Studying X-ray emission with NASA’s NICER mission has shown up extremely bright galaxies, pulsars and other cosmic sources
Astronomy
Astronomy
Space Exploration
SpaceX and NASA complete historic rendezvous with the ISS
Demo-1 marked an incredible collaborative effort between NASA and SpaceX that has shown positive signs of what’s to come
Solar System
NASA preps next mission for the ISS
The Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) mission will carefully Earth’s upper atmosphere and how it interacts with space
Deep Space
What is “switching on” a supermassive black hole’s feeding frenzy?
These “giant monsters” were observed suddenly devouring gas in their surroundings
Space Exploration
What happens to the human body during spaceflight?
We take a look at what weightlessness does to the body
Space Exploration
What is the biggest spacecraft of all time?
Gemma Lavender gets to the bottom of this question for us.
Solar System
The mystery of the ‘bright nights’ has been solved
The previously unexplained phenomena are supposedly caused by waves converging in the upper atmosphere
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SPONSORED: Meet astronaut Chris Hadfield on his tour of the UK!
Courtesy of Unique Lives & Experiences, the former commander of the International Space Station will tell the incredible story of his time in space
Space Exploration
VIDEO: ISS astronauts spot monstrous Hurricane Matthew from space
Gaining power as it nears a ‘direct hit’ with Florida, NASA captured the true extent of the strongest storm since 2004
News
Astronomers find simple solution to complicated black hole merger
Physicists have demonstrated that what occurs on the space-time boundary of the two merging objects can be simply explained – at least when black holes collide
News
Hunt for dark matter expands thanks to NASA space telescope
Using six or more years of data from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, the search for the elusive material has been broadened with some novel approaches
Space Exploration
Watch LIVE: SpaceX deliver cargo to the Space Station and land back on Earth
A Falcon 9 will carry a Dragon spacecraft to Low Earth Orbit with 5,000 pounds of supplies at 12:44 am EDT on Monday morning
News
Watch LIVE: Astronaut Tim Peake returns to Earth
After 186 days in space for his Principia mission on the International Space Station, it is time for the ESA astronaut to come home
Space Exploration
VIDEO: Watch Tim Peake find out if it’s possible to get dizzy in space
NASA crewmate Tim Kopra lent a hand to put the ESA astronaut in a spin
Space Exploration
VIDEO: Watch Mark Zuckerberg’s “Facebook Chat” with astronauts on board the ISS
The founder of the popular social network asks the International Space Station crew your questions on Facebook Live Full Video
Space Exploration
VIDEO: Watch Tim Peake run the London Marathon from space
The ESA astronaut broke a record when he ran the famous race on board the International Space Station
Space Exploration
VIDEO: Watch astronaut Scott Kelly play ping-pong in space
The NASA astronaut, who marked day 300 of a historic year in space on 21 January, shows off another fascinating feature of life in microgravity
Astronomy
NIGHT SKY: How to catch the International Space Station
Here’s how you can watch astronauts Tim Peake, Yuri Malenchenko and Tim Kopra fly over your location
Space Exploration
VIDEO: Happy New Year from the International Space Station
Astronauts Scott Kelly, Tim Kopra and Tim Peake wish the people of Earth a happy 2016
News
Top 5 awe-inspiring space images of 2015
With 2015 drawing to a close, All About Space presents some of the best space images of the year