Discover recent breakthroughs in space exploration, from reusable rockets and Mars missions to lunar programs and advanced ...

The spectacular display, known as the Northern Lights in Earth's northern hemisphere, was captured by NASA's Perseverance Rover. It is the first time aurora visible to the naked eye has been captured ...

Don Pettit spent a busy 220 days at the International Space Station. He conducted experiments, talked with students and ...

In photos The details in this photograph include the airglow of the atmosphere dividing Earth from space — yellow-green at an altitude of 75 miles and a faint reddish hue 250 miles above the ...

NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) has solved a long-standing cosmic mystery about how X-rays are generated in ...

A 2024 geomagnetic storm exposed vulnerabilities on Earth, disrupted GPS, power grids, and is reshaping our view of solar ...

Astronomers are unraveling the mystery behind Ansky, a black hole system emitting powerful, repeating X-ray bursts called ...

SETI combines cutting-edge radio astronomy, data science, and planetary research in a global effort to detect signs of ...

NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope has officially embarked on its scientific mission, capturing approximately 3,600 images daily to create a comprehensive full-sky infrared map. Launched on March 11, 2025 ...

NASA’s SPHEREx mission has embarked on an ambitious journey to observe the entire sky in 102 infrared colors, a feat that promises to unlock unprecedented insights into the universe. This ...

Astronomers have probed the physical environment of repeating X-ray outbursts near monster black holes thanks to data from NASA's NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) and other missions.

A study gives clues to cosmic origin of gold and heavy elements, and they were created earlier than we thought.