From Apollo to alien worlds: 4 ‘firsts’ you can spot in the night sky tonight
From the first photographer star to the discovery of alien worlds, these night sky targets mark some of astronomy’s greatest firsts.
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Why do some starburst galaxies mysteriously shut down? New study provides clues
A new study suggests that most “post-starburst galaxies” cease star formation because they run out of fuel. But that’s not the full story.
Watch Russia launch 3 tons of cargo to the International Space Station today
Russia will launch its latest Progress cargo ship toward the International Space Station today (April 25), and you can watch the action live.
Famous asteroid Ryugu may have been bombarded by a swarm of tiny space rocks 1,000 years ago
Samples of Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft show that the asteroid bears the scars of a recent bombardment by tiny space rocks.
I Am Artemis: Peter Rossoni
3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Peter Rossoni Peter Rossoni in an optical lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory in Lexington, Massachusetts (MIT-LL) Credits: MIT-LL Listen to this audio excerpt from Peter Rossoni, Orion Artemis II Optical…
‘Guess I’ll be waiting a minute to surf again’: Artemis 2 moon astronaut Christina Koch shares her recovery journey
A week after the Artemis 2 moon mission ended, NASA astronaut Christina Koch struggled to walk in a straight line during a blindfold test. But it’s all part of readjusting to life on Earth.
A Lego ‘Project Hail Mary’ set just soared into the stratosphere, breaking the Guinness World Record for highest flight
Amaze, amaze, amaze! A Lego version of the ‘Project Hail Mary’ spaceship soared into the stratosphere and set an altitude record.
The Day of the Trifid Nebula
NASA, ESA, STScI; Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) This shimmering region of star-formation, a close-up of the Trifid Nebula about 5,000 light-years from Earth, was captured in intricate detail by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in an image released on April 20,…
James Webb Space Telescope peers into a dying star surrounded by mysterious buckyballs: ‘The structures we’re seeing now are breathtaking’
The James Webb Space Telescope captured the first detailed images of planetary nebula Tc 1, revealing new details of what happens after a sun-like star dies.
Liquid Lifeline: NASA Tech Could Create IV Fluid In Space
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) IVGEN Mini hardware is installed in a replica of the International Space Station’s Life Sciences Glovebox at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, in November 2025. The…