Asteroid 2026 JM2 passed Earth at a distance of 0.114 LD (0.00029 AU / 43 800…
From orbit: a night of auroras and storms
Auroras, thunderstorms, and brightly lit cities streak across this nighttime timelapse captured by ESA astronaut Sophie…
Huge black holes form in mergers, study says
This illustration shows 2 black holes spiraling toward a colossal collision. A new study says mergers…
Very bright fireball streaks across the skies of eastern Tasmania
A very bright fireball streaked across the skies of eastern Tasmania, from Launceston to Arthur’s Lake,…
Nearby super-Earth is super-hot and airless
View larger. | NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft captured this view of Mercury on December 1, 2011. The…
Smile’s journey from launch to orbit
Our next space science mission is about to begin its space adventure. After more than 10…
NASA Invites Media to Annual Lunabotics Robotics Competition
NASA will hold its 2026 Lunabotics Challenge Tuesday, May 19, to Thursday, May 21, at the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the…
NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir – NASA
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir poses with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit during an official portrait…
U.S.-China Rivalry Reaches South American Skies
In the foothills of the Argentine Andes, the enormous Chinese radio telescope sits in one of…
Asteroid 2026 JO flew past Earth at 0.3 lunar distances
2026 JO is the 66th known asteroid to fly past Earth within 1 lunar distance in…