This composite image was weeks in the making, as Horálek’s two "crossings" happened months apart. Mars traced its path ...

Former SpaceX flight software engineer Stefan Moluf explains how he got to do the physics for the new space sim from ...

Physicists are quietly rolling out a new generation of simulation codes that promise to do more than crunch numbers. By ...

Astronomers are studying the hundreds of young, brown dwarf stars inside the stellar nursery. Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), A. Nota (ESA/STScI), and the Westerlund 2 ...

An alien comet, a Martian volcano, a man’s fall from the sun and a groundbreaking telescope’s first images: Here are the most jaw-dropping space photos of 2025. When you purchase through links on our ...

With 2025 nearly in the books, let’s revisit some of the highlights of the year in space, from astronomy to spaceflight. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning ...

Learn to decode James Webb photos with this JWST image guide, offering clear space image explanation and beginner-friendly insights into stunning infrared telescope images. Pixabay, WikiImages The ...

SPHERE’s detailed images of dusty rings around young stars offer a rare glimpse into the hidden machinery of planet formation. These bright arcs and faint clouds reveal where tiny planet-building ...

One in three images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope could be ruined if space companies’ plans to launch hundreds of thousands of satellites go ahead. More than three-quarters of the nearly 14,000 ...

Webb's mid-infrared image shows four coiled shells of dust around a pair of Wolf-Rayet stars known as Apep for the first time (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Science: Yinuo Han (Caltech), Ryan White ...

China has outpaced the United States in releasing the first images of the rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it made its close approach to Mars. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) ...

Last month, mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS came within just 18 million miles of Mars during its unusual trajectory through our solar system. During its approach, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance ...