For the upcoming fourth mission, SpaceX aims to demonstrate key capabilities of the world’s largest and most powerful rocket, including successful reentry.
The Japanese mission has been orbiting the planet for nearly a decade to study its weather patterns.
The freshly spotted galaxy offers a rare glimpse of our universe when it was young, less than 300 million years after the Big Bang.
Japan's wooden satellite could solve the space trash problem by burning up completely on re-entry, leaving no debris and reducing environmental impacts.
An alien world orbiting a star made famous by Star Trek was nothing but a celestial illusion.
An adjustment to the famous Drake Equation could radically refine estimates of intelligent civilizations in our galaxy.
The company has chosen not to repair a small helium leak in the spacecraft's service module ahead of the scheduled launch of its first crew to orbit.
There's been very little information shared about the orbital vehicle, which launched in December 2023 for its third secretive mission.
Earth may experience another solar storm—and more auroras—in early June as the hyperactive sunspot cluster rotates back into view.
From centaurs to icy moons, our host star is orbited by an array of objects with bizarre features.
Scientists analyzed 30-year-old data and found that Venus's volcanic activity is comparable to Earth's.
Yesterday's test of an upcoming Raptor engine went sideways, causing the test stand to be engulfed in flames.
The collection of 126 newly discovered exoplanets features extreme environments and ones that could potentially harbor life.
The nascent space telescope has collected plenty of data since it launched, and now has produced the largest images of space taken from space.
Gliese 12 b, a Venus-sized world located just 40 light-years away, presents a promising target for studying planetary atmospheres and potential habitability.
Astronomers have managed to measure the spin of a supermassive black hole, which could help reveal how they grew in the universe.
A recent solar storm triggered auroras around the world, but as millions watched this celestial display, its effects were also seen at the bottom of the ocean.
Travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has released its annual collection featuring stunning snapshots of our galaxy.
The proposed maglev system could be the key to sustaining human life on the lunar surface.
Blue Origin will launch its first crew of astronauts since a liftoff malfunction grounded its New Shepard rocket in 2022.
