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The Hubble Space Telescope turns 35 as NASA budget cuts loom. How many more birthdays will it have?

Submit on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 20:12

Budget cuts hitting U.S. government agencies like NASA don’t seem promising for the Hubble Space Telescope, but there is still hope.

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Gorgeous deep space photo captures the Andromeda Galaxy surrounded by glowing gas

Submit on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 17:11

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured a colorful portrait of the Andromeda Galaxy from the Dark Sky Alqueva Observatory in Cumeada, Portugal.

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Astronomers discover dark matter ‘bridge’ linking colliding galaxies: ‘This is the missing piece we’ve been looking for.’

Submit on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 16:11

A massive clump of dark matter in the Perseus galaxy cluster is linked to its core by a bridge of dark matter, evidence of a history of mergers.

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Happy Earth Day 2025! Write your name in NASA satellite images and celebrate our planet (video)

Submit on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 03:11

Check out this fun way to embrace Earth Day and NASA’s 60 years of planetary observation.

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Fixing the Hubble Space Telescope: A timeline of NASA’s shuttle servicing missions

Submit on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 03:11

Spacewalking astronauts repaired and upgraded the famed Hubble Telescope during five missions from 1993 to 2009. Here’s a summary of these epic servicing efforts.

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ELVIS in orbit: New 3D microscope arrives at the ISS to study microbes in space

Submit on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 02:11

A new microscope just arrived at the International Space Station to help study life’s adaptability under extreme conditions using an innovative imaging technique.

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Yousa in big doo-doo now, as Darth Jar Jar makes his way to Fortnite in the new Star Wars collaboration (video)

Submit on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 01:11

The next Fortnite x Star Wars collaboration will bring new content to Epic Games’ hit online multiplayer game, including starfighters, Darth Jar Jar, and a new live event.

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It’s alive! It’s alive! Orion throws back its cover | Space picture of the day for April 22, 2025

Submit on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025 01:11

NASA engineers tested the functionality of Orion’s forward bay cover, which is the last component of the spacecraft that must be ejected before parachutes deploy to land.

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