The Latest Breaking News on Space

R Sculptoris will eventually paint the sky with a planetary nebula, scattering elements that will form new star systems..

A chemical mapping technique has revealed details of the Milky Way's spiral arms that have, until now, been obscured. This allows astronomers to see new regions of our galaxy that hold an abundance of young stars.

The serendipitous discovery of an ancient star crashing through a gathering of young, hot stars could help explain the mysterious abundance of isotopes that existed in the early solar system.

NASA finished its first launch simulation for the crewed Artemis 2 moon mission, which is slated to lift off in late 2024. The exercise is just one of many for the moon mission team.

From the James Webb Space Telescope to the Moon landing, NASA has had a profound influence in the sciences

Scientists may have just found what makes the sun's outer atmosphere, the corona, so inexplicably hot.

SpaceX's brawny Falcon Heavy rocket will launch for the seventh time ever tonight (July 26), sending a huge communications satellite skyward. Watch it live here.

Loss of communications with International Space Station forced Nasa to rely on Russian systems instead

SpaceX's last cargo Dragon spacecraft had a thruster valve stuck open while docked with the International Space Station. The company says there should be no effect on the next launch.