Hubble Space Telescope captures the stunning final breaths of a dying star
At the center of the Egg Nebula is its yolk: a deteriorating sun-like star.
Asteroid samples NASA brought to Earth suggest life’s building blocks may be widespread in the universe
The discovery is just the latest to come from the asteroid sample, which dates back to the dawn of the solar system.
SpaceX Falcon 9 deploys 24 Starlink satellites after California launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.
New Sungrazer Comet A1 MAPS Could Be Bright in Early April If It Survives Perihelion
In a clockwork predictable Universe, comets and how they will ultimately perform is always a big wild card. A new sungrazer comet discovered at the start of this year has…
I Am Artemis: Jesse Berdis
3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Jesse Berdis Listen to this audio excerpt from Jesse Berdis, Artemis II mobile launcher 1 deputy project manager: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does…
Crew-12 Members and Insignia
NASA/Kim Shiflett From left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway and Jessica Meir, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot pose next to their mission insignia inside…
NASA Marks Milestone in Preparation for Artemis IV Testing
3 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA Stennis teams complete a water system activation milestone on Jan. 30 at the Thad Cochran Test Stand (B-2).…
The Radical Propulsion Needed to Catch the Solar Gravitational Lens
Sending a mission to the Solar Gravitational Lens (SGL) is the most effective way of actually directly imaging a potentially habitable planet, as well as its atmosphere, and even possibly…
Can Life Begin on a Moon Without a Sun?
Free-Floating Planets, or as they are more commonly known, Rogue Planets, wander interstellar space completely alone. Saying there might be a lot of them is a bit of an understatement.…
Summer Heat Hits Southeastern Australia
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Summer Heat Hits Southeastern… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human…