SpaceX to launch 23 Starlink satellites from Florida tonight
SpaceX is set to launch another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites from Florida tonight (May 31), adding to a very busy stretch in spaceflight.
Lego wants you to vote on a new color for its astronaut minifigures
Lego is adding another color of spaceman minifigure to its roster, and you can vote for your favorite for a limited time.
Moon-mapping could level up for NASA's upcoming Artemis missions. Here's how
To create more high resolution maps of the moon, scientists are enlisting the help of algorithms.
1st annual space piracy conference will examine threats of orbital crime and smuggling
The First Annual Space Piracy Conference aims to explore the risks of piracy in space and solutions to this potentially devastating economic and legal problem.
Powerful new NOAA weather satellite set for June launch atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy
NOAA is set to launch an advanced new weather satellite on June 25 when its GOES-U spacecraft launches atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The cold lunar night may have finally swallowed Japan's SLIM moon lander
Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission failed to respond to a signal sent Monday — but all hope is not lost.
Watch Rocket Lab launch shoebox-sized NASA climate satellite tonight
Rocket Lab will launch the second of two cubesats for NASA's PREFIRE climate change mission tonight (May 31), and you can watch the action live.
Massive, magnetic stars beyond the Milky Way detected for the 1st time
Astronomers have detected giant, magnetic stars outside the Milky Way for the first time. These infant stars in the Magellanic Clouds could reveal details of early stellar evolution.
Elusive medium-size black holes may form in dense 'birthing nests'
A new simulation has shown elusive intermediate-mass black holes may form in dense globular clusters of millions of tightly packed stars, thanks to a chaotic collision chain.
How NASA's OSIRIS-APEX asteroid probe survived its 1st close encounter with the sun
OSIRIS-APEX emerged unscathed from its first of six close brushes with the sun, thanks to some clever engineering.
James Webb Space Telescope spots the 2 earliest galaxies ever seen (image)
James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the two earliest and most distant galaxies ever seen. One, JADES-GS-z14-0, is a massive and bright galaxy that existed just 300 million years after the Big Bang.
Boeing's Starliner rolls out to pad for June 1 astronaut launch (photos)
Boeing's Starliner capsule rolled out to the pad today (May 30) ahead of its first-ever astronaut launch, which is scheduled for June 1.
Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe
The Japanese space agency has lost contact with its intrepid Venus orbiter, Akatsuki.
Solar Orbiter traces solar wind back to its mysterious source for 1st time
The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has, for the first time, traced solar wind in space to a specific location on our sun's surface.
Space debris from SpaceX Dragon capsule crashed in the North Carolina mountains. I had to go see it (video)
A large piece of debris was found on a mountainside in North Carolina last week, suspected to be left over from the reentry of SpaceX's Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station.
See the moon and Saturn meet in the night sky early on May 31
Saturn will appear just above the third quarter moon in the sky in the early hours of Friday (May 31).
Astronaut's diary found among fallen Columbia space shuttle debris added to National Library of Israel
The journal pages of Israel's first astronaut have been added to the country's national library, more than 20 years after they were found among the debris from the tragedy that claimed his life.
James Webb Space Telescope finds a dusty skeleton in this starburst galaxy's closet
The James Webb Space Telescope caught the Magellanic-like galaxy NGC 4449 is undergoing an intense bout of star formation.
If the Big Bang created miniature black holes, where are they?
Primordial black holes born from density fluctuations dating back to the Big Bang have been frustratingly elusive, but a new quantum clue has been discovered.
Starliner capsule's 1st astronaut mission cleared for June 1 liftoff
The first-ever astronaut launch of Boeing's Starliner capsule, known as Crew Flight Test, is "go" for its planned June 1 launch, NASA announced today (May 29).