Stunning James Webb image shows the beating heart of our Milky Way
A new image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the heart of our galaxy, in a region close to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
NASA project turns images of space into music you can play
NASA has turned an image of the center of the Milky Way galaxy into an original composition to be performed by a group of musicians.
NASA laser communications test riding with Psyche sends back its first data
An experimental test of laser communications has sent back its first data, in a demonstration of the use of laser communications for deep space missions.
James Webb investigates a super puffy exoplanet where it rains sand
One of the least dense exoplanets known was recently investigated using James Webb, and the planet's weather seems is as strange as its puffiness.
Hubble spots an Earth-sized exoplanet just 22 light-years away
The Hubble Space Telescope has recently confirmed that a nearby planet, which is diminutive by exoplanet standards, is 1.07 times the size of Earth.
SpaceX Starship makes it off the pad, but is lost during second test flight
SpaceX has performed a second integrated test flight of its Starship, which survived stage separation but was lost near to the end of its engine burn.
Astronomers discover how tiny dwarf galaxies form ‘fossils’
When tiny dwarf galaxies age and begin to erode away, they can transform into an even smaller and more dense shape, called an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy.
Lucy’s asteroid surprise: ‘we never suspected anything so bizarre’
NASA's Lucy mission recently passed by a small asteroid called Dinkinesh, which turned out to be a fascinating system all of its own.
Webb and Hubble work together to image the Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster
A beautiful new image of a cluster of thousands of galaxies combines data from both the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope.
Record-breaking supermassive black hole is oldest even seen in X-rays
The supermassive black hole is 13.2 billion light-years away and could help uncover the mysteries of how the largest black holes form.
The Curiosity rover reaches a milestone on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover, which is currently exploring Mars's Gale Crater, recently marked an impressive milestone: 4,000 days on Mars.
See the stunning first images taken by the dark matter-hunting Euclid telescope
The European Space Agency has released the first five full-color images taken by Euclid, a space telescope launched earlier this year to probe dark matter.
How to watch SpaceX deliver cargo and experiments to the ISS this week
This week will see a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft blast off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center and head for the ISS to deliver supplies and research.
NASA’s first asteroid-sampling mission continues on to a new target
NASA's OSIRIS-REx recently dropped off a sample from asteroid Bennu, and now it will continue on to a new target: asteroid Apophis.
James Webb snaps an image of the famous and beautiful Crab Nebula
Located 6,500 light-years away, the Crab Nebula is famous among astronomers for its elaborate and beautiful structure.
Hubble captures a stunning ultraviolet image of Jupiter
A new image from Hubble shows Jupiter in a whole new way, highlighting the Great Red Spot - an enormous storm larger than the width of the entire Earth.
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft snaps not one, but two asteroids during flyby
NASA's Lucy spacecraft made its first asteroid flyby. But when it returned the images it took, there was a surprise in store: a second, even smaller asteroid.
Watch NASA’s trailer teasing next week’s launch of streaming service
NASA has shared a trailer highlighting next week’s launch of NASA+, a free video streaming service aimed at space fans.
NASA releases ‘ghostly cosmic hand’ image for Halloween
To help you get in the mood for Halloween, NASA has released a spooky image from deep space showing what it describes as a ghostly cosmic hand.
How to watch the delayed ISS maintenance spacewalk this week
This Wednesday will see NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli head out from the ISS on a spacewalk to work on station maintenance.
The moon may be 40 million years older than we thought
Researchers working on samples collected by Apollo 17 astronauts have performed an analysis that suggests the moon may be as much as 4.46 billion years old.
Map of Mars shows the location of ice beneath the planet’s surface
A NASA project called Subsurface Water Ice Mapping or SWIM has released a new set of Mars maps, showing the locations of subsurface ice on the planet.
James Webb observes merging stars creating heavy elements
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected heavy elements being created in a star merger for the first time.
This peculiar galaxy has two supermassive black holes at its heart
A recent image taken by the Gemini South observatory shows the chaotic result of a merger between two spiral galaxies one billion years ago.
The Siena Galaxy Atlas now catalogs 400,000 nearby galaxies
A publicly available digital atlas of nearby galaxies was recently updated and now includes almost 400,000 galaxies located within our cosmic neighborhood.
Researchers discover a 320-mph jet stream around Jupiter’s equator
Researchers have used data from the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover a new feature of Jupiter's dramatic and turbulent atmosphere.
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will soon make its first flyby of an asteroid
The Lucy spacecraft is on its way to the orbit of Jupiter to study the Trojan asteroids there. But first it will make a flyby of an asteroid called Dinkinesh.
How to watch the Orionid meteor shower tonight, in person or online
The Orionid meteor shower will peak tonight, Saturday October 21. Here's how to watch.
NASA’s Psyche mission launches to explore a metal asteroid
NASA has successfully launched its Psyche spacecraft on a mission to visit a metal asteroid.
Gaia discovers half a million new stars in the epic Omega Centauri cluster
This week saw the release of a treasure trove of data from ESA's Gaia mission, a space-based observatory that is mapping out the Milky Way in three dimensions.
Meet the new NASA communications system that’s hitching a ride in today’s Psyche launch
The launch of NASA's Psyche mission to visit a metal asteroid will include an extra bonus, as the spacecraft will carry a test of a new communications system.
Weather conditions are looking good for today’s Psyche launch
After postponing from its original launch date due to bad weather, the conditions are now looking favorable for NASA to launch its Psyche mission today.
Measure twice, laser once. Meet the scientists prodding NASA’s first asteroid sample
Now that NASA has wrangled a chunk of asteroid back to Earth, a team of scientists is busy photographing, crushing, and even shooting lasers at the dust.
How to watch the annular solar eclipse this week, in person or online
This week, skywatchers across the U.S. will have the chance to see an annular solar eclipse, also known as a ring of fire eclipse. Here's how to watch.