Extreme Closeup of the ‘Eye of God’ Reveals Fiery Pillars in Stunning Detail
The Webb space telescope has stared deep into the darkness of the Helix Nebula, revealing layers of gas…
New NASA Artemis Payloads To Study Moon’s Terrain, Radiation, History
NASA announced Tuesday the selection of three new science investigations that will strengthen humanity’s understanding and exploration of…
New Chinese Constellations Dwarf Starlink Plans for Near-Earth Orbit
China has filed requests to reserve orbital slots for almost 200,000 satellites, prompting concerns it may be positioning…
4,000 Space Mirrors Could Soon Light Up Your Night, and They’re Coming in 2026
A California startup wants to use giant orbiting mirrors to reflect sunlight onto Earth after dark. The first…
Hubble Nets Menagerie of Young Stellar Objects
A disparate collection of young stellar objects bejewels a cosmic panorama in the star-forming region NGC 1333 in…
NASA rediscovers secret military base buried under Greenland’s ice sheet
It was purely by chance that a NASA team stumbled upon a long-lost American military base buried deep…
A Quick Guide To America’s Latest Space Toilet
I realize there’s a lot of things going on in the world right now that all demand a…
Hubble observations add evidence of elusive companion orbiting supergiant star Betelgeuse
Astronomers have long searched for clues that a hidden companion star sits out of view near the red…
The first commercial space station, Haven-1, is now undergoing assembly for launch
As Ars reported last week, NASA’s plan to replace the International Space Station with commercial space stations is…
Mars orbiter sees odd etchings in the sand photo of the day for Jan. 20, 2025
Mars is famous for its volcanoes, canyons and ancient river valleys, but some of its most active geology…
Space Force ends ‘Resilient GPS’ satellite program
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has ended an exploratory effort to add smaller, lower-cost navigation satellites to…
American high school student stuns scientists by mapping 1.5 million previously unknown space objects
A California teenager has stumbled upon a cosmic jackpot while digging through forgotten NASA archives. What began as…