Satellite News

On Sept. 12, 1992, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman in space. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

The smoke wafting from the wildfires raging across the Western United States is a wrenching sight, even from nearly a million miles away.

An amateur astronomer from Brazil discovered the large, “potentially hazardous” asteroid that safely passed by Earth this week on Thursday (Sept. 10).

Astra launched its first orbital test mission tonight (Sept. 11), sending its two-stage Rocket 3.1 skyward from the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Alaska.

Two rocket boosters whose parts were used in 80 space shuttle missions are parked outside of Los Angeles, a step closer to joining NASA’s retired Endeavour orbiter in an stand-up display.

Just how many planets are visible without a telescope? Most people will answer “five,” but there is a sixth planet that can be glimpsed without visual aid: the planet Uranus.

Astronomers address the intersection between climate change and astronomy in three new studies.

Once again, scientists have realized that when it comes to dark matter, they are missing a piece or two of the puzzle.