An example of a jellyfish galaxy, with blue “tentacles” at the bottom where star formation is taking place. Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope may have just found one of the most distant jellyfish galaxies ever discovered. (Image credit:…
NASA will postpone the Axiom-4 commercial mission to the International Space Station after delaying a launch that was scheduled for Sunday, the space agency said. In a statement released Thursday, the agency said it needed to ensure the station was…
NASA says the chances of an asteroid about 200 feet in diameter hitting the Moon have increased slightly. Based on the latest data collected, NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory has refined the projected trajectory…
SpaceX's heavy-lift Starship rocket exploded late Wednesday during pre-flight testing at Starbase in Texas as the company tested the upper stage. The cause of the explosion was not disclosed, but in a post on X, CEO Elon Musk appeared to…
NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX officials plan to launch the Axiom-4 mission this Sunday after a leak in the Falcon 9 rocket led to the cancellation of the June 11 launch. NASA says the Axiom-4 mission, scheduled for June 22,…
Astronomers have discovered two bright “novae” shining simultaneously in the night sky: V572 Velorum (left) and V462 Lupi (right). It may be the first time that multiple novae have been visible to the naked eye. (Photo credit: Eliot Herman) A…