Tag: space

NASA’s Curiosity rover is back in the spotlight after the space agency shared a recent selfie snapped by the veteran Mars explorer.

The four American astronauts aboard the International Space Station have been talking about what it’s like to spend Thanksgiving in orbit.

Virgin Galactic has just announced the winner of a free suborbital space ride on a rocket-powered plane.

NASA is using its extraordinary Super Guppy aircraft to transport parts of the Orion spacecraft that will be heading to the moon in the next few years.

NASA’s Perseverance rover recently took some time out of its busy Mars exploration to capture a striking image of the setting sun.

The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope has suffered another delay after an incident at the launch site that means more checks will have to be carried out.

A group of astronomers from the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad, India has discovered a scorching new exoplanet where a year lasts just a few days.

This week, the Solar Orbiter will perform its riskiest flyby, dipping through the ring of space debris that surrounds Earth before whipping away toward the sun.

This week, NASA will launch a spacecraft with a daring mission: To crash into an asteroid to test our planetary defense options. Here’s how to watch the launch.

When you look to the stars, you might expect to see a planet, a star, or even the ISS, but this week’s Hubble image shows something rather unexpected: A Prawn.