Space

Students from Colorado will have an opportunity this week to hear from a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station.

A supermassive black hole masked by a cloud of cosmic dust was found at the center of an active galaxy in new images from the European Southern Observatory.

Russia’s Progress MS-19 supply ship launched from frigid Kazakhstan late Monday aboard a Soyuz rocket to begin a two-day pursuit of the International Space Station with more than 5,500 pounds of fuel, food, water, and experiments.

Throughout history, innumerable people have made valuable contributions to astronomy. But since we’re short on space, here’s 20, ranked.

We’ve smuggled our Star Wars movies ranked, worst to best list into the memory of this R2 droid.

Jared Isaacman, the billionaire businessman who bankrolled the first human space mission with all private citizens last year, announced plans Monday for up to three more SpaceX missions, a privately-funded program that will include the first commercial spacewalk, and ultimately a ride on the giant Starship rocket ship.

A newly established group called the Moon Farside Protection Permanent Committee has begun framing issues and solutions to guard against RFI corruption of the moon’s far side.

In another major milestone, the James Webb Space Telescope has captured first-light images of a star to help engineers align the 18 segments making up its primary mirror.

On Feb. 13, 2012, the European Space Agency launched its brand-new Vega rocket on its maiden voyage. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.

The first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope were unveiled Friday, a “selfie” showing the observatory’s 21.3-foot-wide primary mirror and a mosaic showing multiple images of a nondescript star being used to align the 18 segments making up the main mirror.