Space News

On June 26, you'll have an opportunity to behold the sight of a slender waxing crescent moon positioned just to the right of Mercury.

The world's largest digital camera focuses on the Virgo Cluster, showing never-before-seen detail in our universe

Short on time and looking to get ready for Metroid Prime 4 later this year? We've ranked all the Metroid games so you can focus on the must-plays.

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to South Dakota as a giant hole in the sun's atmosphere shakes up geomagnetic activity in the coming days.

Simulations of asteroids near Venus reveal gaps in our ability to detect them.

A radio signal from the dawn of time could help scientists weigh the first stars and reveal how they lifted the cosmic darkness.

A team of scientists is proposing a bold alternative to the Big Bang theory, suggesting that our universe may have instead formed inside a colossal black hole.

NASA has announced a new launch date for the private Axiom astronaut launch to the ISS, following delays due to leaks aboard the space station.

SpaceX launched 70 different payloads — including a special memorial capsule carrying cremated remains and DNA samples — today (June 23) on the Transporter 14 rideshare mission.

New images from ESA's Biomass satellite reveal forests, volcanoes, deserts and glaciers in striking detail, hinting at what's still to come.

Former NASA astronaut Terry Virts is running for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas.

"The word 'absurd,' in our everyday language, is crazy, stupid. But absurd can also mean outlandishly true."

One of the best Lego Marvel sets, the Team Spidey Web Spinner Headquarters set, is ideal for young fans and is now 20% off ahead of Amazon Prime Day.

The Rubin Observatory released its first magnificent images of the cosmos on Monday (June 23) — and included a special asteroid bonus.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has released its first images, providing a staggering glimpse at the observing power it will unleash when it begins its decade-long survey.

"Being off even a little bit represents hundreds or thousands of kilometers in distance on the surface of the Earth."

As 'Ash' joins horror streaming platform Shudder, we talked to Grammy-winning musician and filmmaker Flying Lotus on crafting his Lovecraftian sci-fi thriller.

Exoplanet Gj 504 b was found using the Strategic Explorations of Exoplanets and Disks with Subaru (SEEDS) Project

Breathing in moon dust can still give you what one astronaut called "lunar hay fever."

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink satellites was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, June 23, 2025.