NASA is canceling the AXIS X-ray space telescope mission concept, saying it failed to meet key requirements. But the project leader thinks there's another reason.

An astronomer has explained why a 1,300 pound NASA space probe has probably already fallen to Earth, and we've likely missed it. Earlier this week, the US space agency announced one of its Van Allen ...

After 14 years in orbit, Nasa’s Van Allen Probe A satellite is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere. How big a threat is ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced the completion of a telescope designed to investigate exoplanets and dark matter in photos released Dec. 4, 2025. The Roman Telescope ...

The twinkling stars in the sky are further than they appear. So much so that NASA's Voyager 1 is still on its way to reach the star system since its launch on September 5, 1977. It will probably take ...

Scientists may be one step closer to unlocking the mystery of dark matter, thanks to a new high-resolution map of distant galaxies. The map was created from high-resolution images from NASA's James ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — NASA awarded a launch contract to SpaceX July 8 for the launch of a small astrophysics mission as the company offered a Falcon 9 at a lower price than a much smaller rocket. NASA ...

An interstellar object roughly the size of Manhattan has captured scientists’ attention — and one prominent Harvard astrophysicist believes it could be something far beyond natural. According to the ...

The universe is unfathomably vast, and for the astronomers trying to understand it, that means having to gather a commensurately mind-boggling amount of data. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was ...