Space News

"Space snowman" Arrokoth a other Kuiper Belt objects may contain locked-up ancient ice and gas, suggests a new model that could also explain the explosive behavior of "ice bomb" comets passing the sun.

Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman is outlining a proposed railway system for the moon, with support from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Nearly 1.3 million quasars are included in a vast cosmic map, with the most distant having existed just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang.

Disney and Lucasfilm have finally unveiled the first-ever public trailer for the upcoming Disney Plus series "Star Wars: The Acolyte."

As the total solar eclipse on April 8 approaches, we take a look at some alternative methods of viewing the eclipse.

Save on telescopes and solar filters ahead of the total solar eclipse on April 8 2024 as Unistellar is offering 10% off all products on its site.

The first data from the Condor Telescope Array suggests a dwarf nova was the source of a new star seen in 77 BCE.

Despite the failure of the first U.S. commercial lunar lander to ever operate in space, Astrobotic is pressing ahead with its next moon, set for 2024.

According to the theory of emergent gravity, as soon as you enter low-density regions outside the solar system, gravity behaves differently than we would expect from Einstein's theory of general relativity.

Boeing has started fueling up its Starliner capsule ahead of the vehicle's first-ever astronaut launch, a test mission scheduled for early May.

On March 19, the vernal equinox will see spring come to the Northern Hemisphere as the sun reaches the spot where the ecliptic and celestial equator cross each other.

Euclid's mission team is trying to de-ice the telescope’s mirrors after water ice begins impacting its vision.

New theoretical research suggests that a mysterious form of matter called "unparticles" could be the driving force behind the expansion of the universe.

SpaceX is scheduled to launch its 30th operational cargo mission to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday (March 21).

Here's why I am heading to Rochester, NY, to watch the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Visitors can expect a fun-filled few days at the ROC the Eclipse Festival.

In this space mysteries piece we take a look at how long it would take to walk around Mars and what factors would affect journey time.

The Indian Space Research Organisation's historic Chandrayaan-3 moon lander managed to keep moon dust off its cameras thanks to a special engine setup.

Scientists are slowly getting to the bottom of how some of the universe's most mind-bending worlds came to be.

We're comparing the wide-angle zoom lenses in each brand's 'Holy Trinity' lineup to find out which one is worth your money.

A modeling study suggests a slumbering subduction zone below the Gibraltar Strait is active and could break into the Atlantic Ocean in 20 million years' time, giving birth to an Atlantic "Ring of Fire."