Planet parade: How to spot 6 planets in the sky in early June
Skywatchers, get ready for a planetary parade, a spectacular event where the planets align in the sky. The next one is set for June 3, and if you’re in the right location, you could witness up to six
Hubble View Of Runaway Black Hole Leaves Massive Streak Of Stars In Its Wake
The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a "200,000 light-year-long trail of newborn stars" that may have been left behind by a runaway supermassive black hole. Video Credit: Black Hole Animation NASA’s
Images of Europa show it has a floating icy shell
This image of Jupiter’s moon Europa was captured by the JunoCam instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during the mission’s close flyby on September 29, 2022. The image shows the fractures, ridges,
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The Biggest Scandals To Ever Hit NASA
History Messed-Up History At times, it really does seem like NASA presents an easy target for critics. We're not just talking about the ever-debated usefulness of manned space exploration in genera
Missed the northern lights? Planets to align in the sky this summer
NEW YORK ( WPIX ) – A rare celestial event is set to grace the sky next month and you won’t need special glasses or an exact location to see it. A large planetary alignment will be mostly visible t
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 111
On Episode 111 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with Dr. John Mulchaey, Director of the Carnegie Observatories, about the threat to completing two new giant astronomical observatories. Welco
Chef will take his cuisine to upper atmosphere
COPENHAGEN — Ever since humans have journeyed to space, their meals there have proved to be, well, nothing to write home about. But that could change after a Michelin-starred chef teamed up with the
Why we're one step closer to understanding how Earth got its oceans (op
Space enthusiasts will know — it's easy to get caught up in a wealth of fascinating developments, from missions to the lunar surface to new discoveries in exoplanet science. But as an astronomer, what
How to watch Blue Origin's NS-25 private space tourist mission online May 19
Blue Origin plans to launch its first private space tourist mission in nearly two years on Sunday (May 19), and you can watch it live online. The mission is known as NS-25, because it will be the 25t
Blue Origin to fly again as space tourism struggles to get off the ground
After more than a year and a half, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is set to fly another space tourism mission as early as Sunday, the first since the company suffered an engine failure on a flight that end
James Webb Space Telescope sees Orion Nebula in a stunning new light (images)
The Orion Nebula may be a familiar and well-studied celestial object, but new images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) show this star-forming cloud of gas and dust in an incredibly new and vi
Mission control is trying 'restlessly' to save a spacecraft to Mercury
A complex mission to Mercury that began its epic space voyage six years ago has encountered critical thrust problems that controllers say could imperil plans to study the closest planet to the s
NASA spacecraft spots dead robot on Mars surface
Mars is collecting artifacts. Without the large, powerful camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter , which observes Martian terrain for past evidence of water and how the Red Planet is cha
What time is Blue Origin's private NS-25 astronaut launch on May 19?
A Blue Origin rocket will launch the company's first private astronaut spaceflight since 2022 this weekend. If you're hoping to watch it live online, you'll need to know when to tune in — but don't wo
Blue Origin will launch these 6 space tourists on May 19, its 1st crewed mission since 2022
Blue Origin is set to break its dry spell of crewed launches this weekend. A crew of six will be aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket-capsule combo on the company's 25th overall launch and seven
Junk from a SpaceX Dragon 'trunk' may have crashed into a Canadian farmer's field (photos)
Pieces of a SpaceX spacecraft might have landed in Saskatchewan. A charred piece of debris, possibly from a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft , was found in a Canadian farmer's field in a town northe
'That's part of space exploration': Artemis 2 astronauts unfazed by moon mission delays (exclusive)
When you're developing a new type of space mission, expect to wait. That was the message from three Artemis 2 astronauts who are now expected to fly to the moon no earlier than September 2025, ab
Bezos' Space Tourism Venture Set for Restart After Explosion Forced 2
Blue Origin is preparing to send a crew of private astronauts to suborbital space, finally resuming its space tourism program on New Shepard after nearly two years of it being grounded. Related Conte
Webb Telescope Spots Most Distant Black Hole Merger Ever Detected
Astronomers have discovered the most distant pair of interacting supermassive black holes. The duo was in the process of merging when the universe was just 740 million years old. The light of the syst
NASA astronauts practice 'moonwalking' in the Arizona desert (photos)
Moonwalking in the Arizona desert? No, it's not a remake of Michael Jackson's signature move; it's a training exercise for NASA astronauts that will be part of the future Artemis Program of mission
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record 21st flight
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for the 21st time tonight (May 17), setting a new reusability record for the company. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station a
Awesome Arcturus, the great star of summer, is on the rise ... for now
Starwatch Without a doubt, the brightest star in the Butler summer night sky is Arcturus. It’s the second brightest star in our night skies throughout the year. Only Sirius, the brightest star in th