NASA’s newest space telescope blasts off to map entire sky, millions of galaxies

NASA’s newest space telescope rocketed into orbit Tuesday to map the entire sky like never before — a sweeping look at hundreds of millions of galaxies and their shared cosmic…

Elon Musk’s SpaceX postpones flight to replace NASA’s stuck astronauts following launch pad problem

SpaceX on Wednesday scrubbed the planned launch of a replacement crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), delaying the long-awaited return of US astronauts Butch Wilmore and…

128 New Moons Found On Saturn, Total 274; Planet Surpasses Jupiter To Become ‘Moon King’

A total of 128 new moons have been found orbiting Saturn, bringing the total to 274 moons on the planet. According to a report with The Guardian, with the new…

NASA, SpaceX’s SPHEREx and PUNCH missions delayed due to weather, data-flow issue; Check next launch attempt

NASA and SpaceX’s SPHEREx and PUNCH missions’ launch was delayed on Tuesday due to weather at the site and a ground data-flow issue. This was the second time the space…

Chandrayaan-3 data hints at hidden water-ice beyond moon’s polar regions

New findings based on data from India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission suggest that water-ice on the Moon may be present beyond its polar regions. A recent study, conducted by scientists at the…

On this day in 1977, an accidental discovery changed our understanding of space

On March 10, 1977, astronomers James Elliot, Edward Dunham, and Jessica Mink were conducting routine observations of Uranus when they stumbled upon an extraordinary finding. Using the Kuiper Airborne Observatory,…

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore to return to Earth: Here’s when their return is scheduled

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who took part in Boeing Starliner’s inaugural crewed flight test in June, are set to come back to Earth. They return after spending…

Could Mars have had sandy beaches? New study uncovers 3.6-billion-year-old beaches and lost ocean on Mars

A new study gives conclusive proof that Mars had sun-scorched sandy beaches in the past, with waves breaking on the shores of an ancient, huge ocean. Information gathered by China’s…

Three things to know about SPHEREx, NASA’s new space telescope

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is tentatively scheduled to launch its new megaphone-shaped space telescope on Friday (February 28) aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force…

NASA’s oldest active astronaut shares gravity-defying way of wearing pants in space; intenet left amazed

Astronauts face unique challenges when performing everyday tasks in space, and getting dressed is no exception. NASA astronaut Don Pettit recently shared a video demonstrating his unconventional way of putting…