Satellite News

Andy Weir is ready to launch his next space adventure, and he has a mission patch waiting for you if you choose to join him.

A newly discovered alien world could help astronomers better understand the atmospheres of rocky exoplanets.

NASA’s Perseverance rover has spent a busy two weeks settling into its new home on Mars, most recently flexing its robotic arm for the first time.

A year ago, the bright red star Betelgeuse in the Orion constellation hit the headlines for a stark fading episode that astronomers couldn’t explain. They still can’t, although they keep trying.

It’s perhaps the best excuse ever for being late to an important astronaut meeting.

On March 4, 1979, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft took the first photos of rings around Jupiter. See how it happened in our “On This Day In Space” series!

Richard Garriott’s views of Earth are now as deep as they are wide. Having already traversed both the North and South poles and funded his own trip to the International Space Station, Garriott completed a dive to Challenger Deep, the lowest point on Earth.

Our solar system’s most infamous asteroid will pass by Earth on Friday (March 5), and with a high-end telescope you can watch it as it safely whizzes by our planet.