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The Milky Way's largest globular cluster Omega Centauri through the eyes of the NEWFIRM on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile.

Pictures from space! Our image of the day

By Space.com Staff published

A new infrared imager recently installed at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile has tested its abilities by observing the Omega Centauri globular cluster.

an illustration of a spacecraft in orbit above venus with its solar panel arrays extended

NASA Venus mission VERITAS becomes collateral damage amid budget pressures

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

NASA's decision to indefinitely postpone the highly anticipated VERITAS mission to Venus has outraged and confused the team members.

artist's impression of an astronaut with the moon behind. the astronaut is spacesuited and the reflection of their helmet shows the gloved hands holding a camera, reflected in the helmet visor. far behind is the sun peeking behind the moon, and a half-full earth.

NASA to name Artemis 2 crew next week, the first moon astronauts in 50 years

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA will kickstart human moon exploration again with the announcement of the Artemis 2 crew of four astronauts on April 3. Three Americans and a Canadian will fly.

Puppeteers bring Marcie, Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Woodstock to life as they learn about NASA's Artemis moon missions during "All Systems Are Go," the new 20-minute show now at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.

'All Systems Are Go' Snoopy stage show debuts at NASA visitor complex

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Snoopy and NASA's plans for exploring the moon received a "go" to launch as "All Systems Are Go," a new stage show featuring life-size puppets, debuted at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

Nicola Fox, NASA's new science chief.

NASA selects solar physicist Nicola Fox as its new science chief

By Robert Lea published

NASA has announced that Heliophysics Division leader Nicola Fox will be the agency's new head of science, overseeing more than 100 missions.

Adam Driver asks NASA all about asteroids and their impact threat to Earth in a new video.

'65' star Adam Driver asks NASA about the asteroid threat to Earth (video)

By Robert Lea published

Adam Driver, star of the new movie "65," quizzed NASA about the dangers of asteroids and the success of the DART mission.

The Starliner team works to finalize the mate of the crew module and new service module for NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test that will take NASA astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams to and from the International Space Station.

Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut mission delayed to May at the earliest

By Mike Wall published

Boeing and NASA had been targeting April for Starliner's Crew Flight Test, but the astronaut mission will now launch after the private Ax-2 flight, which is targeted for early May.

Still image from a NASA animation showing the sky lit up by gamma-ray flashes, which are represented by pink spots that shrink as the emission dims. The animation was created using a year of data from the Large Area Telescope (LAT) aboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.

Here's what the sky would look like if humans could see gamma rays (video)

By Robert Lea published

A new NASA animation created using data from the Large Area Telescope aboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope shows the sky lit up by gamma-ray flashes.

SpaceX's SN8 Starship prototype launches on a high-altitude test flight on Dec. 9, 2020. The vehicle performed well during the flight but did not stick its landing, exploding shortly after hitting the ground.

When it comes to space, failure isn't just an option — it's a requirement

By Rick Tumlinson published

In spaceflight, we advance by learning from our mistakes — if, that is, we accept the learning we gain from those failures and apply it to our future endeavors.

still of a metal space structure bursting apart. clouds of dust fill the background. trees silhouette a cloudy sky

Boom! Sierra Space blows up final inflatable space station module in initial test series (video)

By Elizabeth Howell published

Sierra Space just destroyed (on purpose) another space module, wrapping up a four-part test series designed to help ready its inflatable habitats for future space missions.

astronaut floating beside lockers in space with his arm stretched out

UAE's 1st long-duration astronaut marks the start of Ramadan in space

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

Sultan Al Neyadi, who flew to space March 2 as part of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission, may not fast on the International Space Station under an exception for travelers.

orange rocket stage lies on its side in a big hangar. white stripes mark the edge of the rocket and a machine of some sort sits in front of it. technicians walk in front of the rocket with yellow safety vests

Artemis 2 moon rocket coming together ahead of 2024 astronaut launch (photo)

By Elizabeth Howell published

The Artemis 2 moon rocket's core stage is nearly fully assembled aside from the engines, according to NASA. The launcher will send astronauts to the moon as soon as 2024.

Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona, was blasted out by a roughly 165-foot-wide (50 meters) impactor about 50,000 years ago.

Big asteroids hit Earth more frequently than thought, study suggests

By Elizabeth Howell published

But the new result is controversial.

Artist's illustration of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite in Earth orbit.

NASA climate change satellite back online after instrument shutdown

By Elizabeth Howell published

A stricken Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) instrument is back online, but NASA officials did not disclose a cause for the issue during commissioning.

This map shows the paths of the annular "ring of fire" solar eclipse of Oct. 14, 2023 and the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse.

This epic NASA map shows where to see US solar eclipses in 2023 and 2024 (photos)

By Robert Lea published

A new NASA eclipse map shows where and when the annular solar eclipse on October 14, 2023, and the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, will be visible.

janet kavandi holding a microphone next to sierra space dram chaser under construction. far in the background is a u.s. flag

Women's History Month: Retired NASA astronaut Janet Kavandi brings inclusion to Sierra Space missions

By Elizabeth Howell published

Spacewalks and radiation limits were limiting career opportunities for NASA women astronauts. Janet Kavandi pushed back those barriers but says more work is needed.

An artist's concept of NASA's Parker Solar Probe observing the sun.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes its 15th close flyby of the sun this St. Patrick's Day

By Robert Lea published

Raise a cold one for the spacecraft as it makes its 15th perihelion today braving blisteringly hot temperatures.

The moon’s Malapert Massif is thought to be a remnant of the South Pole-Aitken basin rim, which formed more than four billion years ago. More recently, this magnificent peak (lower left) was selected as an Artemis 3 candidate landing region. This image, captured by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera on March 3, 2023, is 15 miles (25 kilometers) wide in the center.

Possible Artemis 3 moon landing site spied by NASA spacecraft (photos)

By Josh Dinner published

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter recently imaged the moon's Malapert Massif, a potential touchdown locale for NASA's Artemis 3 astronaut mission.

illustration of broken satellites with pieces in orbit around earth, which is in behind

Solving space junk problem may require lasers and space tugs, NASA says

By Elizabeth Howell published

A new NASA report evaluates the costs and benefits of various space debris removal efforts for the estimated 100 trillion bits of space junk in orbit.

SpaceX CRS-27 Cargo Dragon spacecraft arrives at the International Space Station after a smooth ride.

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship arrives at space station with NASA supplies

By Mike Wall published

A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule carrying nearly 6,300 pounds of supplies arrived at the International Space Station Thursday morning (March 16).