Incredible photo catches the sun rising behind the world's largest telescope
As construction continues on ESO's Extremely Large Telescope, the observatory shared some stunning photos of the site as the telescope reached its highest point.
SpaceX launches 3 rockets from 3 pads in less than 37 hours (photos)
SpaceX continues to keep up its torrid launch pace, sending three missions to orbit from three different pads over the course of a day and a half.
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Watch all episodes of "Severance", "For All Mankind", "Silo" and much more for just $2.99 a month.
Lyrid meteor shower 2025 delights stargazers with the help of a dramatic fireball display (photos)
The Lyrids 2025 did not disappoint, and we've got the photos to prove it!
The Hubble Space Telescope turns 35 as NASA budget cuts loom. How many more birthdays will it have?
Budget cuts hitting U.S. government agencies like NASA don't seem promising for the Hubble Space Telescope, but there is still hope.
Gorgeous deep space photo captures the Andromeda Galaxy surrounded by glowing gas
Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured a colorful portrait of the Andromeda Galaxy from the Dark Sky Alqueva Observatory in Cumeada, Portugal.
Astronomers discover dark matter 'bridge' linking colliding galaxies: 'This is the missing piece we've been looking for.'
A massive clump of dark matter in the Perseus galaxy cluster is linked to its core by a bridge of dark matter, evidence of a history of mergers.
Fixing the Hubble Space Telescope: A timeline of NASA's shuttle servicing missions
Spacewalking astronauts repaired and upgraded the famed Hubble Telescope during five missions from 1993 to 2009. Here's a summary of these epic servicing efforts.
Happy Earth Day 2025! Write your name in NASA satellite images and celebrate our planet (video)
Check out this fun way to embrace Earth Day and NASA's 60 years of planetary observation.
ELVIS in orbit: New 3D microscope arrives at the ISS to study microbes in space
A new microscope just arrived at the International Space Station to help study life's adaptability under extreme conditions using an innovative imaging technique.
There's liquid on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. But something's missing and scientists are confused
Scientists have long known that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, hosts rivers and seas of liquid methane. But it's strangely lacking in river deltas, a new study suggests.
It's alive! It's alive! Orion throws back its cover | Space picture of the day for April 22, 2025
NASA engineers tested the functionality of Orion's forward bay cover, which is the last component of the spacecraft that must be ejected before parachutes deploy to land.
Yousa in big doo-doo now, as Darth Jar Jar makes his way to Fortnite in the new Star Wars collaboration (video)
The next Fortnite x Star Wars collaboration will bring new content to Epic Games' hit online multiplayer game, including starfighters, Darth Jar Jar, and a new live event.
Has the James Webb Space Telescope discovered a 'missing' supermassive black hole? (video)
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered "smoking gun" evidence of a hidden feeding supermassive black hole in a distant spiral galaxy.
NASA's Lucy probe captures 1st close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing 'strikingly complicated geology'
NASA's Lucy spacecraft, currently journeying toward Jupiter's orbit on its asteroid-hopping mission, captured an impressive close-up of its second target: the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson.
We took a guided tour of the solar system in Elite Dangerous, and now you can too (interview)
Learn about the solar system from a pair of real space museum curators in sci-fi game Elite Dangerous, as Abbie MacKinnon and Laura Joy Pieters of the London Science Museum give a guided tour of our home system.
Don't miss the Lyrid meteor shower peak tonight: Here's what to expect
Skywatchers, get ready! The Lyrid meteor shower is set to peak, offering a spectacular sight for anyone willing to stay up late or rise early.
Marvel's screw-ups get their chance at redemption in the final 'Thunderbolts' trailer (video)
'We've all done bad things': Yelena, aka White Widow, bares her soul in final trailer for Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' ahead of the May 2 release.
US Space Force now has a framework for fighting a war in space
The U.S. Space Force now has an official "Space Warfighting" doctrine outlining how the service can train and prepare units for a war fought in space.
Astronomers discover doomed planet shedding a Mount Everest's worth of material every orbit, leaving behind a comet-like tail
Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing into space.