The Latest Breaking News on Space

Analysis of lunar soil samples shows spheres of glass hold water inside them, scientists have said.

A pioneering new experiment uses rockets to study hurricane-like swirls near where Earth's atmosphere meets space.

New measurements by the James Webb Space Telescope found that a rocky exoplanet orbiting a star known as TRAPPIST-1 most likely has no atmosphere.

Glass beads spawned in violent impacts from space rocks on the lunar surface have been found to have water trapped inside, offering what scientists describe as a potential reservoir of this precious resource for future human activities on the moon.

An outburst of northern lights over Canada and the northern half of the United States stunned stargazers. 

Finding from lunar soil samples is important breakthrough for hopes of building bases on the moon

A spacecraft ferried lunar dirt to Earth in 2020, and within it were shiny glass beads packed with Moon water.

A study discovered that glass beads formed by the cooling of melted material ejected by asteroid impacts could contain large quantities of water.

The James Webb Space Telescope has been hunting for atmospheres around Earth-sized planets. Now the first results are in.

This week’s planetary alignment is a rare treat

Mercury is so strange that astronomers have not been able to explain its properties with simulations of the solar system's formation. But now, researchers have found an important clue.