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Bungled Boeing Starliner mission was the highest order of mishap that put stranded astronauts at risk, report says
The 2024 Starliner mission, which left astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams stranded in space for nine months, has received NASA's worst mishap classification in a damning report.
Saturn's largest moon may actually be 2 moons in 1 — and helped birth the planet's iconic rings
A new study hints that Saturn's largest moon, Titan, was created around 400 million years ago, when two massive moons smashed into each other. This hypothesis could also help to solve several other mysteries surrounding other moons and the planet's iconic rings.
City-size, cold-volcano comet transforms into a glowing 'snail shell' after major explosive outburst
Following a massive cryovolcanic eruption, the mysterious Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has been morphed into a giant spiral and is now shining 100 times brighter than normal.
NASA starts countdown clock for second Artemis II wet dress rehearsal after rocky first attempt
NASA will attempt to fuel its Artemis II rocket again tomorrow after hydrogen leaks derailed the first wet dress rehearsal and delayed what is scheduled to be a historic crewed flight around the moon.
Supercomputers simulated the orbits of 1 million satellites between Earth and the moon — and less than 10% survived
Researchers used a pair of powerful supercomputers to simulate the potential trajectories of 1 million satellites in a cislunar orbit between Earth and the moon. Less than 10% of these orbits remained stable throughout the simulations, but this is not as disastrous as it may sound.
'The brain consistently moved upward and backward': Astronauts' brains physically shift in their heads during spaceflight
A new study analyzed brain MRI scans from 26 astronauts and found that the longer someone lived in space, the more their brain shifted in their skull.
Lucky few to see 'ring of fire' solar eclipse over Antarctica on Feb. 17
This month's new moon brings an annular (or "ring of fire") solar eclipse, but it will only be visible from parts of Antarctica.
Deepest views from James Webb and Chandra reveal monster object that defies theory — Space photo of the week
The James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory have captured the clearest image yet of a galaxy cluster in the making, seen when the universe was only one billion years old.
How long do most planets last?
Planets are born, and they can also "die." So what's the lifespan of a typical planet?
'Runaway' black hole detected by the James Webb telescope adds a strange new chapter to our universe's story
Recent observations suggest that 'runaway' black holes are tumbling through the cosmos. Building on decades of theory, the discovery adds a remarkable new chapter to the story of the universe.
