Space

As part of NASA’s regular cadence of robotic lunar missions through Artemis, the agency has selected a new scientific payload to establish the age and composition of hilly terrain created by volcanic activity on the near side of the Moon.

A popular hard seltzer brand is giving new meaning to the term ‘pop-up bar’ with a zero-g twist that could have its fans popping up and down and in every which way this summer.

For the third time in its space program, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched a mission to the Moon. India is hoping for a more successful outcome this time around after a failed attempt to land safely on the Moon back in 2019.

About 40 light-years away from Earth, in the constellation Aquarius, floats TRAPPIST-1, the most studied planetary system outside our own. Three of its seven planets lie within a habitable zone where the system’s ultra-cool red dwarf central star is close enough to produce enough heat for liquid water to flow. […]

NASA has awarded the Sounding Rocket Operations IV (NSROC IV) contract to Peraton Inc. of Herndon, Virginia, to support suborbital flight operations managed by the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Moon craters used to measure lunar time have been reassessed, indicating some features are much older than we thought, possibly by up to 200 million years.

NASA marks the first anniversary of Webb science observations with a spectacular look into a nearby stellar nursery where 50 young sun-like stars are lighting up their surroundings.

A blazing inferno lights up the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex in this newly released image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). NASA released the image to celebrate the first anniversary of the release of the telescope’s first scientific images. One year on, JWST continues to deliver scientifically spectacular […]

El Niño and La Niña significantly impact Earth’s weather patterns. We explore the events in more detail here and take a look at how they impact Earth’s weather.

Europe is facing months without its own independent access to space for large satellites following the retirement of its heavy-lift Ariane 5 rocket this week after notching up its 117th and final mission over 27 years of operations.