NASA’s Hubble Spots an Out-of-Sync Galaxy
Though the spiral galaxy in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope seems serene, it hides a chaotic…
NASA scientist discovers moon’s largest newly formed crater after asteroid impact
Bethany Ehlmann, president of The Planetary Society, joins FOX Weather to discuss how a NASA spacecraft spotted a…
During a close pass over comet 67P, Rosetta’s star trackers registered hundreds of sunlit dust grains as “false stars,” disorienting a spacecraft more than 400 million kilometres from Earth and forcing it into safe mode.
On 28 March 2015, ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft passed about 14 kilometres above the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. That…
Astronauts go to ‘summer camp’ to train for space photo of the day for Sept. 18, 2026
Some members from NASA’s 2025 astronaut candidate class pose during outdoor geology training in May 2026. (Image credit:…
Quiz of the week: how long could a lunar city survive? – Physics World
Quiz of the week: how long could a lunar city survive? – Physics World Skip to main content…
NASA Awards SpaceX Three Crew Flights to Space Station
To continue regular crew transportation to the International Space Station, NASA has awarded SpaceX three additional missions through…
On this day in space! Sept. 18, 1977: NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft snaps stunning photo of Earth and the moon together from deep space
On Sept. 18, 1977, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft took its first photo of Earth and the moon. It…
Everyone talks about ‘equinox auroras’ — but the Harvest Moon may have other plans
Last winter I made two trips to see the aurora, one to northern Canada and the other to…
Pikachu in space! New ESA-Pokemon partnership sends the electric mouse to the ISS
Pikachu is one of Earth’s newest outer space ambassadors, thanks to a new partnership. The European Space Agency…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could last more than twice as long as planned
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope may be able to operate for far longer than originally expected. An…
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could last more than twice as long as planned
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope may be able to operate for far longer than originally expected. An…
Looking back – Uranus’s rings and moons glow in infrared in beautiful Webb Telescope image
In 2023, scientists released possibly the most spectacular view of Uranus ever seen. The image was captured by…