The Latest Breaking News on Space

An Earth-based telescope spotted Europe's JUICE spacecraft as it zooms toward Jupiter to study the giant planet's mysterious, icy ocean moons.

The James Webb Space Telescope explored the vapor of an odd comet. And it contains an ingredient critical to life on Earth.

A stunning composite image of the sun during a recent 'hybrid eclipse' in Australia is further proof that solar activity is ramping up.

Saturn has been recrowned "moon king" after scientists discovered 62 new moons in the gas planet's surroundings, using a technique called "shift and stack", bringing the total to 145, overtaking previous record holder Jupiter, which has a mere 95 recognised moons.

NASA will bring valuable Martian rock samples back to Earth — but scientists must decide which to carry home.

Stephen Bowen remembers seeing Skylab fly overhead. At eight years old, Bowen's experience fueled his interest in spaceflight. Little did he know where that would take him 50 years later.

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid satellite completed the first part of its long journey into space on May 1, 2023, when it arrived in Florida on a boat from Italy.

The ShadowCam imager aboard South Korea's Danuri moon orbiter recently captured a photo of NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter as the two spacecraft zipped past each other.

A next-generation instrument on a delayed Martian rover may be the key to answering the question of life on the Red Planet