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Hubble Space Telescope image of galaxy NGC 5084’s core. A dark, vertical line near the center shows the curve of a dusty disk orbiting the core, whose presence suggests a supermassive black hole within. The disk and black hole share the same orientation, fully tipped over from the horizontal orientation of the galaxy.

NASA's Hubble and Chandra telescopes discover a strange 'sideways' black hole in a cosmic crime scene (image)

By Robert Lea published

Using the NASA space telescopes Hubble and Chandra astronomers have discovered a strange black hole that has been knocked on its side in a cosmic crime scene.

Black Holes
December is usually marked by a series of meteor showers. Geminid meteors (like the one seen in this picture of Florida) light up the skies at the beginning of the month, while the Ursids - which peak tonight (Dec. 22) - put on a show just before Christmas.

The Ursid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here's what to expect from the final 'shooting stars' of 2024

By Stefanie Waldek published

The last meteor shower of the year peaks in the early morning hours of Dec. 22.

Stargazing

Best Lego space deals: Discounts on spaceships, space stations and NASA kits

By Kimberley Snaith last updated

Deals Here are the current best deals on Lego space sets, including NASA-branded rockets and fun alien playsets for kids.

Deals
The sun rises over the Mount Wilson Observatory in Southern California on Sept. 18, 2020, the morning after the Bobcat Fire came dangerously close to the facility.

On this day in space! Dec. 20, 1904: Mount Wilson Observatory founded

By Hanneke Weitering last updated

On Dec. 20, 1904, the Mount Wilson Observatory was founded.

Space Shuttle
The emblem of the United States Space Force.

US Space Force 5 years later: What has it accomplished so far, and where does it go from here?

By Brett Tingley published

As the U.S. Space Force celebrates its fifth anniversary, the service's leadership looked back on its accomplishments so far while looking ahead to the future.

Launches & Spacecraft

Aurora forecast — Where to see the northern lights tonight

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

Aurora Borealis
graphic with night sky in large font and silhouettes of people below looking up at the night sky.

Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky

By Jamie Carter last updated

Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.

Stargazing
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches an Earth-observing radar satellite for the Japanese company Synspective on Aug. 2, 2024.

Watch Rocket Lab launch a private Earth-imaging satellite this morning

By Mike Wall published

Rocket Lab plans to launch a radar satellite for the Earth-observation company Synspective this morning (Dec. 20), and you can watch it live.

Launches & Spacecraft
A spacesuited cosmonaut standing on a platform at the end of a robotic arm outside the International Space Station releases a bundle of trash into the blackness of space.

Russian cosmonauts install X-ray detector, jettison trash on spacewalk outside ISS

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner installed an X-ray detector and jettisoned trash during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.

International Space Station
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule that will fly the Crew-9 astronaut mission stand on the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. SpaceX posted this photo on X on Sept. 24, 2024.

SpaceX inks deal to launch 2 more astronaut missions to the ISS

By Mike Wall published

California-based company Vast Space has booked two crewed flights to the ISS with SpaceX, though the missions still must be approved by NASA.

International Space Station
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