Virgin Galactic chalks up fifth commercial flight to space in a row
The six-member crew included three paying customers: a planetary scientist, a popular STEM educator and an investment manager.
NASA spacecraft has “phoned home” after 1st high-speed asteroid flyby
The Lucy spacecraft’s primary mission is to explore a series of asteroids in Jupiter’s orbit.
Ken Mattingly, Apollo 16 astronaut, dies at 87
Mattingly was also known for being removed from the ill-fated Apollo 13 crew 72 hours before its scheduled launch.
NASA telescope reveals 7 new “scorching” planets orbiting distant star
NASA described the planets as “scorching” and “bathed” in heat emitted by a distant host star.
Oldest black hole yet discovered — formed 470 million years after Big Bang
“It’s astounding how this thing actually is sitting in place already with its galaxy so early on in the universe,” said one of the study’s authors.
Europe’s Euclid space telescope’s first images reveal observatory’s power
The $1.5 billion Euclid space telescope is designed to study mysterious dark energy and dark matter, which make up 95% of the universe.
Saturn’s rings won’t be visible in March 2025
Saturn’s rings will seemingly disappear from view in 2025, a phenomenon caused by the planet’s rotation on an axis.
Frank Borman, Apollo 8 astronaut who orbited the moon, dies at age 95
Frank Borman flew on the Apollo 8 mission, the first NASA mission to leave low Earth orbit and reach the moon.
SpaceX launches its 29th cargo flight to the International Space Station
The unpiloted Dragon cargo ship is loaded with 6,500 pounds of research equipment, supplies and fresh food.
NASA telescopes capture “Christmas tree” view of universe
Sparkling and colorful images of faraway galaxy clusters recently released by NASA show one of the most detailed views of the universe ever taken.