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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 wasn't the first rocket to crash...
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket upper stage that collided with the moon on Wednesday (Aug. 5), was just t...
In 1890, a German chemist named August Kekulé told...
The famous ouroboros dream Kekulé described in 1890 arrived 25 years after his benzene paper and lef...
Plan your perfect 2026 total solar eclipse experie...
From exact timings to cloud cover warnings, these smartphone apps will help you dial in on the 2026 ...
Where will the total solar eclipse 2026 be visible...
Find out where you can experience totality on Aug. 12, 2026, and which countries will experience a p...
'Warhammer 40,000' animated series coming to Prime...
Henry Cavill will executive produce this spirited spinoff of 2024's 'Secret Level' anthology.
The 'Dark Matter' season 2 trailer is here, and it...
"The box is the most powerful thing ever created."
A SpaceX rocket just crashed into the moon. Now, t...
Early this morning, a SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon at seven times the speed of sound. Now, lu...
Astronomers witness the strange final moments of a...
Astronomers have captured the death of a massive star from its first faint flash of X-rays, revealin...
Curiosity rover spots mysterious honeycombs on Mar...
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover spotted surprising honeycomb-like shapes in the Red Planet soil while ex...
On this day in space! Aug. 5, 2011: NASA's Juno sp...
On Aug. 5, 2011, NASA launched the Juno spacecraft on a mission to study Jupiter, the largest planet...
Mars dust is toxic. How will future astronauts dea...
Mars dust is known to contain various carcinogens, such as silica and numerous heavy metals. How wil...
'The Ninth Jedi' review: This anime spin-off aband...
Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi may not be the Star Wars TV show you were looking for, ...
Heading to Europe or the U.K. for the Aug. 12 sola...
We've rounded up the best solar eclipse glasses so you can watch safely from wherever you are.
When Soviet cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev launched to ...
Sergei Krikalev launched to Mir in May 1991 as a Soviet citizen and landed 311 days later in a count...
Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates — 1...
Follow our live coverage of the total solar eclipse 2026 as we count down to eclipse day with the la...
1 week to go until a dramatic total solar eclipse ...
Here's what you need to know before the total solar eclipse one week from now.
SpaceX wants to launch next Starship this month (a...
SpaceX plans to notch some big milestones on the next test flight of its Starship megarocket, which ...
Watch SpaceX launch 3 giant BlueBird direct-to-cel...
SpaceX plans to launch three of AST SpaceMobile's huge BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites early on W...
When a total solar eclipse darkens the sky on Aug....
Meet the citizen scientist initiative bringing you closer to totality.
August full moon 2026: When, where and how to see ...
Your guide to August's full Sturgeon Moon, from peak times to skywatching highlights.
SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 90th Falcon...
SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit today (Aug. 4), on th...
'A very busy mission': SpaceX on track to launch 4...
NASA and SpaceX officials, together with the four members of Crew-13, spoke to the media on Aug. 3, ...
A 9,000-pound SpaceX rocket will crash into the mo...
While the impact itself probably won't be visible from Earth, observers may have a chance to spot a ...
ISS astronaut spies a swirling super storm | Space...
From the International Space Station on Aug. 2, 2026, NASA astronaut Anil Menon captured an incredib...
On this day in space! Aug. 4, 2007: NASA launches ...
On Aug. 4, 2007, NASA launched its Phoenix Mars Lander on a mission to touch down in the Martian arc...
'Significant areas of Mars may have once been cove...
A new analysis of decades-old data from NASA's Spirit rover has uncovered overlooked traces of cryst...
Are aliens running out of places to hide? It turns...
Astronomers may have already scanned millions of more stars than they thought, a realization that mi...
I bought a $50 telescope on Facebook Marketplace —...
I bought a $50 telescope from Facebook Marketplace
In 1868, a French astronomer studying a solar ecli...
During a six-minute solar eclipse over coastal India in 1868, French astronomer Pierre Janssen caugh...
This Sky-Watcher is an ideal beginner telescope fo...
The Sky-Watcher Heliostar 76mm H-alpha is a portable beginner's solar telescope that is easy to use ...
CNN dives into how Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are ba...
"Eclipsing Power" is a new FlashDocs special highlighting how billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff B...
A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon this week...
The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will slam into the moon early Wednesday morning (Aug. 5)...
Jack in for a cyberpunk jolt with this energized f...
William Gibson's influential 1984 sci-fi novel finally scores a proper adaptation.
Jupiter's moon Europa may have signs of life in it...
"This helps future missions interpret what they find and better understand where to look for signs o...
3 moons of Neptune may be remnants of ice worlds s...
"We've had only a single flyby — Voyager 2 in 1989 — and these results make clear there's much more ...
The 1st 'three-headed' asteroid | Space photo of t...
New images reveal what astronomers believe is the first-known "trilobate" or three-headed asteroid i...
On this day in space! NASA launches MESSENGER spac...
NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft aimed to orbit Mercury for the first time to hunt for clues of water on ...
13 amazing things to see during the total solar ec...
The solar corona is the ultimate sight during a total solar eclipse, but there'll be a chance to see...
Astronomers watch a black hole's feeding frenzy en...
Astronomers have discovered that the feeding frenzy of a distant black hole ended with a windy outbu...
Is the Nocs Provisions Lite View spotting scope a ...
A compact spotting scope delivering detailed views of the moon and bright star clusters.
Brazilian study identifies four Flavobacterium spe...
Dangerous bacteria forming protective biofilms threaten Brazil's booming aquaculture industry, raisi...
AI is ready to run spacecraft. Is the space indust...
Satellite constellations are getting bigger and increasingly difficult for human operators to manage...
UC Riverside physicists show thermal cameras could...
A simple thermal imaging trick could let gravitational-wave detectors spot cosmic collisions from tw...
Gears of War: E-Day: Release date, platforms & eve...
Return to Gears of War's roots this year with a gritty prequel that's been built from scratch.
On this day in space! Aug. 2, 1971: Apollo 15 make...
On Aug. 2, 1971, a lunar liftoff was televised for the first time on NASA's Apollo 15 mission, one g...
Double digits! Air-launched 'Talon A' hypersonic v...
Stratolaunch has now conducted more than 10 flights with its Talon-A hypersonic vehicle, an autonomo...
Rocket issue delays 1st orbital rocket launch from...
While testing a rocket on the launch pad at the U.K.'s SaxaVord Spaceport, RFA found 'an issue with ...
Celestron Moon Mission 100mm tabletop Dobsonian re...
Celestron’s mini-Dobsonian provides affordable, accessible access to the night sky.
Move over He-Man, Mattel's Major Matt Mason space ...
Is Mattel's 'Man in Space' getting a deserved live-action film in the near future?
