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Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have mapped the "cosmic web" of galaxies, the largest structure in the universe, with unprecedented detail.

A Falcon 9 launched a Dragon cargo spacecraft May 15 carrying nearly 3,000 kilograms of cargo to the International Space Station.

The 34th SpaceX commercial resupply mission under contract with NASA is headed to the International Space Station with new scientific experiments after lifting off at 6:05 p.m. EDT Friday on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space ...

A study led by UC Riverside physicist Hai-Bo Yu suggests that a new type of dark matter could explain three astrophysical puzzles across vastly different environments.

Enigmatic crownlike surface formations on Venus hold keys to understanding our twin planets deep interior. Or so says a new paper presented at the recent European Geosciences Union 2026 general assembly in Vienna.

What the devil does the fashion industry in The Devil Wears Prada 2 have to do with NASA?

The Cylons are hot on the trail of a fleet of survivors, and rejoining the Battlestar Galactica is their only hope in this brutal roguelite.

A study of NASA's Black Marble data reveals a pattern of regional volatility in nighttime illumination across the planet.

A pioneering joint ESA-China science mission to study Earths magnetosphere is set to launch May 19, after a decade of preparations.

The galaxy cluster Abell 2029 is sometimes described as the most relaxed cluster in the Universe. This moniker does not arise from some sort of mellow vibe, but rather because of how calm and undisturbed the superheated ...

Earth has a group of cosmic stalkers. Known as co-orbitals, these small bits of rock have a 1:1 mean motion resonance with Earth. Basically, they take the exact same amount of time to orbit the Sun as we do. Astronomers ...

ESA's Mars Express orbiter captured dramatic new views of a rugged Martian landscape shaped by catastrophic floods billions of years ago.

Video: 00:04:42 Before Smile can begin studying how Earth responds to the streams of particles and bursts of radiation from the Sun, the spacecraft had to complete an extraordinary journey here on Earth.Follow the missio...

Surrounded by streetlights and terraced houses, I never expected to capture detailed deep-space images from my backyard until I tried the Vaonis Vespera Pro telescope.

After NASAs Curiosity Mars rover drilled a sample from this rock on April 25, 2026, it withdrew its robotic arm and pulled the entire rock off the surface with it. Engineers spent several days repositioning the arm and v...

An astronaut aboard the ISS captured the brilliant green and pink glow.

The Moon has a busy week ahead of it. If skies are clear, be sure to get outside on the evenings of May 18th/19th and surrounding nights to check out the evolving view to the west, in one of the best sky shows for 2026.

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image reveals an enigmatic galaxy with a bright center and a face that hints at spiral structure, yet it holds no obvious spiral arms. Reddish-brown clumps and filaments of dust partially...

Look for the Great Diamond of Spring in May's night sky and discover the rich realm of galaxies within.

Virgin Galactic said May 14 it remains on track, technically and financially, to start commercial flights of its next-generation suborbital spaceplane before the end of the year.

Black holes smashing together may churn dark matter "butter," scientists say.

Image: This image, captured by Copernicus Sentinel-2, gives us a glimpse of Ecuadors capital, Quito, sprawling for 40 km along this high-altitude valley in the Andes.