The first bits of data have come back from NASA's EZIE cubesat mission, which aims to solve some mysteries surrounding the "auroral electrojet" phenomena in Earth's atmosphere.
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Scientists use the JWST to study an extremely ancient galaxy piercing through the Cosmic Dark Ages
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have found an extremely ancient galaxy piercing through a thick blanket of cosmic fog in the distant universe.
Biomass poised for liftoff to unveil forest secrets
After years of careful design and preparation, ESA’s Earth Explorer Biomass satellite is set for launch tomorrow, 29 April at 11:15 CEST, aboard a Vega-C rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
SpaceX launches 250th Starlink satellite mission, lands rocket at sea (photos)
SpaceX launched its 250th dedicated Starlink mission on Sunday night (April 27), sending 23 of the broadband satellites to low Earth orbit.
Uranus passed between Earth and a distant star this month — and NASA caught the rare event
NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth and a distant star, creating a "stellar occultation."
20 years ago, 'Star Wars: Republic Commando' made us care about the clones long before 'The Clone Wars' and 'The Bad Batch'
The 2005 cult classic was pivotal to giving the Grand Army of the Republic faces and voices before George Lucas and Dave Filoni went deeper.
Trump administration cancels lease for NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies lab in New York City
The Trump administration has canceled the New York City lease of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, a leading NASA climate-studying organization.
Faint Neptune joins Venus and Saturn to form a planetary triangle in the pre-dawn sky on April 28
Venus, Saturn and dim Neptune will form a planetary triangle in the pre-dawn sky on April 28, with Mercury hovering on the periphery.
Meet the 'Doctor Who' actors who brought the retrofuturistic robots to life for season 2's 'The Robot Revolution' (interview)
Veteran creature artists Stephen Love and Rob Strange share the rigors of having zero vision and taking tumbles while playing retro robots.
NASA's Dragonfly nuclear-powered helicopter clears key hurdle ahead of 2028 launch toward huge Saturn moon Titan
NASA's pioneering Dragonfly mission has passed its critical design review, keeping it on track for a 2028 launch to the potentially life-hosting Saturn moon Titan.
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) ahead of the launch of the Starlink 12-21 mission. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now
SpaceX is preparing to launch back-to-back Falcon 9 rockets on Sunday from both California and Florida. The Starlink 12-23 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set to follow the Starlink 11-9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The new 'Doctor Who' episode 'The Well' is actually a sequel to a David Tennant classic
The Doctor may not realise it at first, but he's been to Planet 6767 before…
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 27 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the Starlink 7-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX
SpaceX is preparing to launch back-to-back Falcon 9 rockets on Sunday from both California and Florida. Up first is the Starlink 11-9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base with 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites onboard.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 158 — Hubble's 35th Birthday
On Episode 158 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by John Grunsfeld to talk about the Hubble Space Telescope on its 35th anniversary.
Firefly Aerospace to launch Lockheed Martin LM400 tech demo satellite on Alpha rocket from Vandenberg
Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 2 West at Vandenberg Space Force Base ahead of the launch of the ‘Message in a Booster’ mission. Image: Trevor Mahlamann / Firefly Aerospace
A perfect storm of range restrictions and suboptimal weather seems to finally be clearing for Firefly Aerospace. After delaying the flight of their sixth Alpha rocket for more than a month, the company announced a new launch window, which opens on Sunday.
International Dark Sky Week 2025: See these 10 night sky sights to celebrate
Celebrate International Dark Sky Week by tracking down 10 astronomy targets.
'We learned so much that we didn't know': Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander mission was full of surprises
Firefly Aerospace's CEO Jason Kim says the company's successful Blue Ghost moon lander mission revealed 'so much that we didn't know' about the lunar surface.
Curiosity is Making Tracks Across the Surface of Mars
Images of Mars never cease to amaze. This latest image of NASA’s Curiosity Rover captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the rover as a dark speck and the end of a long trail of tracks. It was rattling along at a speed of 0.16 km/h across the Gediz Vallis Channel and was headed towards a region that could have been formed by water billions of years ago. The weather on Mars won’t allow the tracks to persist though so they are likely to last for only a few months.
Senators press Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief, on his ties to Elon Musk
Multiple Democratic senators have expressed concern about the business relationship between Jared Isaacman, President Trump's pick for NASA administrator, and SpaceX chief Elon Musk.
'This character is noble, and he's beautiful': James Gunn explains how he cracked Superman in new behind-the-scenes footage (video)
DC Studios reveals a superb look at the making of "Superman" for Superman Day.
Hubble helps explore the wreckage of a supernova star explosion in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way (image)
Using the Hubble Space Telescope and an array of other instruments, astronomers have probed supernova wreckage in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the galaxy next door.