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A storm seen from the International Space Station in 2024.

Thunderstorm from space captured in dramatic video from ISS

A recent visitor to the International Space Station has shared a dramatic video showing what a thunderstorm looks like from 250 miles up.
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft atop the Super Heavy booster.

Watch SpaceX stack its Starship rocket in super-quick time

SpaceX has shared a cool video showing its robotic Mechazilla launch tower stacking its Starship rocket ahead of the vehicle's third test flight.
Collins Aerospace testing its new spacesuit.

Watch NASA test its next-gen spacesuit for ISS spacewalks

The developers of a next-generation NASA spacesuit recently achieved a key design milestone, the space agency reported on Monday.
SpaceX's first-stage Super Heavy booster on its way to the launchpad at its Starbase site in Boca Chica, Texas.

SpaceX boss Elon Musk predicts date of next Starship test flight

SpaceX boss Elon Musk has revealed when he thinks the most powerful rocket ever to fly will embark on its third test flight.
Marcus Wandt performing exercises aboard the space station.

Watch this astronaut’s ‘space waltz’ on the ISS

Private astronaut Marcus Wandt described the waltz as a training routine to help him float more skillfully in the station's microgravity conditions.
The Nova-C lunar lander is encapsulated within the fairing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in preparation for launch, as part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign.

How to watch NASA and SpaceX launch a private lunar lander mission this week

This week, Intuitive Machines will launch its first lunar lander to deliver science payloads to the surface of the moon.
An artist's rendition of the NEOWISE spacecraft shows it in orbit above the earth.

One last orbit: how and why NASA kills its own spacecraft

Every mission has an ending, and when NASA spacecraft meet theirs, many will go out in a carefully choreographed blaze of glory.
Galaxy AM 1054-325 has been distorted into an S-shape from a normal pancake-like spiral shape by the gravitational pull of a neighboring galaxy, seen in this Hubble Space Telescope image. A consequence of this is that newborn clusters of stars form along a stretched-out tidal tail for thousands of light-years, resembling a string of pearls. They form when knots of gas gravitationally collapse to create about 1 million newborn stars per cluster.

Hubble spies baby stars being born amid chaos of interacting galaxies

Amid swirling gas and dust pulled by gravitational forces of interacting galaxies, there can be bursts of star formation, creating new generations of stars.
Earth as seen from the International Space Station.

Homeward bound private astronaut shares gorgeous night shots of Earth

Private astronaut Marcus Wandt has shared his final Earth shots snapped from the International Space Station some 250 miles up.
An illustration of Mimas orbiting Saturn.

Saturn’s tiny moon, Mimas, hosts an unexpected ocean beneath an icy shell

Researchers have found evidence of an ocean beneath the icy shell of Saturn's small moon Mimas, making it a prime candidate for habitability research.
Now that Goldstone’s experimental hybrid antenna has proved that both radio and laser signals can be received synchronously by the same antenna, purpose-built hybrid antennas (like the one depicted here in an artist’s concept) could one day become a reality.

NASA talks to spacecraft using both radio and laser communications on one dish

NASA's Deep Space Network, which receives signals from deep space, is experimenting with a hybrid antenna that can receive both radio and laser signals.
NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Climate, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 1:33 a.m. EST, Feb. 8, 2024, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. From its orbit hundreds of miles above Earth, PACE will study microscopic life in the oceans and microscopic particles in the atmosphere to investigate key mysteries of our planet’s interconnected systems.

NASA launches PACE satellite to observe Earth’s oceans and atmosphere

NASA has launched its latest Earth-monitoring mission, a satellite that studies the atmosphere and the oceans, as well as their relationship to climate change.
A SpaceX Crew Dragon carrying the Ax-3 crew departs from the space station in February 2024.

How to watch the Ax-3 crew splash down on Friday

The first all-European private astronaut mission is on its way home. Here's how to watch the final stages of the mission on Friday.
NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II performing the first untethered spacewalk in 1984.

It’s exactly 40 years since NASA achieved this remarkable first in orbit

On February 7, 1984, NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II achieved a remarkable feat when he performed the first untethered spacewalk.
A Nikon camera aboard the space station.

New Nikon camera gear for space station marks end of an era

Mirrorless camera technology has come a long way in recent years, and is now so good that it's replacing DSLR cameras on the International Space Station.
The Axiom-3 crew aboard the ISS.

Private astronauts enjoy extra time aboard the space station

Private astronauts currently aboard the ISS are getting a few extra days in orbit due to poor weather conditions at the landing site.
Earth as seen from the International Space Station.

ISS private astronaut shares stunning Earth photos

A private astronaut aboard the International Space Station has shared some stunning Earth images captured from the orbital facility.
A Mars landscape with NASA's Ingenuity helicopter in the background.

NASA’s damaged Ingenuity helicopter spotted in Mars rover photo

NASA’s Mars rover, Perseverance, has captured an image showing the final resting place of the damaged Mars helicopter, Ingenuity.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft encapsulated atop is raised to a vertical position at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. Liftoff of the PACE mission is set for no earlier than 1:33 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.

How to watch NASA launch its newest ocean and atmosphere observation satellite tonight

NASA's newest mission to observe Earth's atmosphere and oceans, and how these interact with the changing climate, is launching tonight. Here's how to watch.
Oleg Kononenko, prior to his latest launch to the International Space Station in September 2023.

Russian cosmonaut breaks record for time spent in space

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has now spent more time in orbit than anyone else, setting a new record aboard the space station on Sunday.
The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft carrying four Axiom MIssion 3 astronauts is pictured docked to the space station on Jan. 20, 2024.

How to watch Axiom-3 depart from the ISS on Wednesday

On Wednesday the Axiom-3 crew will depart the International Space Station (ISS), marking the end of the first all-European private mission to the station.
This illustration shows one way that planet TOI-715 b, a super-Earth in the habitable zone around its star, might appear to a nearby observer.

Astronomers discover a super-Earth located in the habitable zone

Astronomers have discovered a type of exoplanet called a "super-Earth" located in the habitable zone of its small star - and it's right in our cosmic backyard.
unistellar telescope

The 5 best telescopes for viewing planets in 2024

We've put together a list of some of the best telescopes for viewing planets and galaxies to help you find the telescope that's right for you.
A Blue Origin BE-4 rocket engine during a hotfire test.

Watch Blue Origin hotfire its next-gen BE-4 rocket engine

Blue Origin has shared footage of a test fire of its powerful BE-4 engine in ongoing tests that follow the engine's recent first flight on a ULA rocket.
The Milky Way viewed from Earth.

NASA’s skywatching tips for February include Mars return and a spiral galaxy

NASA's top picks for what to look out for in the sky over the coming weeks include Venus, Mars, and a spiral galaxy 11.8 million light-years away.
unistellar

The 5 best telescopes for astrophotography in 2024

If you're interested in both observing and photographing the sky, we've rounded up suggestions for five of the best telescopes for astrophotography.
nasa video shows how it pushed mars helicopter to the limit ingenuity

NASA reveals how Mars helicopter just kept getting better and better

Ingenuity's chief engineer has shared a video showing how the team behind the Mars helicopter pushed the impressive aircraft to the limit.
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC), Narrow Angle Camera (NAC) mosaic of the Wiechert cluster of lobate scarps (left pointing arrows) near the lunar south pole. A thrust fault scarp cut across an approximately 1-kilometer (0.6-mile) diameter degraded crater (right pointing arrow).

The moon is shrinking, causing moonquakes at the lunar south pole

New research from NASA suggests that the shrinking of the moon over time is causing moonquakes and the formation of faults near its south pole.
A Falcon 9 booster landing in January 2024.

Watch this cool close-up footage of SpaceX’s rocket booster landing

Watch SpaceX's dramatic tracking footage showing one of its Falcon 9 boosters returning to Earth shortly after launching the Cygnus cargo ship to the ISS.
The interior of the Columbus module on the space station.

Axiom-3 astronaut offers fresh perspectives from inside the ISS

A private astronaut visiting the ISS as part of the Axiom-3 mission has been sharing some eye-catching images captured inside the orbital outpost.
The Jezero Crater on Mars, showing a delta where an ancient lake was once located.

Yes, Perseverance is exploring an ancient lake bed but no, it hasn’t found signs of life (yet)

A new study shows exciting results about the Jezero Crater on Mars, but Perseverance hasn't yet found evidence of life on the red planet.
This collection of 19 face-on spiral galaxies from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope in near- and mid-infrared light is at once overwhelming and awe-inspiring. Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) captured millions of stars in these images. Older stars appear blue here, and are clustered at the galaxies’ cores. The telescope’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) observations highlight glowing dust, showing where it exists around and between stars – appearing in shades of red and orange. Stars that haven’t yet fully formed and are encased in gas and dust appear bright red.

See 19 gorgeous face-on spiral galaxies in new James Webb data

A stunning new set of images from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the variety of forms that exist within spiral galaxies like our Milky Way
The Sega Homestar Flux star projector against a starry background.

The 5 best star projectors that are accurate in 2024

Whether with a star projector for learning, for creating an atmosphere, or for kids, you can take to the stars with our selections for the best star projectors.
The Space Shuttle Endeavour ahead of being raised at the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center in Los Angeles.

How to watch space shuttle Endeavour’s ‘final mission’ tonight

NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour, which last flew in 2011, has one more important mission to complete. But it’s not what you’re thinking.