NASA is aiming for an early September 2026 launch of the Roman Space Telescope, a powerful new observatory that could transform astronomy with massive infrared sky surveys, huge data returns, and faster follow-up discoveries.
This Earth Day, we reflect on our home planet and look at Earth from space through history.
Celebrating Earth Day with an image of Earth captured by NASA’s Artemis 2 mission around the moon.
The two most puzzling rings around Uranus are gradually giving up their secrets, only to deepen the mystery of the Uranian system.
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Astronomers have discovered that jets from a cannibalistic black hole are erupting with the power of 10,000 suns.
NASA will unveil the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on April 21, and you can watch the event live here at Space.com.
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NASA’s Curiosity rover has found a diverse mix of organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals considered building blocks for the origin of life on Earth.
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A huge geological structure on Mars resembling a bathtub ring may be evidence of an ocean that once covered a third of the Red Planet.
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The Artemis 2 astronauts captured a unique image of the moon’s “dark side” during their historic April 2026 flyby.
Our universe is full of mysteries, but few are as perplexing as the dark, tiny galaxies that hover around larger ones like the Milky Way.
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