Space News
NASA's Exoplanet Count Reaches 6,000 (2025-09-26): NASA's
Tiny New Moon Discovered Orbiting Uranus (2025-08-20): A new moon has been discovered orbiting Uranus. It has a diameter of only 6 miles. This brings the total number of known moons to 29.
Astronomers Discover Most Distant Known Supermassive Black Hole (2025-08-08): Astronomers have discovered the most distant known supermassive black hole. It resides in the galazy CAPERS-LRD-z9.
Astronomers Create Thousand Color Image of Sculptor Galaxy (2025-06-18): Astronomers have created a thousand color image of the Sculptor Galaxy using over 50 hours of observations with the MUSE instrument on the ESO's Very Large Telescope.
Video: First Commercial Spacewalk by SpaceX Polaris Dawn Crew (2024-09-12): The SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew completed the first commercial spacewalk in history. Billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis were both outside the spacecraft.
Video: SpaceX Polaris Dawn Mission will Include First Commercial Spacewalk (2024-08-24): The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission is a six-day mission that will include the first-ever commercial spacewalk using a Space-X designed EVA spacesuit.
Video: Reservoir of Liquid Water Deep Beneath Surface of Mars (2024-08-13): Researchers have discovered there is a large amount of liquid water located deep beneath the surface of Mars. Scientists used data gathered by the InSight Lander to make the discovery.
Caltech Simulation Shows How Black Holes Grow (2024-07-02): New Caltech cosmic simulation finds that magnetic fields play a much larger role in the growth and evolution of black holes than previously thought.
3D Visualization of The Pillars of Creation (2024-06-28): The Hubble Space Telescope shared this 3D visualization of The Pillars of Creation.
ReachBot to Explore Caves on Mars (2024-06-23): ReachBot is a lightweight robot with extendable booms that is being developed by Stanford University researchers to explore caves on the moon and Mars.
Study Finds Seven Stars Possibly Containing Dyson Spheres (2024-06-21): A study has found seven possible stars containing Dyson spheres. The researchers looked for evidence of infrared radiation that could not be explained.
Astronomers Observe Black Hole Awakening (2024-06-19): Astronomers observe a black hole awakening in real time. Galaxy SDSS1335+0728 start shining brighter than ever before in 2019.
Space Weather Prediction Center Issues Very Rare Geomagnetic Storm Watch (2024-05-10): NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a Geomagnetic Storm Watch for May 11, 2024. the SWPC calls a watch at this level very rare.
Paired Brown Dwarfs End Up Alone (2024-03-22): A new study by astronomers using Hubble data has found that Brown dwarfs that start out paired often end up alone.
Hubble Observes Stormy Weather on Jupiter (2024-03-15): Hubble captures images of Jupiter's stormy weather and provides an animation showing Jupiter's rotation. See The Great Red Spot and Red Spot Jr.
NASA's JWST Captures New Views of NGC 604 (2024-03-12): NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning new views of NGC 604, a star forming region of the Triangulum galaxy.
Astronomers Identify Most Luminous Quasar (2024-02-19): Astronomers have identified a record-breaking quasar which is powered by the fastest-growing black hole.
Japan Launches Rocket Carrying Moon Sniper (2023-09-07): Japan has successfully launched a rocket carrying SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon). The precision mission has been nicknamed Moon Sniper.
Video: DART Spacecraft Collides with Asteroid (2022-09-26): Here is the moment NASA's Dart spacecraft made its historic collision with the Dimorphos asteroid.
NASA Visualization of Shallow Lightning on Jupiter (2020-08-10): NASA visualization shows a simulated journey into a high-altitude exotic storm on Jupiter.