Astrobotic’s Detonation Engine Fires 4,000 Pounds of Thrust in Wild Test
Space startup Astrobotic put its rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) to the test for the first time, demonstrating…
How did the USSR win the space race to beat the US to the moon in Apple TV’s new ‘Star City’?
Star City — Official Trailer | Apple TV – YouTube Watch On The world just witnessed Artemis 2‘s…
Famous asteroid Ryugu may have been bombarded by a swarm of tiny space rocks 1,000 years ago
In 2020, Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft brought samples of an asteroid named Ryugu to Earth — and now, scientists…
The Day of the Trifid Nebula
This shimmering region of star-formation, a close-up of the Trifid Nebula about 5,000 light-years from Earth, was captured…
May’s first full moon is almost here. When to look up
The Flower Moon will light up the night sky on the first day of May, which marks the…
570-Megapixel Dark Energy Camera Captures the Sombrero Galaxy
Messier 104, also known as the Sombrero Galaxy, as captured by the NSF’s Dark Energy Camera. Click here…
U.S. Navy Divers Reveal Rare Underwater Photo of Artemis’ Heat Shield, It Still in Perfect Condition
A striking image of the Artemis II heat shield, captured by US Navy divers, reveals the condition of…
A Lego ‘Project Hail Mary’ set just soared into the stratosphere, breaking the Guinness World Record for highest flight
A ‘Project Hail Mary’ Lego spaceship set a new record for highest altitude launch and retrieval of a…
NASA prepares for launch of SpaceX Crew-13 mission
NASA and SpaceX are gearing up for the next crewed mission to the International Space Station. NASA announced…
Ice melts in the springtime on Mars photo of the day for April 24, 2026
This image from the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows Chasma Borealis at Mars’ northern ice…
Earth from Space: Cloud patterns over the Canary Islands
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image highlights a distinctive cloud formation north of the Canary Islands of Tenerife and La…
A bright star will disappear for up to an hour on April 25 — here’s what’s happening
If you live in the middle Atlantic or southeast part of the United States, you’ll have an opportunity…