Mar 18, 2025 · Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s extended stay in the International Space Station will add to what we know about how space affects health.

Apr 24, 2025 · Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.

Dec 6, 2024 · Humankind accomplished new feats in space this year, including scooping up some of the moon’s farside and launching a probe to Jupiter’s moon Europa.

Feb 27, 2025 · Hundreds of surface swabs reveal the station lacks microbial diversity, an imbalance that has been linked to health issues in other settings.

Dec 18, 2024 · What will space exploration look like under Trump? Human and private spaceflight may get a boost, but funding for space science is less clear

Nov 20, 2025 · Funding uncertainties are pushing U.S. space scientists out of the field and putting existing and future space missions on the chopping block.

Jul 30, 2025 · Quantum computers in space could be useful for communications networks or for testing fundamental physics.

Nov 20, 2025 · The moss species Physcomitrium patens is the latest organism to survive an extended stay in the vacuum and radiation of space.

Jan 24, 2022 · The James Webb Space Telescope launched in a compact, folded position, gradually unfurling in space. This artist’s illustration shows the fully deployed spacecraft as it will look when it’s ...

Nov 4, 2021 · In the latest Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey, astronomers have their sights set on a whole fleet of next-generation space telescopes.