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Our sky is missing supernovas. Stars live for millions or billions of years. But given the sheer number of stars in the Milky Way, we should still expect these cataclysmic stellar deaths every 30-50 years. Few of those e...

Spring will officially arrive on Saturday morning (March 20) with the occurrence of the vernal equinox.

Finnish astrophotographer J-P Metsavainio spent 1,250 hours over the course of about 12 years creating a single image that reveals the magnificent beauty of the entire Milky Way galaxy.

On February 18th, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in the Jezero Crater on Mars. Over the next two years of its primary mission, this robotic mission will carry on in the search for past life on Mars, obtaining s...

The Perseverance rover's landing site was renamed the Octavia E. Butler Landing, in honor of the groundbreaking author who passed away in 2006. The post Perseverance’s Landing Site Named for Octavia Butler appeared fir...

Legendary NASA flight director Glynn Lunney has passed away at age 84. Lunney played a key role in the early days of NASA, helping to create the concept and operation of what we now reverently know as Mission Control. Hi...

What is believed to be a meteor lit the sky over eastern Cuba and caused an explosion, scientists on the island said Saturday. There were no reports of damage or injury.

A polar-orbiting weather satellite decommissioned nearly eight years ago has broken up, adding to the growing debris population in a key orbit. SpaceNews

NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station....

The collapse of Arecibo's radio telescope was a devastating blow to the radio astronomy community. On December 1st, the suspended instrument platform came crashing down, destroying a large part of the receiver dish and t...

This week, the Space.com community shares some of their favorite space TV shows and if Elon Musk's SpaceX can reach Mars.

Don't expect big changes at NASA if Bill Nelson does end up leading the space agency.

Legendary flight director Glynn S. Lunney, who led Mission Control during some of NASA's most challenging and triumphant hours, has died at the age of 84.