The outline of the cosmic simian's mouth and face are sculpted from a colossal cloud of molecular dust located some 500 light ...

The footage, captured by Pettit during a recent visit to the International Space Station (ISS), clearly shows a number of Starlink satellites in a long line (the so-called train) as the orbital ...

Astrophotographer Ronald Brecher captured a haunting vista in July earlier this year, in which several deep-sky objects take on the collective appearance of a colossal cosmic shark hunting in the ...

In astronomy, larger distances are both a blessing and a curse. They can cause issues like longer communication times, which also requires more powerful equipment, and positioning uncertainty that can ...

Northrop Grumman is developing the Space Force's Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability, which will track activity in geosynchronous orbit. The Space Force’s deep-space radar hit a testing milestone in ...

This screenshot from CCTV (China Central Television) shows China’s first moon rover Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, in an image taken by the camera on the Chang’e 3 moon lander, Dec. 15, 2013. China does not ...