How photos of the April 8 solar eclipse will help us understand of the sun's atmosphere
A total solar eclipse is not just an awe-inspiring natural phenomenon; it's an opportunity to expand our scientific understanding of the sun.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket photobombs the moon in incredible award-winning shot
This amazing photo of a Falcon Heavy rocket transiting the moon won the Sony World Photography Awards 2024.
Jedi Masters battle space pirates in new 'Star Wars' novel 'The Living Force' (exclusive excerpt)
An exclusive excerpt from the new novel "Star Wars: The Living Force" by John Jackson Miller
James Webb Space Telescope joins the hunt for newborn exoplanets
The James Webb Space Telescope has joined the hunt for infant exoplanets, spotting a newly forming world — but not the one we had expected to see.
The 2024 total solar eclipse is 1 week away. Here's what you need to know.
With just one week until a total solar eclipse is visible across North America here's what you need to know for a memorable experience.
Pluto TV will rally to make Pluto a planet again on April 1 (it's no joke)
Pluto may have lost its status as a full-fledged planet in 2006, but that doesn't mean it's a joke of a world this April Fools' Day and the folks behind Pluto TV want to make that clear.
Hubble Space Telescope finds bucket of cosmic Easter eggs — 500 blue and red stars
Observations for the ULLYSES program, the Hubble Telescope's largest operation yet, are now completed. Scientists are now diving into some cosmic Easter treats.
'Everything is interrelated.' For the Navajo Nation, the April 8 solar eclipse is a spiritual experience
While many Americans are deciding where to go and how to experience the total solar eclipse on April 8, Navajo (Diné) astronomers explain the vast differences in how their culture views these celestial events.
NASA's mini moon rovers go for a test drive ahead of 2025 private lunar launch (photos)
NASA's CADRE mini rovers have been test driven across the agency's "Mars Yard" and subjected to various other tests to confirm they are ready to launch to the moon.
Life on Enceladus? Europe eyes astrobiology mission to Saturn ocean moon
The future European Space Agency mission could include an orbiting spacecraft as well as a lander, both of which would sample ocean material in Enceladus' plumes.
We asked over 50 women space leaders for words of inspiration. Here's what they told us
Current leaders across the space industry share wisdom and advice as we reflect on the achievements of women in space during Women's History month.
Dune: What the climate of Arrakis can tell us about the hunt for habitable exoplanets
Dune: What the climate of Arrakis can tell us about the hunt for habitable exoplanets
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 104 — The Artemis Accords, Ecuador, and You
On Episode 104 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with National Space Society chapter leader Robert Aillon about NASA's Artemis Accords.
April 8 total solar eclipse: Why this eclipse repeats itself every 54 years
The total solar eclipse on April 8 is part of a repeating pattern of eclipses that last visited North America in 1970. Here’s why the same eclipse repeats every 54 years.
Spaceflight tripleheader! SpaceX planning 3 launches in 5-hour span today
SpaceX aims to launch three Falcon 9 rockets today (March 30) from both coasts in a roughly five-hour span.
Why are some supermassive black hole jets so short? Astronomers may have cracked the case
New observations provide an intriguing window into what happens when a slumbering black hole awakens to devour a star.
1st Boeing Starliner astronauts are ready to launch to the ISS for NASA (exclusive)
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have been training on Boeing's Starliner spacecraft for years. The team says they're ready for the first astronaut launch no earlier than May 1.
Powerful X-class solar flare slams Earth, triggering radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean
On March 28, Earth was hit by an X-class solar flare that was strong enough to ionize part of the planet's atmosphere.
Why low-level clouds vanish during a solar eclipse
Cumulus clouds rapidly dissipate as the land surface cools. This isn't just good news for eclipse chasers on April 8, but also has implications for sun-obscuring geoengineering efforts.
'Them space drugs cooked real good:' Varda Space just made an HIV medicine in Earth orbit
Varda Space has written up the results of its groundbreaking W-1 mission, which successfully crystalized the metastable Form III of the antiviral drug ritonavir in space and returned it to Earth.