Journey 30 million light-years to the Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104) and witness the incredible new view captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. This video showcases the stunning detail revealed by its powerful infrared cameras. Credit: Space.com | NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, ESO/IDA/Danish 1.5 m, DSS

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 26 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation writ

Get an inside look at the upcoming Starship Flight 14 mission. This historic flight will be the first orbital attempt for the massive rocket and will carry a payload of next-generation Starlink satellites.

Witness a historic leap forward! The China Manned Space Engineering Office has released a new animation showcasing the manned lunar landing mission. The video depicts the grand blueprint of Chinese astronauts setting foot on the moon for the first time and conducting scientific exploration, highligh

In diesem scheinbar ruhigen Bild der Spiralgalaxie NGC 4698, das vom Hubble-Weltraumteleskop der NASA aufgenommen und am 18. September 2026 veröffentlicht wurde, verbirgt sich ein chaotisches Geheimnis. Als Spiralgalaxie wie unsere eigene Milchstraße verfügt NGC 4698 über Spiralarme, die sich in einer dünnen Scheibe aus Sternen, Gas und Staub winden. Diese arm

The James Webb Space Telescope captured NGC 346, a star-forming region about 210,000 light years away. One of the features of the region resembles a dragon. Learn more about it in this NASA tour. VIDEO: Danielle Kirshenblat (STScI) MUSIC: High Street Music SCIENCE: NASA, ESA, CSA, Olivia C. Jones (U

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 25 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation writ

China's Wide Field Survey Telescope has captured an amazing view of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited by Steve Spaleta

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope captured an amazing view of the planet Uranus, its rings and moons. Webb's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) snapped the imagery. Credit: Space.com | imagery courtesy: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb) | edited by Steve Spaleta Music: Going Home fo

Carbon-capture technology repurposed for breweries spreads and finds new applications

NASA announced the winners of the Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table Thursday, with the top $300,000 prize being awarded to Chinyere Ukeje of Philadelphia, Pa. for the Adaptive Nourishment Infrastructure (ANI) food system concept. This competition challenged solvers to explore innovative solut

Amazing views from a SpaceX Starship launch on Integrated Flight Test 3 from their Starbase facility in South Texas. This was during a conducted static fire test ahead of a flight. Credit: SpaceX

Auf diesem Bild vom 27. August 2026 fliegt eine Alta-X-Drohne ein fortschrittliches Leit- und Navigationssystem namens SPLICE (Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution) in der Nähe des Armstrong Flight Research Center der NASA in Edwards, Kalifornien. Forscher am Johnson Space Center der NASA

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 24 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation writ

See the view of the flight 10 Starship launch from a camera on the launch mount. The SpaceX megarocket launched from Starbase, Texas. Credit: SpaceX | edited by Space.com's[Steve Spaleta

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope and Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) has joined forces to deliver a new view of the Butterfly Nebula, located about 3400 light-years away. Credit:ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, M. Matsuura, J. Kastner, K. Noll, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), N. Hirano, J.

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured imagery of spiral galaxy UGC 2890. The "galaxy lies around 30 million light-years away in the constellation Camelopardalis," according to the Hubble team. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Kilpatrick | mash mix by Space.com Music: Stargazed by August Wilhelmsson /

NASA announced Wednesday a mission to explore the history and evolution of the universe, PRIMA (PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics), is advancing to the next phase of development. This space telescope is the first in a new class of NASA astrophysics missions, called Probe Explorers, within