NASA's Hubble images another spiral galaxy—but this one is an oddball
It's one of the few known spiral galaxies with a central bulge that extends from its disk at a right angle.
Published: 13 hours ago | By Lakshmi Kola
On this day 12 years ago, NASA's MAVEN spacecraft entered Mars orbit. It may crash soon.
MAVEN was supposed to last just one year but orbited Mars for 11 years before finally dying.
Published: 16 hours ago | By Harsh Vardhan
NASA awards SpaceX $946 million for three more crew missions to the International Space Station
NASA has modified SpaceX's CCtCap contract that now includes Crew-15, Crew-16 and Crew-17.
Published: 1 day ago | By Harsh Vardhan
Space weekly recap, September 12–18, 2026: Key stories you may have missed
From progress in NASA's moon mission to discoveries about black holes, here's what happened this week.
Published: 3 days ago | By Pranjal Nath
NASA selects SpaceX to launch StarBurst gamma-ray detector to study neutron star mergers
NASA's wide-field gamma ray observatory is expected to detect 10 neutron star merger events every year.
Published: 3 days ago | By Lakshmi Kola
Astrophotographer shares incredible ‘deep field’ image featuring a supernova discovered two weeks ago
The supernova was found by NASA-funded ATLAS and had a magnitude of 17.3 at the time of discovery.
Updated: 3 days ago | By Harsh Vardhan
What happens when SpaceX Dragon retires? Boeing’s Starliner may become NASA’s primary vehicle to space: Report
NASA is likely to order two additional Starliner crewed missions to the station as SpaceX is looking to retire the Dragon spacecraft.
Published: 3 days ago | By Harsh Vardhan
NASA's Moon orbiter makes once-in-a-century discovery, spots solar system's largest new crater—see picture
The newly formed craters span the length of two football fields and can fit three vertically stacked yellow school buses.
Updated: 4 days ago | By Lakshmi Kola
NASA shares major update on the Crew-13 mission to the ISS—here’s when it will launch
Crew-13 was delayed due to an oxidizer leak in the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft's propulsion system.
Published: 4 days ago | By Harsh Vardhan
NASA lays out timeline for new US Space Academy, first class set for 2028
The first class of 300 students will begin in 2028, with the permanent campus fully operational by 2031.
Published: 4 days ago | By Ankita Garkoti
NASA releases first test image from Nancy Grace Roman Telescope’s 300-megapixel infrared camera
"There is much to do, but we are on our way to groundbreaking science."
Published: 5 days ago | By Harsh Vardhan
A Centaur with Saturn-like rings: NASA's Webb finds Chariklo's rings are changing in opposite ways
Chariklo, the largest known Centaur, has a radius of just 125 km, but has two rings around it.
Published: 5 days ago | By Purva Muley
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Telescope can now easily run for 22 years instead of 10. Here's how
The telescope was designed for a 10-year mission, including a five-year extension on top of a five-year primary mission.
Published: 6 days ago | By Pranjal Nath
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 to discuss their return from ISS on September 16: Here’s where to watch live
Crew-12 departed for the International Space Station on February 13 and will return after handing over responsibilities to Crew-13, who are yet to arrive at the station.
Published: 7 days ago | By Harsh Vardhan
Ultrasound in space: NASA’s Anil Menon shows how astronauts undergo health checkup aboard the ISS
Menon was accompanie by commander Jessica Meir in showing how ultrasound is performed in space using assistance from an expert on Earth.
Published: Sep 13, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
Rocket Lab protests NASA’s $700 million contract awarded to Blue Origin to build a Mars orbiter
"NASA’s award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria mandated by Congress," Rocket Lab has said.
Published: Sep 13, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
NASA and IBM launch AI model to decode the Moon like never before
The model will make life much easier for lunar scientists, helping them quickly analyze vast quantities of data.
Published: Sep 12, 2026 | By Lakshmi Kola
NASA's Webb and Hubble reveal how tiny objects beyond Neptune still preserve their ancient origins
Hubble and Webb have been used simultaneously to uncover secrets of 27 tiny objects beyond Neptune.
Published: Sep 11, 2026 | By Purva Muley
Space weekly recap, September 5–11, 2026: Key stories you may have missed
New rockets for NASA, discovery of new cosmic objects, and some watchdog reports round out the week.
Published: Sep 11, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
25 years of 9/11 attacks: When a NASA astronaut experienced the horror as the only American in space
NASA astronaut Frank Culbertson was aboard the International Space Station as the commander of Expedition 3 when the tragedy struck the U.S.
Published: Sep 11, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan