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According to new research, "wandering" black holes may have left an imprint on the Universe as they traveled for billions of years.

In recent decades, astronomers have found evidence that supermassive black holes can really mess with their galaxies' evolution. They gobble up material intended for star formation, quenching the birth of stars. Conv...

SpaceX is working hard to get historic Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ready for launches of the company's Starship megarocket. The first such liftoff may be just a few months away.

NASA and SpaceX are targeting 6:33 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 13, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment, including the final set of International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Arrays,...

NASA and SpaceX are targetingno earlier than Tuesday, Oct. 13to launch scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station.

Description This artists concept depicts the proposed design for NASAs PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics (PRIMA), which wasselected by the agencyin September 2026. The PRIMA observatory is the first in anew cla...

The Draconid meteor shower reaches peak activity on the evening of Oct. 8 in the beautifully dark skies ahead of the October new moon.

A visualization of a dark moon eclipsing the sun is marked with handwritten notes in this April 6, 2026, screenshot from an Artemis II crew member's tablet.

On Oct. 7, 2002, the space shuttle Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-112 to build up the backbone of the International Space Station. Here's why it mattered.

Description NASAs Curiosity Mars rover captured this view looking back at the floor of Gale Crater, with the craters rim visible in the distance, on Sept. 5, 2026, the 5,006th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Just ni...

Scientists using the European Space Agency's Mars Express,in combination with a state-of-the-art meteorological model of the Red Planet, have found that there may be some very exotic physics behind Marss most curious...

See the best photos of the Oct. 6 lunar occultation of Jupiter.

The future of European exploration and the decisions ahead took centre stage during ESAs third day at IAC 2026. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher joined representatives of ESA Member States to discuss Europe's am...

Description NASAs Curiosity Mars rover captured this panorama of sunrise illuminating distant, wind-carved features called yardangs on Aug. 11, 2026, the 4,982nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Scientists are eager ...

Boldly going where no casserole dish has gone before.

A visualization of a dark Moon eclipsing the Sun is marked with handwritten notes in this April 6, 2026, screenshot from an Artemis II crew members tablet. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (in blue) and Victor Ike Glover (in...

Astronomers have confirmed a powerful radio galaxy from nearly 12.5 billion years ago. The source, TXS 2354+015, was originally identified as a high-redshift candidate from its characteristic drop in optical light, and f...

Launched two years ago today, the European Space Agencys Hera mission for planetary defence has been hurtling away from Earth ever since. The small-car-sized spacecraft is now preparing for its single most challenging ac...

This limited-time price of $315 for Amazon's Prime Day event is only available for the next 18 hours and gets you money off a great telescope for planetary and lunar observation.

Meet the 43 leaders and accomplishments that exemplified excellence across the industry over the last 12 months The post Announcing the finalists for the 2026 SpaceNews Icon Awards appeared first on SpaceNews.

The nebula NGC 7129, as seen in a brand new image from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Video: 00:04:19 MeetHera, our very own asteroid detective. Together with two CubeSats - Milani the rock decoder and Juventas the radar visionary - Hera is off on an adventure to explore Didymos, a double asteroid system ...