X-59 gets ready for 2nd test flight | Space photo of the day for March 18, 2026
NASA's X-59 jet looks ready to fly into the sunset in this new image taken before its second test flight.
Satellite watches wall of dust roll through Texas | Space photo of the day for March 17, 2026
The dust storm created travel complications and other issues for Texans.
Timboy Chaco in the Mars borderlands | Space photo of the day for March 16, 2026
Scientists are searching for evidence of microbial life left behind in these mineral deposits.
Satellite spies an erupting volcano | Space photo of the day for March 13, 2026
A new NASA satellite image has captured a rare view of an erupting volcano, revealing its bright red lava flow as seen from space.
ISS astronauts take out the space trash | Space photo of the day for March 12, 2026
A photo captures Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL freighter being jettisoned away from the International Space Station carrying thousands of pounds of garbage, headed for a fiery demise.
The ‘invisible giant’ at the heart of our galaxy | Space photo of the day for March 11, 2026
A new image captured by the Very Large Telescope reveals stars and gas orbiting the "invisible giant" at the heart of our galaxy.
A star dies in the Cat’s Eye | Space photo of the day for March 10, 2026
The Hubble and Euclid space telescopes caught a stunning portrait of a dying star at the heart of the Cat's Eye Nebula.
Artemis 2 moon rocket rolls back to the shop | Space photo of the day Feb. 27, 2026
NASA brought its mega moon rocket back into the shop for repairs on Feb. 25, 2026, just as the sun was setting over the Florida Space Coast.
Spacecraft, stars and city lights | Space photo of the day Feb. 25, 2026
Cities far below the International Space Station and stars far in the cosmic distance create ghostly trails of light in a long-exposure photograph from NASA astronaut Chris Williams.
Trump says US government will declassify its UFO files. Will we actually learn anything this time, or is this a distraction?
President Donald Trump has issued a statement that he will instruct the federal government to begin releasing all of its files related to UFOs.