A NASA team using the Hubble Space Telescope found an object in space never recorded before, nicknamed “Cloud-9.”

A first-of-its-kind space telescope could soon launch into orbit and potentially chart a new path forward for astronomy. Announced today at a special session of the American Astronomical Society’s (AAS’s) annual winter meeting,

As space scales into daily infrastructure, which moments in 2026 will still feel new -and which will quietly change everything?

The most obviously exciting space event for the coming year is the launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission, which could occur as early as February. Taking four astronauts on a 10-day voyage around the moon,

Measured on its inbound leg, 37 miles per second, 3I/ATLAS was a member of the Solar System already travelling at a speed that was certainly foreign and it started to act like a comet in a way that caused even routine comet physics to seem immediately incomplete.

Watch the video version of our latest podcast with the 2025 Christmas Lecturer, Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock. Discover more about space science and this year's exciting lectures!

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On the steps of the U.S. Capitol on a balmy October morning, a crowd of people sporting “Save NASA Science” buttons buzzes with anticipation. Among them stands Eli Orland, who likens America’s space science to the gleaming white building behind him.

Learn what science payloads are being shipped aboard Cargo Dragon to the International Space Station on the SpaceX CRS-27 mission. Credit: NASA