Space

The European-led Euclid mission soared into space on July 1 on a journey to understand the dark universe. Getting the ambitious project set for observing will take months.

The James Webb Space Telescope turns its infrared eye on Saturn to test the observatory’s ability to tease out new details about the planet’s rings and moons. As might be expected by now, researchers were not disappointed.

Mercury and Venus put on an evening show — try and spot them both soon after sunset during evenings in late July. Much fainter Mars also joins in. Set against Leo the Lion and its bright star Regulus, these three planets are the first objects to view this summer. The […]

Ahead of the first asteroid sample collected by the U.S. arriving on Earth in September, media are invited on Monday, July 24, to see NASA’s newly-built OSIRIS-REx Sample Curation Laboratory where the agency will study the sample at its Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Europe’s Euclid satellite flew July 1 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. After reaching its deep space destination, Euclid will map an unseen part of our universe’s history.

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid space telescope will blast off from Cape Canaveral on 1 July on a mission to shed light on the ‘dark universe’ dominated by dark matter and dark energy.

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic launched its first commercial space flight Thursday, sending three Italian researchers, two company pilots and an astronaut trainer on a high-speed thrill ride to the edge of space aboard a winged rocketplane. The crew experienced about three minutes of weightlessness. Total time between air launch and […]

Friday, June 30As darkness falls this evening, Cassiopeia the Queen is on the upswing in the north. This circumpolar constellation rotates around the North Celestial Pole, marked by Polaris at the end of the Little Dipper’s handle. Many observers can easily find Cassiopeia’s brightest stars, which form a distinct W […]

The ethereal aurora-like light show could become a more common sight over the next few years as the sun’s activity continues to ramp up.

Four-and-a-half years after an initial sub-orbital test flight, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is finally ready to begin commercial operations with the launch Thursday of a six-man crew, including three Italian researchers, on an up-and-down flight to the edge of space aboard the company’s winged spaceplane.