Cosmic butterfly seen in stunning new image captured by telescope

A telescope in Chile has captured a stunning new image of the Butterfly Nebula, a grand and graceful cosmic wonder.

• Nov 27

NASA releases close-up pictures of interstellar comet making a rare flyby

The rare interstellar comet, also known as 3I/ATLAS, was first discovered in July and has been photographed several times.

• Nov 19

Remote telescope farm helps far away stargazers beat light pollution

Customers send their telescopes to Starfront Observatories, where amateur stargazers can view the night sky unencumbered by artificial light.

• Nov 12

Mysterious planet is gobbling 6 billion tons of gas and dust a second

ESO's Very Large Telescope has observed a rogue planet and revealed that it is eating up gas and dust from its surroundings at a rate of 6 billion tons a second.

• Oct 2

NASA scientists probe Earth-like planet for atmosphere, water

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ongoing.

• Sep 9

Tail of interstellar comet is growing, new telescope image shows

Astronomers in Chile captured a new image of comet 3I/ATLAS on its journey across the inner solar system.

• Sep 5

SpaceX resets Super Heavy-Starship's 10th test flight again, for tonight

SpaceX hopes to pick up the pace with Super Heavy-Starship test flights amid concern the rocket may not be ready in time for a planned 2027 moon landing.

• Aug 26

Perseids meteor shower will peak this week. But will the moon ruin views?

The Perseids meteor shower​ — considered one of the best shows in the sky — is set to peak this week.

• Aug 11

New image shows high-speed comet visiting from another solar system

Discovered last month by a telescope in Chile, the comet known as 3I-Atlas is only the third known interstellar object to pass our way.

• Aug 8

What to know about the Perseids and when to view the 2025 meteor shower

The Perseids meteor shower begins this week and is expected to offer one of the best astronomy shows of 2025.

• Jul 15

Massive black hole merger forms one 225 times the mass of the sun

Two black holes merged into one massive one, scientists from an international collaborative group said.

• Jul 15

Webb telescope captures images of new stars forming in Cat's Paw Nebula

The Cat's Paw Nebula is about 4,000 light-years from Earth, near the constellation Scorpius.

• Jul 10

James Webb telescope captures images of possible newly discovered exoplanet

The exoplanet, a planet beyond our solar system, has been dubbed TWA 7b after NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured evidence of it.

• Jun 26

World's largest telescope unveils first images of galaxies in stunning detail

The debut images from a powerful telescope at Chile's Vera Rubin Observatory show distant galaxies and star-forming regions in spectacular detail.

• Jun 23

Honda hails successful test of reusable rocket as it seeks space sector entry

Japan's second-biggest carmaker, Honda, has successfully tested an experimental reusable rocket, the company says, as it seeks to expand into the space sector.

• Jun 18

In latest test flight, SpaceX loses contact with its Starship

After back-to-back Starship upper stage failures, SpaceX on Tuesday again launched the world's most powerful rocket, but faced new problems.

• May 28

NASA's Mars Perseverance's snaps new selfie with a Martian dust devil

The latest selfie by NASA's Perseverance rover at Mars has captured an unexpected guest: a Martian dust devil.

• May 21

Soviet spacecraft is plunging back to Earth 53 years after launch

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within days.

• May 9

NASA images show peanut-shaped asteroid during high-speed flyby

This asteroid is bigger than scientists anticipated, about 5 miles long and 2 miles wide at its widest point — resembling a deformed peanut.

• Apr 22

Gayle King and Blue Origin crew return from space

"CBS Mornings" Gayle King and the rest of Blue Origin's historic all-women spaceflight crew blasted off on Monday.

• Apr 15

Blue Origin launch draws strong ties to Washtenaw Community College

The launch was a particularly special moment for those watching at Washtenaw Community College on Monday morning as they cheered on one of their own alumnae, Aisha Bowe.

• Apr 14

What to know as Gayle King prepares for Blue Origin spaceflight

Gayle King will step out of her comfort zone and into a space suit alongside Katy Perry, Lauren Sánchez, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen and Kerianne Flynn today.

• Apr 14

NASA nominee testifies on plans for moon mission, Mars

Jared Isaacman, President Trump's nominee to lead NASA, tells lawmakers the space agency can return astronauts to the moon while pursuing flights to Mars.

• Apr 9

Astronauts who were stuck in space say they'd fly on Boeing's spacecraft again

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who were stuck in space for more than nine months, took questions after returning to Earth.

• Mar 31

Starliner astronauts return to Earth after 286 days in space

Starliner astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams joined Crew 9 commander Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov for their long-awaited return to Earth.

• Mar 18

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