What did NASA find on Bennu? ‘Space gum,’ sugars needed for life
Samples from the asteroid Bennu are providing scientists with clues about how life may have started in our…
Psyche Observes Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft have acquired new images of 3I/ATLAS, the third object and the second comet from outside…
NASA heads to Death Valley to test new Mars drone tech
After reaching Mars with the Perseverance rover in early 2021, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter proved a huge success as…
Satellites keep photobombing the Hubble telescope, and it’s getting worse
It’s getting harder and harder for the Hubble and other telescopes orbiting Earth to capture pristine images thanks…
Is your spaceship falling out of the sky? Be careful, you could get a fine for littering!
Way back in 1979, as the defunct American space station Skylab re-entered Earth’s atmosphere as a falling firework,…
Russia replaces cosmonaut after alleged security breach at SpaceX facility
Moscow has replaced a cosmonaut assigned to an upcoming SpaceX mission after he allegedly took photos of restricted…
The 7 Most Groundbreaking NASA Discoveries of 2025
In 2025, NASA faced unprecedented uncertainty as it grappled with sweeping layoffs, looming budget cuts, and leadership switch-ups.…
Making multiple breakthroughs in spacecraft swarms
Each year, SpaceNews selects the people, programs and technologies that have most influenced the direction of the space…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS heads toward Earth. How close will it get?
Here’s everything to know about 3I/ATLAS’s impending rendezvous with Earth and how you might be able to witness…
Geomagnetic storm watch issued after powerful solar flare is seen erupting from sun
A geomagnetic storm watch has been issued after a powerful solar flare over the weekend. The solar flare…
A Super “Cold moon” is rising soon. How to see December’s Supermoon
The last supermoon of the year will shine bright this week, when it reaches peak illumination at 6:15…
After nearly a century of looking, researchers may have finally detected dark matter
For nearly a century, something unseen has tugged at the cosmos. In the 1930s, Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky…