A team of astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to create the first 3D atmospheric map of an exoplanet. The fiery WASP-18b, a massive “ultra-hot Jupiter,” revealed striking temperature ...

SpaceX recently released an update regarding Starship and its Human Landing System variant. This variant of the Starship is set to be one of th ...

Here’s a story for the ages — or maybe a story of the ages. The Hubble Space Telescope’s latest image, of barred spiral galaxy NGC 6000, is rich in yellow at its center and blue on its outskirts, but ...

Anyone who studies planetary formation would relish the opportunity to get a close-up look at an interstellar object. Sending a mission to one would undoubtedly yield a scientific payoff. There’s a ...

We all need some space sometimes—but it's harder to find than you might think. How far into our universe do we have to go to reach somewhere truly empty? Our first stop is the International Space ...

The comet is such an unusal visitor that Nasa has set up a tracker for people to keep an eye on what its doing. It passed Mars on October 3, and is now on its way towards perihelion (its closest point ...

Officials celebrate the completion of a new ESA deep space communications antenna at the New Norcia site in Western Australia. Credit: ESA SYDNEY — The European Space Agency has inaugurated a new deep ...

Hidden within veils of gas and dust lies the brilliant heart of Messier 82 (M82), better known as the Cigar Galaxy. This galaxy has earned its reputation as one of the most energetic star-forming ...

CAPE CANAVERAL — At 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying NASA’s IMAP, a Princeton-led mission to understand the Sun’s impact on ...

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While the sitting US government strips NASA of its expert leadership and funding, it seems China is more than happy to take up the mantle. A new report from the Commercial Space Federation, a lobbying ...