The Latest Breaking News on Space

The European Space Agency (Esa) recently announced a new mission of its science programme: a small telescope orbiting the Earth dubbed Arrakhis. But although its name is inspired by the sci-fi novel Dune, it will not be looking for sandworms or “spice” on a desert planet.

The International Space Station is no longer the only place where humans can live in orbit.

Thanks to a cool physics trick, flares from a nearby star can heat a planet from the inside, powering plate tectonics.

Engineers designed the NASA Artemis I mission to test many spacefaring phases, such as what astronauts would feel during the Orion capsule's landing.

Rhiannon Adam, 37, will be among eight artists and creatives selected by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa for the historic journey

Japan's billionaire fashion tycoon, Yusaku Maezawa, has revealed K-pop star TOP and DJ Steve Aoki will be among the eight crew members he plans to take on a trip around the Moon as soon as next year, hitching a ride on one of Elon Musk's SpaceX rockets.

Avoid shopping or making important decisions from 1 to 3 a.m. EST. After that, the moon moves from Gemini into Cancer.

SpaceX has launched a batch of internet satellites for a competitor

Two stars are apparent at the center of the mesmerizing Southern Ring Nebula. But astronomers have uncovered three other hidden stars.

Half a century after U.S. astronauts brought it back from the moon’s surface, a minute piece of extraterrestrial rock has finally reached its intended destination, the east Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus

In this tiny subdivision in the Davis Mountains near McDonald Observatory, dark skies are a precious resource.