Science
Japan launching bold sample-return mission to Mars...
Japan will launch its audacious MMX sample-return mission to Mars today (Oct. 19), and you can watch...
Returning samples from a Mars moon: Inside the sci...
Japan's mission to Mars' moons could answer a decades old question dividing the origins of Phobos an...
Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton was a problem...
The world will miss Margaret Hamilton, the pioneering programmer who helped NASA land Apollo astrona...
On this day in space! Oct. 18, 1963: France's Féli...
On Oct. 18, 1963, a cat went to space! Félicette was a French "catstronaut" who became the first and...
Astronomers want your help finding 'missing' black...
A citizen science project is seeking volunteers to comb through NASA telescope data for telltale sig...
10 best places to see the 2027 total solar eclipse...
From the Costa del Sol to whitewashed mountain villages, here are 10 of the best places in southern ...
'Let's all choose to make tomorrow better', Artemi...
The Artemis II crew have joined an impressive list of honourees, including Buzz Aldrin, Jane Goodall...
In Boca Raton, Florida, 15-year-old Hannah Herbst ...
Hannah Herbst now runs a medical device company. In 2015, at 15, she lit LEDs in Boca Raton's Intrac...
On this day in space! Oct. 17, 2016: Private Antar...
On Oct. 17, 2016, the Antares rocket now built by Northrop Grumman Space Systems returned to flight ...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 232 — The Luna...
On Episode 232 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Chelsea Gohd to talk ab...
6 scientifically accurate star projectors to turn ...
These six realistic star projectors are much more than mood lighting. Their projections are scientif...
'Lanterns' shocking finale left us with a lot of u...
John Stewart goes rogue in Sector 2814 and embraces fear hopefully leading into season 2
The Orionid meteor shower peaks next week! Here's ...
The Orionid meteor shower peaks overnight on Oct. 21-22, bringing a spectacular display of shooting ...
'It really does change you': SpaceX Crew-12 comman...
The astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-12 mission wish that we could all see Earth as they just did —as a b...
When not to watch a meteor shower — why I'm not st...
The Orionid meteor shower peaks next week, but a bright moon makes much of the night less than ideal...
How to see the Orionid meteor shower 2026 peak thi...
The Orionids peak around Oct. 21. Here's when and where to look for the best chance of spotting mete...
Scientists find 'gemstones' in atmosphere of bizar...
Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have unravelled some of the secrets of a...
SpaceX thrusters just made a Tesla Roadster 'fly' ...
Tesla just unveiled its new Roadster with a spectacular stunt, using SpaceX thrusters to make the sl...
On this day in space! Oct. 16, 1975: NASA launches...
On Oct. 16, 1975, NASA launched the first operational GOES weather satellite. Here's why it mattered...
'Dark Matter's' Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connell...
'It makes you think about how you can be a better person in life. And there’s always room for improv...
Why can you see the moon during the day? This week...
You don't have to wait until dark to see the moon. Here's why it appears in broad daylight — and why...
'Mission: 60s' event promises passport back to the...
Your invitation to revisit the Space Age has arrived.Whether you miss the days when people got dress...
7 best places to see the northern lights, accordin...
I've chased the northern lights across the Arctic. Here are seven destinations worth considering for...
Beyond pointing your phone at the night sky, this ...
There is no shortage of stargazing apps, but unless you use these tips, you may be missing out. Here...
Supermassive black hole blasts out a neon 'treble ...
What looks like a neon pink treble clef floating out in space is actually a bizarre source of radio ...
'We are getting a lot of pressure from the adminis...
Internal NASA documents and meeting recordings reveal how Trump's executive order to rename AI as "s...
Rocket Lab pushes 1st launch of next-gen Neutron r...
Rocket Lab has delayed the debut of its powerful, partially reusable Neutron launcher to 2027 due to...
It's time to reassess the size of our solar system...
Two leading space scientists say there is a need to redefine the edge of the solar system based on t...
Astronomers discover the 1st ever green star, a co...
Imagine if the sun could take on a spooky green glow for Halloween. Scientists have discovered that ...
On this day in space! Oct. 15, 1997: NASA launches...
On this day in space! Oct. 15, 1997: NASA launches Cassini-Hugyens probe on 7-year voyage to Saturn
Vaonis unveils Atlas, the world's 1st modular smar...
Pre-orders are now open for the Atlas, the new modular smart telescope from Vaonis which allows obse...
NASA's SkyFall helicopters will 'show us parts of ...
"Just like here on Earth, Mars helicopters can cover distance quickly and can go places that might b...
Windblown yardangs on Mars | Space photo of the da...
Martian sands blown by strong winds left rippled ridges on the surface of the Red Planet, as seen in...
Beat light pollution with these six portable teles...
Sick of skyglow spoiling your stargazing? These six telescopes are portable enough that you can easi...
Scientists discover 'chemical starter kit' for lif...
The discovery of surprising molecules of methanol and associated maser activity has expanded the inv...
SpaceX wants to launch Starship more than 450 time...
SpaceX has proposed increasing the number of allowed Starship launches from its Starbase site in Sou...
Watch SpaceX deliver more than 6,000 pounds of car...
SpaceX's CRS-35 cargo Dragon will rendezvous with the International Space Station today (Oct. 15) af...
Planetary genealogy: Milky Way worlds belong to 1 ...
Scientists have performed a cosmic genealogy on planetary systems in the Milky Way, finding two dist...
'Dungeon Crawler Carl' author Matt Dinniman talks ...
'Luckily I’m still in love with this story, and I am in love with writing it.'
SpaceX's Starship just turned 10 years old. When w...
A decade after Elon Musk publicly unveiled plans for the fully reusable megarocket, Starship has rea...
On this day in space! Oct. 14, 1947: Test pilot Ch...
On this day in space! Oct. 14, 1947: Test pilot Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier in the Bell X-...
Life after the moon: Artemis II's Christina Koch s...
Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch will become NASA's acting deputy chief engineer on Nov....
Cosmic 'jellyfish' wows skywatchers after SpaceX l...
A "jellyfish" in the early-morning sky created by SpaceX's launch of the CRS-35 cargo mission on Oct...
The 1st SpaceX Starship to survive a launch to spa...
After surviving its splashdown and a grueling journey at sea, SpaceX's Ship 40 has returned to Starb...
Four years ago, NASA punched an asteroid. Europe's...
NASA's DART mission made a cosmic mess four years ago — and now a new spacecraft is ready to scout o...
Scientists discover that some of the universe's bi...
Scientists have discovered that some of the universe's most powerful explosions, hypernovas, may not...
On this day in space! Oct. 13, 1773: Astronomer Ch...
On Oct. 13, 1773, a French astronomer named Charles Messier discovered the "Whirlpool Galaxy," also ...
'We basically did Top Gun in space': 'Star Trek St...
The sophomore season of "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" will warp back to the small screen in March 2...
See the original Galileo shuttle from 'Star Trek' ...
This iconic spaceship will now live long and prosper in its brand-new Star Trek Tour home.
