The Latest Breaking News on Space

On November 6, 1572, German astronomer Wolfgang Schuler of Wittenberg observed what he believed was a new star in the constellation Cassiopeia. On November 11, it was spotted by famed Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. A.S.Ganesh tells you more about this “new star,” which we now know was a supernova…

An imaginary starship trip beyond the solar system to the edge of the Milky Way offers new perspectives on the wonders of space

To understand how galaxies evolve, astronomers want to use JWST to peer into the Milky Way's core.

Ken Mattingly, an astronaut who is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died

Lucy mission encounters a binary pair as it flies past half-mile-wide asteroid Dinkinesh

NASA's Kepler Space Telescope spotted a seven exoplanet system with worlds being battered by radiation from their parent sun-like star just before its retirement in 2018.

Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen marked his birthday on the International Space Station Nov. 2 by flying his country's flag and enjoying sunny weather.

The app is available for use in 11 different languages including English, German, Spanish and French

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 Starlink internet satellites on Friday evening (Nov. 3). It was the record-setting 18th mission for the rocket's first stage.

The Hubble Space Telescope recently snapped an ultraviolet image of the gas giant Jupiter, offering a stunning false-color look at the planet's turbulent atmosphere.

The Hubble Space Telescope captured the grand spiral arms of a southern-sky galaxy.