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Extreme magnetic fields near our galaxy's black hole are preventing stars from being born, JWST discovers

2h ago 4m read

Secretive Russian military satellites release mystery object into orbit

9h ago 3m read

Atlas V rocket will launch Amazon's 1st big batch of Project Kuiper internet satellites on April 9

21h ago 3m read

Remember that asteroid everyone was worried about 2 months ago? The JWST just got a clear view of it

23h ago 2m read

Europe's life-hunting ExoMars rover gets new landing platform to replace canceled Russian craft

Wed 3m read

SpaceX Fram2 astronauts see 'pure white' Antarctica from polar orbit: Space photo of the day

Wed 2m read

US Space Force picks Rocket Lab and Stoke Space to compete for national security launches

Wed 3m read

Space miso is nuttier than Earth miso — but it's still miso

Wed 3m read

Drone pilot who flew over Vandenberg Space Force Base sentenced to 4 months in jail

Wed 2m read

Plush polar bear with penguin art floats as Fram2 zero-g indicator in polar orbit

Wed 4m read

NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope takes its 1st cosmic images: 'The instrument team nailed it'

Tue 4m read

'I’d get on in a heartbeat': Starliner astronauts would fly on Boeing spacecraft again despite malfunctions (video)

Tue 6m read

Déjà vu: President Trump nominates Greg Autry again to be NASA's financial chief

Tue 2m read

Cryptocurrency billionaire watches SpaceX rocket launch on the way to his own SpaceX rocket launch

Tue 2m read

DARPA accidentally detects SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket reentry by listening to Earth's atmosphere

Tue 2m read

Floating blue-eyed robot keeps watch on the ISS: Space photo of the day

Tue 2m read

Watch chilling 1st views of Earth's poles seen by SpaceX Fram2 astronauts (video)

Tue 3m read

NASA's X-59 'quiet' supersonic jet aces key 'cruise control' test ahead of 1st flight

Tue 3m read

Scientists used JWST instruments 'wrong' on purpose to capture direct images of exoplanets

Tue 8m read

2 decades of Hubble Space Telescope data track changing seasons on Uranus

Tue 4m read

SpaceX launches private Fram2 astronauts on historic spaceflight over Earth's poles

Tue 4m read

Watch a private German rocket explode during 1st orbital launch attempt from European soil (video)

Mon 2m read

FAA closes investigation into SpaceX Starship Flight 7 explosion

Mon 3m read

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st half of spaceflight doubleheader (video, photos)

Mon 2m read

SpaceX Fram2 1st polar astronaut mission: Live updates

Mon 3m read

NASA practices recovering its next moon astronauts: Space photo of the day

Mon 3m read

NASA officially adds SpaceX's giant Starship megarocket to its launch roster

Mon 2m read

Mission Control 'members only': NASA flight directors don new jacket

Mon 8m read

Hubble Telescope captures gorgeous new view of Milky Way's star-packed galactic neighbor (photo)

Mon 3m read

US Space Force wants a new 'orbital carrier' to be a spacecraft launch pad in space

Mon 3m read

SpaceX's private Fram2 launch over Earth's poles will send astronauts where no one has gone before

Mon 4m read

Watch SpaceX launch historic Fram2 astronaut mission over Earth's poles tonight

Mon 3m read

SpaceX rolls out rocket for historic Fram2 astronaut flight over Earth's poles (photos)

Sun 3m read

ISS National Lab explores the future of space in new podcast 'Between a Rocket and a Hard Space'

Sun 3m read

European Space Agency launches competition to find its next commercial rocket by 2028

Sun 3m read

1st-ever orbital rocket launch from European soil falls to Earth and explodes seconds into flight

Sun 2m read

SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut flight over Earth's poles will be the 1st to grow mushrooms in space

Sun 3m read

X-rays, mushrooms and more: The science riding on SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut mission around Earth's poles

Sat 3m read

NASA astronaut who gave up seat for Starliner crew takes command of SpaceX Crew-11 flight to ISS

Fri 3m read

James Webb Space Telescope discovers 2 galaxies forming breathtaking 'cosmic lens': Space photo of the day

Fri 3m read

This spacecraft swarm could spot interstellar visitors zipping through our solar system

Fri 3m read

Meet the astronauts of SpaceX's Fram2 mission, the 1st to fly over Earth's poles

Fri 5m read

Boeing's next Starliner launch for NASA could slip to early 2026 after fixes

Fri 4m read

US Space Force certifies new Vulcan Centaur rocket to launch national security missions

Thu 3m read

NASA cancels cargo launch to ISS due to damaged Cygnus spacecraft

Thu 2m read

So long, Gaia: Europe officially retires prolific star-mapping space telescope

Thu 4m read

NASA stacks moon-bound Artemis 2 rocket: Space photo of the day

Thu 3m read

Katy Perry, Gayle King blast off on star-studded all-female Blue Origin rocket launch on April 14

Thu 3m read

Capturing the cosmos on canvas: How art helps scientists and space agencies communicate with the public

Thu 6m read

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California, lands rocket at sea (video)

Wed 2m read

SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites to orbit from California, lands rocket at sea (video)

Wed 2m read

Auroras on ice giant revealed: Space photo of the day

Mar 26 3m read

Strange sphere-studded rock on Mars found by NASA's Perseverance rover

Mar 26 3m read

Rocket Lab launches 8 wildfire-hunting satellites into orbit from New Zealand (video)

Mar 26 3m read

Watch Rocket Lab launch 'Finding Hot Wildfires Near You' mission from New Zealand today

Mar 26 3m read

'Earth to Space' art festival set to launch at Kennedy Center this week

Mar 25 6m read

NASA completes SLS core stage stacking for Artemis 2 moon mission (photos)

Mar 25 4m read

'City of Lights' as seen at night from space: Space photo of the day

Mar 25 2m read

US Space Force celebrates return of 1st Guardian to launch to space (photos)

Mar 25 4m read

Mysterious blue spiral spotted over European skies. What was it? (photos)

Mar 25 5m read

Space pirates already have their sights set on the 'high seas' of Earth orbit. Can we stop them?

Mar 25 5m read

'Cosmic tornado' swirls in breathtaking new James Webb Space Telescope image

Mar 24 4m read

NASA says removal of 'first woman, person of color' language from Artemis websites 'does not indicate' moon mission crew change

Mar 24 3m read

SpaceX launches secret US spy satellite on 19th anniversary of company's 1st-ever liftoff (photos)

Mar 24 3m read

Private SpaceX Fram2 mission ready for world's 1st crewed flight over Earth's polar regions (photos)

Mar 24 4m read

Gorgeous Hubble telescope image was 20 years in the making: Space photo of the day

Mar 24 3m read

Meteorites and asteroids tracked back to their place of origin in the solar system

Mar 24 5m read

Star Catcher sends electricity across NFL football field in key space power-beaming test (photos)

Mar 24 3m read

Preserving astronomy history: The fight is on to save an iconic Royal Observatory Greenwich site

Mar 23 7m read

1st-ever orbital rocket launch from European soil targeted for March 24

Mar 23 3m read

'Star Trek' icon lives on with new Nichelle Nichols Space Camp to inspire young women to aim for the stars

Mar 22 3m read

China now has a 'kill mesh' in orbit, Space Force vice chief says

Mar 21 5m read

Into the deep (field) with ESA's Euclid 'dark universe' telescope: Space photo of the day

Mar 21 3m read

Apollo 10, Soyuz capsule among artifacts moving to new space gallery in London

Mar 21 5m read

Stellar nursery sparkles at the edge of our galaxy in gorgeous Hubble Telescope image

Mar 21 2m read

When space meets sea, Crew-9 Dragon meets dolphins: Space photo of the day

Mar 20 2m read

SpaceX to set new rocket-reuse record on March 21 launch of US spy satellites

Mar 20 3m read

Astronomers discover exotic atmosphere on scorching hot exoplanet Cuancoá. 'Like finding a snowball that hasn't melted in a fire'

Mar 20 4m read

Massive star explosions may have triggered two mass extinctions in Earth's past: 'It would be terrifying.'

Mar 20 5m read

This new telescope lens could be a game-changer for space imagery

Mar 20 5m read

Dark skies above world's best astronomy sites could be ruined by new energy project

Mar 20 5m read