Latest articles by Kenna Hughes-Castleberry
A new image from NOAA's GOES-19 satellite has captured a rate celestial cameo: Earth itself appearing in the view of the spacecraft's solar coronagraph.
New satellite imagery from the European Space Agency reveals nearly four decades of dramatic ice loss for two of Patagonia's largest glaciers.
Test your knowledge of NASA's triumphs, setbacks, and space-age breakthroughs that define this space agency's legendary history.
JAXA has successfully deployed three new Cubesats from the International Space Station's Kibo module, marking another step in democratizing access to space.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures the glittering spiral galaxy NGC 6951, where a central bar fuels a spectacular ring of newborn stars.
This quiz will test your knowledge of 'Star Trek' ships, species, episodes, and the ideals that explore the final frontier.
In this quiz, you'll be asked to pair famous sci-fi titles with their creators.
A striking new image from the Gemini North telescope captures the changing face of the night sky, where stars mingle ever more frequently with satellite trails.
From above Earth, LandSat 9's keen eye captures a stunning Y-shaped meeting of ridge and river in China's Tarim Basin.
Beneath the shadow of Chile's Licancabur volcano, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) peers into the coldest and most distant reaches of the universe.
This quiz will take you on a journey through the legends, locations, and logic behind the constellations we know and love.
ESA astronaut Marco Sieber journeyed deep underground in Italy's Apennines for CAVES training
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Simonyi Survey Telescope scans the heavens to start its decade-long exploration in the search for dark matter.
From phases to phenomena, this moon-themed skywatching quiz will test your lunar knowledge.
This 'Star Wars' quiz is your chance to prove your knowledge of the saga that changed cinema — and pop culture — forever.
A compilation of various images from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the effects of gravitational lensing caused by dark matter.
This quiz is your chance to explore the wonders of the James Webb Space Telescope, from its mind-blowing discoveries to the science behind its design.
NASA's Lunar Electric Rover was tested in Arizona's rugged desert terrain to simulate lunar exploration and refine designs for future missions.
A newly discovered asteroid, 2025 TF, skimmed past Earth closer than many satellites and was photographed by the Catalina Sky Survey and ESA's planetary defense programs.
The new science book "First Contact" is a vivid, humorous and deeply informed exploration of the many ways humanity has imagined, and actively searched for, life beyond Earth.
A recent view from Hubble shows the Large Magellanic Cloud, where newborn stars sculpt dense gas and dust.
To keep the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at peak performance, ESO engineers carefully recoat its enormous mirrors.
This quiz will test your grasp of everything from orbital mechanics and international partnerships to basic facts about the International Space Station
