The Latest Breaking News on Space

The molecular gas ejected by a dying star within the Southern Ring Nebula will one day be recycled into a new generation of stars and planets.

Check out this incredibly detailed image of the Running Chicken Nebula — IC 2944 — captured by astrophotographer Rod Prazeres.

A video outlining China's moon base plans depicts a wide number of concepts, including surface sample return operations, a lander and rover, and supporting orbital satellites.

NASA's exoplanet hunter TESS may have detected its first free-floating planet with a little help from Einstein.

During a gravity assist with Mars, Hera will study the moon Deimos.

China's Shenzhou 17 astronauts touched down safely this morning (April 30), bringing their six-month mission to a successful close.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched another batch of the company's Starlink internet satellites on Sunday (April 28).

Light pollution is threatening the future of astronomy. Can a new nationwide lighting standard make a difference?

SpaceX's 30th robotic Dragon cargo ship undocked from the International Space Station today (April 28) and headed back home to Earth.

Astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger has spent her life hunting for signs of life in the universe. Here she tells Emma Beddington about aliens, space exploration and why studying cosmology is like eating pizza

Although it is still more than 18 months from its closest approach to Earth and the sun, comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS already has social media buzzing, with optimistic articles being written about how it could be a spectacular sight.