The Big Dipper, an asterism within the Ursa Major constellation, is readily observable from mid-to-high northern latitudes and its appearance varies throughout the year due to Earth's orbit and ...

Sputnik 2 was launched by the Soviets shortly after Sputnik 1, with its rapid preparation intended to sustain propaganda momentum and align with the 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. This ...

PBS's NOVA will present "Operation Space Station," a two-part special premiering November 5 and 12, documenting 25 years of continuous human habitation on the International Space Station (ISS) through ...

NASA's proposed 2026 budget is dramatically smaller than its current budget. Many NASA science missions face cuts or cancellation. Some major telescopes and planetary exploration projects are at risk.

UPDATE 8/28/24: After pushing back the initial launch from Tuesday to Wednesday this week to check a helium leak in the launch system, SpaceX once again delayed Polaris Dawn’s launch, citing poor ...

(Editor’s note: The author of this article is one of the authors of a new paper on Planet Nine, which you can read here. It has been accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.) In ...

Göbekli Tepe, a 12,000-year-old site in southern Turkey (potentially older in parts), predates known agricultural societies and displays complex megalithic structures, challenging existing theories ...

A new era in lunar research is coming, and Lunar Vertex is getting ready to lead the way. Lunar Vertex is NASA’s first so-called PRISM mission (Payloads and Research Investigations on the Surface of ...

SpaceX’s Starship program—responsible for developing the largest and most powerful rocket ever flown—continues to make history. On Sunday, Starship and the Super Heavy booster lifted off around 8:25 a ...

A leadership contest for the permanent NASA administrator position is underway, involving current interim administrator Sean Duffy and Jared Isaacman, whose prior nomination was unexpectedly withdrawn ...

The SPAINSAT New Generation II satellite is scheduled for launch via a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral on October 22, representing the second component of the SpainSAT NG program. Operated by ...

The First Quarter Moon is scheduled for October 28 at 12:21 P.M. EDT, presenting its terminator halfway across the visible lunar disk. During this lunar phase, observers can distinguish maria and ...