Lasers take aim at a galaxy far, far away | Space photo of the day for May 4, 2026
NASA's Lithium-Fed Nuclear Thruster Flares to Life in First of Its Kind Test | The next-generation thruster could one day propel humans to Mars.
Is it cake? No, it's a parachute! | Space photo of the day for May 1, 2026
An Amazon rainforest river from space | Space photo of the day for April 30, 2026
Exercise Alone May Not Offset Damage From Sitting All Day, Expert Warns
Astronomer Finds a Shortcut to Mars by Following an Asteroid’s Journey Through Space | Orbital data from asteroid 2001 CA21 points to a potential 153-day round-trip journey to Mars.
The cosmos wears a galactic sombrero | Space photo of the day for April 29, 2026
Artemis 2 heat shield is a sunken treasure in the ocean | Space photo of the day for April 28, 2026
Backyard snapshot delivers stunning galaxy image | Space photo of the day for April 27, 2026
The moon as you rarely see it: How a photographer captured night and day on the first quarter moon
The Full ‘Flower Moon’ Is Coming — When To See It Rise On May Day
The Day of the Trifid Nebula
Ice melts in the springtime on Mars | Space photo of the day for April 24, 2026
Ted Cruz pushes back on NASA budget cuts: 'I don't want to wake up one day and look up at the moon and realize the Chinese have beat us there'
Nebula sparkles in new Hubble snapshot | Space photo of the day for April 23, 2026
Night and (Earth) Day
Celebrate Earth Day with this Artemis 2 shot | Space photo of the day for April 22, 2026
Astronauts photograph Lyrid meteor shower from ISS | Space photo of the day for April 21, 2026
Scientists predict when a day will last 25 hours as 'Earth slows down'
A peek at the far side of the moon | Space photo of the day for April 20, 2026
