Space News & Blog Articles

Earth-observation satellites continue to assess the vast damage in Turkey and Syria caused by the devastating series of earthquakes that struck on Feb. 6.

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover recently snapped a photo of the Three Forks sample depot, which contains 10 samples for possible future return to Earth.

The return of the Lego Star Wars AT-TE Walker has been at the top of many a fan's wish list for years, and Lego has delivered the best-looking rendition yet

A mass spectrometer called the Orbitrap has been scaled down to fit on astrobiology missions to planets and moons of the solar system.

On Feb. 15, 2003, a meteor exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, showing why we need better methods of detecting and tracking near-Earth asteroids.

China's astronauts are working up a sweat in orbit with a variety of exercise machines designed to keep them fit and fight the loss of bone density that comes with living in microgravity.

Virgin Orbit's first-ever launch from the United Kingdom was apparently doomed by a fuel filter that got knocked out of place.

"Star Trek Annual 2023" from IDW Publishing will arrive in May and Space.com has an exclusive look at the four main covers.

A sizable asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth in four centuries on Wednesday evening (Feb. 15), but there's nothing to fear.

A new technique to measure starspots could help test stellar magnetism theories and improve our understanding of habitable zones.

South Korea's first moon mission is now fully operational and unveiling new views of the Earth and moon from lunar orbit.

The Hubble Space Telescope recently observed mysterious features known as spokes on Saturn's rings linked to the planet's fall equinox, which last occurred in 2009.

The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft has arrived at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana for the final preparations for launch.

Minor or G1-class aurora storms may happen overnight in high-latitude areas due to a swarm of particles associated with a big solar outburst on Saturday (Feb. 11).

The U.S. Space Force was created as the sixth branch of the Armed Forces in order to protect U.S. space assets as Earth orbit becomes increasingly contested.

Everything you need to know about the Polaris Program, a series of upcoming commercial space missions carried out by civilian astronauts.

The newfound exoplanet K2-415b is not within the habitable zone of its red dwarf host star, but it could have a neighbor that is.

Marvel Studios delivers another sentimental trailer for May's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3."

Does Sony's latest APS-C camera live up to the high standard set by its predecessor?

Data from BepiColombo and Solar Orbiter during Venus gravity assists reveal how a magnetic field protects the Venusian atmosphere.

On Tuesday (Feb. 14), Venus and Neptune will join together in the night sky, and the pair will share an arrangement known as a conjunction the next day.