A new record-breaking set of images of the sun captured by the Solar Orbiter probe during its close pass of the star in March has been released, revealing a plethora of never-before-seen details, including a curious geyser of gas scientists have nicknamed the "solar hedgehog."
During the pass, which took Solar Orbiter as close as one-third of the sun-Earth distance, the spacecraft also glimpsed the sun's south pole. It was the first time that any telescope, space- or Earth-based, had captured such detailed images of this region of the sun, which scientists believe plays a key role in the generation of the sun's magnetic field.
A used SpaceX rocket launched a new fleet of Starlink internet satellites into orbit and returned to Earth for a stunning landing at sea early today.
The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket topped with 53 Starlink spacecraft soared into the Florida morning sky from NASA's Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Liftoff was at 6:59 a.m. EDT (1059 GMT), about 39 minutes later than SpaceX initially planned.
The eclipsed moon burns red high above the bright lights of New York City in gorgeous photos captured by amateur astronomer Alexander Krivenyshev.
Krivenyshev, the president of WorldTimeZone.com, snapped images of the total lunar eclipse on Sunday night (May 15) from Guttenberg, New Jersey, which is across the Hudson River from the Big Apple.
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Jeff Bezos' company had been targeting Friday for the launch of NS-21, the next mission of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle. But that's no longer the plan.
"During our final vehicle checkouts, we observed one of New Shepard's backup systems was not meeting our expectations for performance. In an abundance of caution, we will be delaying the #NS21 launch originally scheduled for Friday. Stay tuned for further updates," Blue Origin said via Twitter today (May 18)
Cargo missions returning from the International Space Station are now authorized to touch down in the Cotton State.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration just issued a license allowing the Huntsville International Airport in Alabama to accept landings from Sierra Space's Dream Chaser space plane when the vehicle starts flying.
NASA's Marsquake-seeking lander is squeezing out as much science as possible amid dwindling power supplies, but it likely only has a few months left for its mission.
See how the InSight lander is losing its battle against Mars dust.
A congressional hearing on Tuesday that focused on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) has drawn mixed reviews.
Eagerly awaited by many, it was the first open congressional hearing on UFOs - or UAP ("unidentified aerial phenomena"), as they've recently been rebranded - in more than a half-century. Here's how it all went down.
Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons step into a strange new world in this wondrous sneak peek of the haunting new sci-fi TV series coming to Amazon Prime Video.
It's been nearly eight months since we last had a teaser for Season 3 of "The Orville."
However, our patience will be rewarded, as the crew of the USS Orville will be back in action on our screens in just a few weeks now on the streaming service Hulu.
The Mandalorian's cool new starfighter carries a lot of on-screen and off-screen Star Wars history. But is it worthy of the Mandalorian and Grogu?
It more than makes up for its lack of space with impressive flight speeds and extreme maneuverability, especially in the upgraded version put together by wizard Mos Eisley mechanic Peli Motto.
