Full Wolf Moon, arrives Monday, Jan. 17, at 6:48 p.m. EST (1148 GMT).

Astronomers have spotted three new exoplanets orbiting dangerously close to their parent stars, on the brink of extinction.

Astrophysics is a branch of space science that applies the laws of physics and chemistry to seek to understand the universe and our place in it.

If the rays of the setting or rising sun hit the moon just right, the blood moon appears.

Laika, a Moscow street dog, became the first creature to orbit Earth, but she died in space.

How realistic is spaceflight in video games? From takeoff to interstellar travel, let's look at some popular games to see how they stack up.

Redshift and blueshift describe the change in the frequency of a light wave depending on whether an object is moving towards or away from us.

James Cameron’s space adventure Avatar was largely about hyper-realistic aliens, but the spaceships and vehicles used by the human invaders were very impressive too.

SpaceX has some nice before-and-after photos to mark the 10th launch of one of its Falcon 9 rockets, thanks to a satisfied customer.

2021 was another record-setting year, ranking as the sixth hottest year on record. Following a trend, these past eight years have also been the eight hottest years on record.

As the James Webb Space Telescope begins the lengthy process of aligning its 18 primary mirror segments, astronomers wonder: What will the huge observatory look at first?