The year 2024 will see lunar lander missions, more SpaceX Starship tests, a crewed NASA Artemis II flight around the moon, and a total solar eclipse.
This startup is bringing a ‘voice frequency absorber’ to CES 2024
CES has always been the place for weird, out-there gadgets to make their debuts, and this year’s show is no exception. Skyted, a Toulouse, France-based startup founded by […]
NASA’s car-sized rover spots evidence of gushing water on Mars
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover found evidence of past flooding in the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater, providing more evidence of Mars’ ancient habitability and the potential for life.
The best space images of 2023: You’ve got to see them.
NASA and other space agencies have captured vivid images of galaxies, planets, moons, stars, and beyond in 2023. Here are some of the most stunning cosmic photos.
What are comets? The secret lives of space snowballs.
A comet is a bright ball of ice, dust, and rock from the outer solar system. Here are more intriguing facts about these ancient space rocks.
The curious new planets astronomers detected in 2023
The number of confirmed exoplanets — planets orbiting stars other than the sun — has risen to 5,539. Each alien world has its own distinct combination of characteristics.
Astronomers lost an entire galaxy. Then Webb found it.
The James Webb Space Telescope has rediscovered an ancient star-forming galaxy that went missing through the viewfinder of other telescopes.
Watch how 6 planets orbit their star in perfect sync
Astronomers have discovered a special star system where six sub-Neptune planets orbit their host star in perfect synchrony.
Webb space telescope reveals this vomiting baby star has an accomplice
Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to peer into Herbig-Haro object 797 and discovered a double star was hiding in the nebula.
How astronauts make Thanksgiving dinner in space
NASA sent Thanksgiving food up to the astronauts who will spend the holiday at the International Space Station. Here’s how they make it.