Space

Two mysterious cosmic phenomena appeared in the same patch of sky nearly at once, and it may not be a coincidence.

SpaceX aborted a countdown at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at T-minus 3 seconds Thursday, delaying the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with the first set of 10 missile tracking and data relay satellites for the U.S. military’s Space Development Agency. The next launch opportunity is Friday at […]

A U.S.-led coalition and China are both planning to establish bases on the Moon. How the two nations will navigate actions on the Moon and how other countries will be involved is still unclear.

NASA has established the new Moon to Mars Program Office at NASA Headquarters in Washington to carry out the agency’s human exploration activities at the Moon and Mars for the benefit of humanity. Amit Kshatriya will serve as the agency’s first head of the office, effective immediately.

Four astronauts will circle the moon in 2024, but we don’t know who they are yet. NASA released a new trailer March 29 teasing the big April 3 announcement.

Gravitational lensing helps astronomers find one of the most massive black holes yet discovered, a 30-billion solar mass monster at the heart of a remote galaxy.

SpaceX’s next launch will deliver 56 more Starlink internet satellites into the company’s global internet constellation after liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral at 4:01 p.m. EDT (2001 UTC) Wednesday.

NASA is taking home the honor of the Best Place to Work in the Federal Government among large agencies for 11 years in a row, as ranked by the Partnership for Public Service.

China is finalizing testing of a parachute system to help control falling rocket debris downrange.

The James Webb Space Telescope takes a rocky exoplanet’s temperature, giving astronomers a powerful new tool for studying alien worlds.