Hubble Space Telescope image of the barred spiral galaxy IC 486. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. J. Koss, A. J. Barth) The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a spiral
Artemis 2’s return to Earth went a lot more smoothly than some folks had feared. The heat shield on Artemis 2’s Orion capsule, which the crew named “Integrity,” was the
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS’ chemistry was changing as it made its close approach to the sun last fall, a new study has found. 3I/ATLAS is fascinating to scientists because it
The Giant Magellan Telescope project is gearing up for a crucial 12–24 months, with their final design phase underway as the team behind the project seek further funding to make
The astronauts who flew NASA’s Artemis 2 mission around the moon splashed down less than a week ago — and they’re back at work helping the agency prepare for the
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket just took a big step toward its first-ever reflight. Blue Origin conducted a 19-second static fire test with New Glenn at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space
The Lyrid meteor shower has begun! Here’s what to expect as the shooting star display brightens the spring night sky, when it peaks and how to know if you’ve spotted
A pristine star found to be devoid of almost any elements heavier than hydrogen and helium might be the immediate descendent of one of the first stars in the universe.
Japanese space-sustainability company Astroscale has unveiled plans for a mission it says will be the world’s first to inspect multiple defunct satellites in different orbits. The mission, named In‑situ Space
Head away from city lights in the predawn hours of April 17 for your best chance to see the naked eye comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) shining low on the eastern
