What it is: Sombrero Galaxy (M104), a spiral galaxy. Where it is: 30 million light-years distant in the Virgo constellation. When it was shared: Nov. 25, 2024. Why it's so special: It may have ...

The first Zhuque-2E rocket lifts off from Jiuquan in the Gobi Desert on Nov. 27 (UTC), 2024. Credit: Landspace HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Landspace put two satellites into orbit late ...

This Discovery+ deal will keep you glued to your set with everything from space documentaries to Shark Week, and it's a good way to keep the family happy this Thanksgiving. Want to explore the ...

There's something big missing from our solar system — and that may be a good thing. Planetary scientists recently simulated an alternate version of our solar system: one with a super-Earth ...

Launch recap: Scroll down to review live updates from the Tuesday, Nov. 26, liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the Starlink 6-76 mission. Original story: After ...

Why it's so special: NGC 4694 is a galaxy that cannot be easily classified into one of the two basic galaxy types: spiral and elliptical. Astronomers needed to examine its properties in detail to ...

Stem cells are special in the way they can keep on replicating, and turn themselves into many other types of cell. Now scientists have discovered how their superpowers get a remarkable boost when they ...

Back in the 1960s, Frank Drake, an American astrophysicist and astrobiologist, proposed an equation aimed at estimating the number of intelligent civilizations in our Universe. The equation ...

Earth’s space junk may be wreaking havoc on the stratosphere. The rapid surge in satellite megaconstellations is connecting much of the world to broadband internet. But each year, hundreds of ...

The Space Force is establishing a Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve to leverage private sector space capabilities during both peacetime and in conflict. (NicoElNino/Getty Images) The Space ...

Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is bracing for delays in launching key ...

ULA’s first Vulcan rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on January 8. (United Launch Alliance) Two Space Force missions slated to fly on United ...