Dragon Counts Down to Launch to Resupply Space Station
Live launch coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel for the launch of SpaceX’s 34th commercial resupply services…
SpaceX Dragon Lifts Off to Resupply Expedition 74 Crew
At 6:05 p.m. EDT, nearly 6,500 pounds of scientific investigations and cargo launched to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Dragon…
Helio and You: Seasons on Earth, Mars, and Beyond
Earth has four seasons – spring, summer, fall, and winter. Other planets (including Jupiter and the other giant…
Webb creates the most detailed map of the cosmic web ever made
For years, maps of how matter is arranged across the universe came with a built-in compromise. Individual galaxies…
Moon and Venus to align in uncommon conjunction. Here’s how to see it
In April, NASA’s Artemis II astronauts ventured near the moon and returned some stunning new photos of our…
Curiosity Shakes Loose a Pesky Rock
After NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover drilled a sample from this rock on April 25, 2026, it withdrew its…
Researchers Mapped 30 Million Trips to the Moon. This One’s the Cheapest
As humanity seeks to expand its presence at and around the Moon, researchers have been hard at work…
A Galaxy Cluster’s Wild Youth
If galaxy clusters were contestants in a pageant, then Abell 2029 would likely win the title of most…
‘The biggest El Niño event since the 1870s’: ‘Super’ El Niño is now the most likely scenario by the end of this year — and the humanitarian cost could be huge
A “super” El Niño is now the most likely scenario from October 2026 to February 2027, according to…
How Far Has NASA’s Perseverance Rover Traveled on Mars? The Answer May Surprise You
NASA’s Perseverance rover is living up to its name as its total distance traveled approaches the length of…
Voyager 1 is still transmitting from beyond the heliosphere on 22 watts — less power than the bulb in your hallway — and the engineers who built it in the 1970s never expected we’d still be listening half a century later.
On 17 April 2026, mission engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California sent commands to switch off…
Hubble Sights Galaxy in Transition
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals an enigmatic galaxy with a bright center and a face that…