6,000 Planets Have Been Found Outside the Solar System
The number of confirmed planets outside of our solar system—known as exoplanets—has risen to 6,000, NASA has said.…
Webb telescope explores the Milky Way’s giant star-forming cloud
In the bustling heart of our Milky Way, just a few hundred light-years from the supermassive black hole…
To save aging space telescope, NASA taps startup to push it farther into space
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA has tapped startup Katalyst to save a $500 million orbiting observatory from falling into Earth’s…
Astronomers want to blow up ‘city killer’ asteroid so it doesn’t hit moon
The near-Earth space rock, dubbed 2024 YR4, was previously thought to have a small chance of impacting Earth.…
Strange Mars Rocks Could Hold Clues to Ancient Life
Rocks in the Bright Angel Formation. NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera.…
Latest discovery suggests solar flares are hotter than earlier estimates; here’s why
A recent study conducted by scientists led by Alexander Russell at the University of St. Andrews suggests that…
Blue Origin selected to deliver NASA’s VIPER Rover to the Moon’s South Pole
image: ©Thibault Renard | iStock NASA is taking steps forward in lunar exploration by awarding Blue Origin a…
6,000 exoplanets found beyond our solar system. Are any like Earth?
For 30 years, the world’s astronomers have searched the cosmos for exoplanets. We recently hit a milestone now…
Rocket Lab’s Two Mars-Bound Spacecraft Arrive in Florida
LONG BEACH, Calif., Sept. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the…
Blue Origin wins NASA deal to ferry VIPER rover to lunar south pole
On Friday, Blue Origin won a major NASA contract to deliver a lunar rover to the moon, a…
Hubble Space Telescope Captures New Image of NGC 2775
NGC 2775’s large, yellowish, central bulge is filled with old stars, encircled by tightly wound spiral arms decorated…