NGC 3310’s 100-million-year starburst party—triggered by a galactic collision, still spangling the cosmos with newborn stars and supernova glitter.

Inside the darkened Orion spacecraft, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen share a quiet moment—lit by screens, starlight, and human curiosity during Artemis II.

Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman’s Orion window photo captures Earth from pole to pole—a stunning pale blue marble crowned with aurorae from 800,000 km away.

Black holes bend light through gravitational lensing, creating Einstein rings and warped images that reveal invisible cosmic giants hiding in the universe.

Four Astronauts, One Moon, Zero Chill At 6:47 p.m. on a bright Wednesday, NASA‘s Space Launch System (SLS) roared to life from Launch Complex 39B, rocking the Florida skyline and sending four humans skyward on the Artemis II mission. If you ever doubted that “we’re going to the moon” could be said with confidence, Artemis […]

One Giant Leap Closer We are one small step closer to returning to the Moon. A new chapter in human exploration began yesterday when NASA‘s Artemis II launched aboard the Space Launch System (SLS) from Kennedy Space Center. Carrying four astronauts, the Orion spacecraft’s planned lunar flyby will be the first in over half a […]

What unexpected things do you see when you look up at the night sky? Tonight, the heavens resemble an abstract painting that wandered off a gallery wall and decided to float through space instead. Across a cosmic canvas, there are swaths of color that feel both intentional and utterly free—like a painter who forgot the […]

If you’ve ever wondered what happens when seven people with multicolored spacesuits and multicolored nicknames pose for a photo that will outlive most of us, you’re about to ride a cosmic rollercoaster. From left to right, NASA astronauts Andre Douglas, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronauts Jenni Gibbons, NASA astronaut Reid […]

If you’ve ever wandered the solar system in your mind, you’ll stumble upon Titania, the largest moon of Uranus that isn’t exactly the life of the party. It’s the kind of world that looks like it forgot to finish a sentence on a whiteboard—yet somehow it still leaves a mark. Titania isn’t flashy, but it’s […]

If you’ve ever wondered what happens when cosmic ambition meets a rogue sticker, wonder no more. NASA astronaut Jessica Meir recently shared a photo that proves space can be both inspirational and slippery-slope funny: an Artemis program patch, jaunty and earnest, floating serenely inside the International Space Station’s cupola. It’s like the universe’s version of […]