NASA launching its SPHEREx and PUNCH space missions on March 2 after delay: How to watch live
NASA launching its SPHEREx and PUNCH space missions on March 2 at 10:09 p.m. ET.
These dwarf galaxies in the Hydra cluster are baffling scientists: ‘We found something we didn’t expect’
Astronomers were surprised to see the behavior of ultrafaint dwarf galaxies located in the Hydra cluster.
Watch the asteroid that had us all worried zoom harmlessly through space (video)
Observations from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope helped show that the expected trajectory of asteroid 2024 YR4 poses nearly zero risk of impacting Earth in 2032.
See Mercury at its best in the night sky over the next 2 weeks
In March 2025 we have a fine opportunity to view the planet that many astronomy guide books refer to as the most difficult of the naked-eye planets to see: Mercury.
NASA’s asteroid-hopping Lucy probe takes 1st images of its next target: Donaldjohanson
The Lucy mission to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids is currently cruising through the Asteroid Belt, and will fly close to asteroid Donaldjohanson in April.
The only good ‘Star Wars’ prequel trilogy movie is retaking the high ground with an April theatrical return to celebrate its 20th anniversary
The final chapter of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, 'Revenge of the Sith', turns 20 this year, and Disney and Lucasfilm are bringing it back to theaters to celebrate.
2 NASA missions will carpool on a SpaceX rocket this Friday to help map the cosmos
NASA's PUNCH and SPHEREx missions are scheduled to launch no earlier than Friday (Feb. 28). Here's what each is built to do, and why they could yield some terrific results for astronomers.
SpaceX says its Falcon 9 rocket debris crash over Europe was caused by propellant leak
A propellant leak was to blame for the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket crashing to Earth over Europe last week, SpaceX says.
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond — Release window, trailers, and everything we know
Samus Aran returns in 2025 with Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, a first-person action adventure that's been in the works for nearly a decade.
Ancient beach on Mars discovered by China’s Zhurong Mars rover: ‘This strengthens the case for past habitability’
China's Mars rover discovered evidence of an ancient Red Planet beach. Here's why scientists are excited about this.