Space News & Blog Articles

Jupiter's mysterious "energy crisis" that has puzzled astronomers for 50 years could be caused by auroras, new observations suggest.

Although scientists don’t fully understand the varying strengths of the factors contributing to the slowdown, all of them are linked to human-caused climate change.

Despite the apocalyptic appearances, galactic mergers are a frequent and essential part of a galaxy’s life cycle.

BepiColombo and Solar Orbiter will fly by Venus on Monday (Aug. 9) and Tuesday (Aug. 10), respectively.

Astronaut Walli Beckwith leads a principled revolt from the International Space Station in Kluger's latest space-based novel.

The telescope is so large, it has to be folded into the rocket that will launch it.

SpaceX's Starship is officially the world's tallest rocket, and Elon Musk is over the moon.

Perseverance drilled its first sample-collecting hole on Friday (Aug. 6), but data beamed back to Earth by the rover indicate that no Mars rock or dirt made it into the sampling tube.

Mars' Gale Crater may not have been so wet after all, a new study suggests.

LP 40-365 will probably leave the galaxy at some point, scientists say.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity captured stunning new aerial views of Jezero Crater during its most complex flight yet.

NASA's Perseverance rover has notched another milestone on Mars, drilling its first hole for sampling Red Planet rock.

SpaceX's newest Starship prototype was briefly placed atop of its massive booster for the first time on Friday (Aug. 6), setting a new record for the world's tallest rocket.

A new report signed by 14,000 scientists assesses Earth's 'vital signs,' and finds 'untold suffering' awaits if climate change isn't dealt with soon.

Here's why the force of gravity pulls us down rather than up. The answer involves Einstein and the bendy realm of space-time.

Studying the particle could provide physicists with vital insight into the rules that govern how all matter is formed.

The mysterious strange dimming seen last year in the huge star Betelgeuse may be from giant sunspots and temperature fluctuations.

Following a serious incident at the International Space Station last Thursday (July 29), Russia and the U.S. have reaffirmed their partnership and shared next steps to move forward.

When NASA announced it was going to destroy its historic Mobile Launch Platform-2, which used to support Apollo rockets and space shuttles, fans of MotoArt's PlaneTags got an idea.

Virgin Galactic has started selling seats on its suborbital spaceliner again — but the price has gone up.

NASA's Jupiter-exploring space probe Juno celebrates 10 years in space today (Aug. 5).