The Latest Breaking News on Space

The discovery of the new planet BEBOP-1c confirms the 2nd-ever known planetary system orbiting twin stars similar to the fictional planet Tatooine of Star Wars fame.

Astronomers discovered a second exoplanet around two stars, making this a rare instance of Tatooine-like worlds orbiting the same stellar pair.

Within the stars of the Spring Triangle is the "Realm of the Galaxies," a veritable treasure trove of numerous star cities.

SpaceX launched another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit early Monday morning (June 12) and landed the returning rocket at sea.

By examining Betelgeuse’s pulsation – the periodic contraction and expansion of the star – researchers from Japan and Switzerland recently reported that the star is in its late carbon-burning stage. Other researchers have disputed this conclusion and estimated that the star will go supernova only much later.

On June 11, 1963, the Mercury space capsule was patented and assigned to NASA. The patent was received less than a month after the last flight of Project Mercury had been carried out. A.S.Ganesh hands you the details about the Mercury space capsule…

The Mars Express orbiter, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) first interplanetary mission, entered orbit around Mars on June 2nd, 2003.

Astronomers using the Keck Observatory have spotted a rare type of star evolving into a supernova right before their eyes.

The third quarter phase marks the halfway point between the full moon and the next new moon which will occur on June 18.