The Latest Breaking News on Space

In 1967, astronomers at Cambridge discovered pulsars, super-dense objects formed from collapsed stars. Their origin was unknown until scientists proposed that they were rotating neutron stars, emitting radio signals from their poles. In 1969, a glitch in the pulsar PSR 0833-45 was observed, which remains unexplained 44 years later. Theories…

The National Space Council has released a draft bill that would split the regulation of novel space activities between two departments: Transportation and Commerce.

A sunspot has put on a stunning display of radio waves lasting for over a week that resembles the northern and southern lights —  auroral displays that occur over Earth.

NASA has simulated the environmental effects of landing on the lunar surface as the space agency prepares to send astronauts back to the moon on its upcoming Artemis missions.

Supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* is spinning nearly as fast as it can, dragging the very fabric of space-time with it and shaping the heart of the Milky Way.

Princess Margaret was a Leo

Fresh James Webb Space Telescope observations of exoplanet WASP-107b revealed sandy clouds high in its atmosphere.

Planet Wasp-107b also has scorching temperatures, raging winds and the burnt-matches scent of sulphur dioxide

New data from JWST shows a distant alien planet rains molten sand in addition to having a glowing tail of helium trailing behind it.