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NASA Celebrates Decade of University Innovation in Aeronautics 
SPACE 24/04/2026 13:04

NASA Celebrates Decade of University Innovation in Aeronautics 

For 10 years, a NASA initiative has helped the agency produce breakthrough aeronautical innovations while fostering the aviation workforce of tomorrow – and the University Leadership Initiative (ULI) is still f

Source: NASA Breaking News

A bright star will disappear for up to an hour on April 25 — here's what's happening
SPACE 24/04/2026 13:00

A bright star will disappear for up to an hour on April 25 — here's what's happening

The moon will briefly hide Regulus in a dramatic occultation visible across parts of the eastern U.S.

Source: Space.com

An Agricultural Mosaic in Taiwan
SPACE 24/04/2026 04:01

An Agricultural Mosaic in Taiwan

Diversity reigns across the farmland of Yunlin County in southwestern Taiwan—a region that produces an array of crops on small farms.

Source: NASA Breaking News

Hubble Telescope celebrates 36th anniversary with gorgeous new image of famous Trifid Nebula
SPACE 24/04/2026 12:00

Hubble Telescope celebrates 36th anniversary with gorgeous new image of famous Trifid Nebula

This latest image from Hubble forms just one of more than 1.7 million observations that the space telescope has made over the past 36 years since it launched on April 24, 1990.

Source: Space.com

Johnson Leaders Honored by National Space Club & Foundation 
SPACE 23/04/2026 23:24

Johnson Leaders Honored by National Space Club & Foundation 

The National Space Club & Foundation announced its annual award recipients March 13, 2026, in Washington, D.C.   Two dedicated leaders from NASA’s Johnson Space Center were recognized for their co

Source: NASA Breaking News

Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-flares within 7 hours of each other, knocking out radio signals on Earth
SPACE 24/04/2026 11:35

Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-flares within 7 hours of each other, knocking out radio signals on Earth

The twin eruptions briefly disrupted radio signals across the dayside of Earth.

Source: Space.com

NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-13 Assignments for Space Station Mission
SPACE 23/04/2026 21:15

NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-13 Assignments for Space Station Mission

As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch no earlier than mid-September to the International Space Station for a long-duration science expedition. NASA astronauts J

Source: NASA Breaking News

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'
SPACE 24/04/2026 10:00

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'

Sen. Ted Cruz told engineers on NASA's Artemis program, "we'll take care of the politics...so you can do your job," amid steep cuts to NASA's funding in the Presidents fiscal year 2027 budget request.

Source: Space.com

NASA Kennedy Prepares Facility for Roman Space Telescope Arrival
SPACE 23/04/2026 20:14

NASA Kennedy Prepares Facility for Roman Space Telescope Arrival

Preparations are underway for launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope as soon as early September on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Roman spa

Source: NASA Breaking News

Could 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' restore the 'Star Wars' spark? Watch the electrifying final trailer and decide if this is the way
SPACE 23/04/2026 22:00

Could 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' restore the 'Star Wars' spark? Watch the electrifying final trailer and decide if this is the way

The latest trailer for the next Star Wars film 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is an explosive return to form for the sci-fi franchise from a galaxy far away.

Source: Space.com

NASA Welcomes Jordan as 63rd Artemis Accords Signatory  
SPACE 23/04/2026 17:32

NASA Welcomes Jordan as 63rd Artemis Accords Signatory  

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan signed the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, becoming the latest nation to commit to

Source: NASA Breaking News

What will happen when our sun starts dying? These 'stellar archaeologists' may have found a clue
SPACE 23/04/2026 21:00

What will happen when our sun starts dying? These 'stellar archaeologists' may have found a clue

Acting as stellar archaeologists, scientists have found fossilized magnetism on long-dead white dwarf stars, which may help to explain how stars evolve.

Source: Space.com

Liquid Lifeline: NASA Tech Could Create IV Fluid In Space
SPACE 23/04/2026 16:30

Liquid Lifeline: NASA Tech Could Create IV Fluid In Space

On every crewed mission, NASA packs pouches of a potentially life-saving liquid in its cargo, known as IV (or intravenous) fluid. A simple mix of sodium chloride and purified water, it can treat up to 30% of medical cond

Source: NASA Breaking News

These 'interstellar glaciers' could give water to young star systems. Could they support alien life, too?
SPACE 23/04/2026 20:00

These 'interstellar glaciers' could give water to young star systems. Could they support alien life, too?

NASA's SPHEREx space telescope reveals widespread water ice in Cygnus X, showing how dust shields molecules in star-forming regions across the Milky Way.

Source: Space.com

NASA Releases Powerful LAVA Software to US Aerospace Industry
SPACE 23/04/2026 16:07

NASA Releases Powerful LAVA Software to US Aerospace Industry

For years, NASA engineers have turned to a tool called the Launch, Ascent, and Vehicle Aerodynamics (LAVA) framework to solve airflow challenges that could mean the difference between mission success or failure. When eng

Source: NASA Breaking News

Ancient volcanic ash seen blowing across Mars in new spacecraft images
SPACE 23/04/2026 18:00

Ancient volcanic ash seen blowing across Mars in new spacecraft images

New images from the Mars Express spacecraft show ancient volcanic ash spreading across the Red Planet.

Source: Space.com

NASA's Chandra Finds Young Stars Dim Quickly
SPACE 23/04/2026 15:05

NASA's Chandra Finds Young Stars Dim Quickly

Scientists have found that young stellar cousins of our Sun are calming down and dimming more quickly in their X-ray output than previously thought, according to a study using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Source: NASA Image of the Day

James Webb Space Telescope peers into a dying star surrounded by mysterious buckyballs: 'The structures we're seeing now are breathtaking'
SPACE 23/04/2026 17:00

James Webb Space Telescope peers into a dying star surrounded by mysterious buckyballs: 'The structures we're seeing now are breathtaking'

The James Webb Space Telescope captured the first detailed images of planetary nebula Tc 1, revealing new details of what happens after a sun-like star dies.

Source: Space.com

NASA’s Chandra Finds Young Stars Dim Quickly
SPACE 23/04/2026 15:01

NASA’s Chandra Finds Young Stars Dim Quickly

These images, released on April 14, 2026, show two open star clusters, Trumpler 3 (left) and NGC 2353 (right). They represent a recent study from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory that shows how young Sun-like stars are d

Source: NASA Breaking News

Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS formed in a world much colder than the solar system
SPACE 23/04/2026 16:03

Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS formed in a world much colder than the solar system

"Each interstellar comet brings a little bit of its history, its fossils, from elsewhere."

Source: Space.com

NASA's TESS spacecraft discovers a weird system of exoplanets unlike anything seen before
SPACE 23/04/2026 15:00

NASA's TESS spacecraft discovers a weird system of exoplanets unlike anything seen before

"Most planetary systems appear as 'peas in a pod.' This is not the case in the TOI-201 system."

Source: Space.com

Nebula sparkles in new Hubble snapshot | Space photo of the day for April 23, 2026
SPACE 23/04/2026 14:00

Nebula sparkles in new Hubble snapshot | Space photo of the day for April 23, 2026

Hubble revisits the Trifid Nebula in a spectacular image, revealing it's expansive splendor.

Source: Space.com

Japan's audacious sample-return mission to the Mars moon Phobos has made it to the launch pad
SPACE 23/04/2026 13:00

Japan's audacious sample-return mission to the Mars moon Phobos has made it to the launch pad

The complex MMX mission aims to shed light on the origins of Mars' two tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos, bringing Phobos material back to Earth in 2031.

Source: Space.com

Making contact with ET? Aliens may already know we're here
SPACE 23/04/2026 12:00

Making contact with ET? Aliens may already know we're here

Earth is dotted with many humongous, human-made structures. To an alien eye, they may be tell-tale signs of intelligent goings-on, betraying our existence and hinting at our capabilities.

Source: Space.com