Haircut on high: Getting a trim in space | Space picture of the day for April 17, 2025
"What should I do with my sideburns?" asked the ISS commander of his barber and Expedition 73 crewmate.
Moon-orbiting Gateway space station’s habitat module arrives in the US (photos)
NASA released a set of photos highlighting the newly arrived HALO module for Gateway, a small space station that the agency aims to launch to lunar orbit in 2027.
Iconic Sombrero Galaxy shines in reprocessed Hubble Telescope view (image)
NASA just unveiled a new image of the iconic Sombrero Galaxy, showcasing intricate details of its vivid structure that resembles the broad-brimmed Mexican hat.
NASA continues stacking its giant Artemis 2 SLS moon rocket (photos)
NASA's next moon rocket is stacking higher and higher at the Kennedy Space Center, as the SLS stage adapter and interim cryogenic propulsion stage arrive in the VAB.
Glitch forces Japan’s asteroid-sampling Hayabusa2 probe into protective ‘safe mode’ in deep space
An anomaly has forced the Japanese asteroid-sampling spacecraft Hayabusa2 into protective "safe mode" while journeying through deep space on its extended mission.
A gateway to the Gateway around the moon | Space picture of the day for April 16, 2025
One of the first two modules that will form NASA's Gateway platform in orbit around the moon has arrived at its last stop before the launch site.
NASA’s Perseverance rover hits the Mars rock gold mine: ‘It has been all we had hoped for and more’
NASA's Perseverance rover is reveling in a scientific bonanza on Mars after finding a diverse array of rocks that are providing eager scientists a glimpse into the planet's ancient history.
Star’s swan song captured by Hubble Telescope | Space picture of the day for April 15, 2025
Planetary nebula Kohoutek 4-55 as viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope.
NASA astronaut Don Pettit and 2 cosmonauts will return to Earth on April 19
NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two cosmonaut colleagues will return to Earth from the International Space Station on Saturday night (April 19), if all goes to plan.
James Webb Space Telescope sees a celestial Venn diagram around a dying star
A stunning new image from the James Webb Space Telescope is allowing astronomers to examine the complex and turbulent final stages of a dying star.