Colliding Taffy Galaxies create a sweet 'cosmic butterfly' (video)
A collision of two galaxies appears like a vast cosmic butterfly, or a giant piece of candy, to the eyes of one of the world’s most powerful telescopes. Read More
Space
The eyes have it! Focus on microgravity's impact on astronaut vision
Scientists and space agencies are working to develop ways to mitigate the microgravity-induced changes to the human eye that astronauts experience while in space. Read More
Who is Bo-Katan Kryze?
The fearless Mandalorian warrior Bo-Katan Kryze is playing a huge role in The Mandalorian season 3, but what’s her full history? Here’s everything you should know. Read More
Building the space age: Acknowledging skilled workers
Only rarely do we see or hear about skilled tradespeople receiving the accolades they so rightfully deserve within the space community, and we feel that this is an injustice Read More
April delights: Mercury, Venus and the Pleiades put on a sky show this month
From now through mid-April, Venus will help you to identify the normally hard-to-find planet Mercury. And along the way, Venus will have a striking interaction with the Pleiades star Read More
Best space pranks: From space apes to smuggled sandwiches
Explore some of the best pranks carried out in space. From rogue gorillas to smuggled sandwiches, we discover the lighter side of space exploration. Read More
Artemis 2's Canadian astronaut got their moon mission seat with 'potato salad'
It took four years of negotiations for Canada to get a seat aboard Artemis 2, the mission that will send four astronauts around the moon in 2024. Here’s how Read More
Son's design for astronaut dad's mission patch put into production 40 years later
A sketch that NASA astronaut Mike Mullane’s son drew as a possible patch design for his 1984 space shuttle mission has been made into a new embroidered emblem. Read More
UAE Mars orbiter creates stunning new map of the Red Planet
A new map of Mars shows the Red Planet in stunning detail, revealing a wealth of fascinating geological features as seen from orbit. Read More
SpaceX Starship will launch this new private moon rover in 2026 (video)
A new lunar rover built by Astrolab will launch on an upcoming SpaceX Starship mission to the moon as early as 2026. Read More