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'Dune' director David Lynch dies at 78
An obituary for iconic filmmaker David Lynch who died Jan. 16, 2025.
Centuries-old supernova guides James Webb Space Telescope through an interstellar gap
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured the first exquisite images of an interstellar patch of sky, about 11,000 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia.
Major milestone! India becomes 4th nation to dock satellites in orbit
India successfully docked its two SpaDex satellites in Earth orbit yesterday (Jan. 15), becoming just the fourth country to pull off such a satellite meetup.
Astronauts repair black hole observatory, inspect cosmic ray detector on ISS spacewalk
NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams completed a six-hour spacewalk to repair and upgrade equipment outside the International Space Station on Thursday (Jan. 16).
Our warming Earth: 2024 was hottest year on record, NASA says
2024 was the warmest year on record, according to NASA data. The global average temperature was 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit above the mid-20th-century baseline.
Trump's space policy won't catch Europe off guard, ESA chief says
The head of the European Space Agency says that ESA is ready for any changes in NASA's direction that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may make.
Photographer captures rare Comet G3 ATLAS from UK in dramatic 'once-in-a-lifetime' image
Photographer Josh Dury captured rare Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas) in a dramatic 'once-in-a-lifetime' image after a challenging chase across UK skies at dusk.
What is a monocular and how do they work?
For stargazers and wildlife watchers, monoculars can be an effective alternative to telescopes or binoculars. Here's how they work.
NASA wants a 'Super-Hubble' space telescope to search for life on alien worlds
The Habitable Worlds Observatory is a flagship NASA telescope that could answer the ultimate question.
James Webb Space Telescope watches planet-forming dust shells zooming through space
The shells of carbon-rich dust are expanding outward into space at the breakneck velocity of 1,600 miles per second.
Are James Webb Space Telescope images really so colorful?
How do images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appear so colorful, and where do the colors come from?
Moon selected as historical preservation site to protect lunar heritage
The World Monuments Fund has added the moon to its watch list of 25 historic places that face major challenges and has called for preserving lunar heritage.
What if life on Venus is just life from Earth?
Scientists think it's possible that life cells from Earth could've been transferred to Venus, thanks to asteroid impacts over the last few billion years.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket into orbit on 1st flight (video)
Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket reached orbit on its first-ever flight early this morning (Jan. 16).
Watch 2 NASA astronauts repair X-ray telescope on ISS during a spacewalk today
NASA's Nick Hague and Suni Williams will service the X-ray telescope attached to the ISS during a 6.5-hour-long spacewalk today (Jan. 16). Watch it live.
Space Mountain at 50: Five nods to NASA from the Walt Disney World ride
The ride today bears little resemblance to actual spaceflight. But in the 50 years Space Mountain has been running, there have been and still are several nods to NASA.
Battlestar Galactica at 20: the show that reinvented space opera
How a kitsch "Star Wars" cash-in spawned a bona fide sci-fi classic. So say we all!
The 7 best total solar eclipses of the next 10 years
We explore seven of the best solar eclipses to look out for over the next 10 years.
Hubble Telescope sees rare supernova explosion as a violent 'pale blue dot' (image)
The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured a snapshot of a rare supernova that sits in the Gemini constellation, about 650 million light-years away from Earth.
James Webb Space Telescope sees little red dots feeding black holes: 'This is how you solve a universe-breaking problem'
The James Webb Space Telescope's ancient "little red dot" galaxies have been seen as a sign of "broken cosmology." Feeding supermassive black holes may have come to the rescue.