Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to capture a detailed image of the planetary nebula NGC 1514, where a large star is growing old and shedding gas into the cosmos.

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Members of Maryland’s congressional delegation expressed confidence that Congress will ultimately reject sharp cuts in NASA science programs proposed by the White House, citing competition with China as one factor. The post Maryland congressmen vow to block proposed NASA...

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Never in the field of human space travel has so much guff been spoken about a teeny-weeny rocket ride by so few to so many.

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This week will see the worldwide launch cadence slow, with only four launches scheduled. SpaceX’s… The post Launch Roundup: Alpha ready for launch, Falcon 9 to launch cargo to ISS appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

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Orlando Bloom appeared to keep a low-profile as he watched his fiancée, singer Katy Perry, launch into space on a historic, all-women mission Monday morning.

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Tournear will return to the Space Development Agency on April 17 after a three-month administrative leave The post Derek Tournear to return as Space Development Agency director after investigation appeared first on SpaceNews.

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NASA has announced the winning student teams in the 2025 Human Exploration Rover Challenge. This year’s competition challenged teams to design, build, and test a lunar rover powered by either human pilots or remote control. In the human-powered division,...

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NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility commemorated the start of construction of its new Wallops Island causeway bridge during a groundbreaking ceremony at 10 a.m., Monday, April 14, 2025, on the island.   The ceremony was held at the base of the...

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NASA and SpaceX are targeting 4:15 a.m. EDT, Monday, April 21, for the next launch to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This is the 32nd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the orbiting...

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NASA’s Office of Small Business Programs will host the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for the first time at its monthly webinar for small businesses at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 16. The webinar, currently open for registration, will...

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For the first time in history, we can explore the universe through a rich blend of senses—seeing, touching, and hearing astronomical data—in ways that deepen our understanding of space. While three-dimensional (3D) models are essential tools for scientific discovery...

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This new image showcases the dazzling young star cluster NGC 346. Although both the James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope have released images of NGC 346 previously, this image includes new data and is the first...

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NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is 6 days and less than 50 million miles (80 million km) away from its second close encounter with an asteroid; this time, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson. This upcoming event represents a comprehensive “dress...

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SpaceNews produced the official Show Daily for all three exhibit days of the 38th Space Symposium at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, April 17-20, 2023. The post Catch up on all of SpaceNews’ Space Symposium 2025 coverage appeared first...

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Lauren Sanchez will blast off into space today as a part of a historical all-female space mission - but photos of the crew have people declaring the mission a 'joke.'

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The march toward single broadband terminals that can tap into multiple orbits promises greater resiliency and flexibility. It also centralizes risk in one device. “Single point failures are not ideal,” […] The post Multi-orbit success or a single-point of...

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Blue Shepard launched six women, including a pop star and TV show host, on a suborbital flight of the company’s New Shepard vehicle April 14. The post Blue Origin launches all-woman New Shepard suborbital flight appeared first on SpaceNews.

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NASA astronaut Don Pettit, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, will depart the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft and return to Earth on Saturday, April 19. Pettit, Ovchinin, and Vagner will undock from...

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Gas and dust ejected by a dying star at the heart of NGC 1514 came into complete focus thanks to mid-infrared data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Its rings, which are only detected in infrared light, now look...

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Image: Planetary Nebula NGC 1514 (MIRI image)

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