Science
From spy satellite to space telescope: The unlikel...
At the heart of this next-gen space telescope lies the parts of old spy satellites.
Astronomers discover hot watery exoplanet destined...
A newly discovered water dominated exoplanet is in hot-water literally and figuratively, it orbits s...
A black star in a false Spanish twilight: Here's t...
I journeyed to the path of totality in Spain to watch the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse with a group o...
Massive space mirrors could be 40 times brighter t...
Sun-reflecting space mirrors proposed by U.S. startup Reflect Orbital will have an even more devasta...
Chance gaze at old Hubble Telescope image leads to...
On a morning train commute, this former scientist found a stellar surprise in an old Hubble image.
On this day in space! Aug. 26, 1978: Sigmund Jähn ...
On Aug. 26, 1978, cosmonaut and pilot Sigmund Jähn became the first German to fly in space. Here's w...
'Star Wars: Zero Company' review: XCOM-like strate...
Bitreactor's blend of XCOM combat and a smaller-stakes story nails what makes the Star Wars franchis...
SpaceX's final Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Flori...
SpaceX's last planned Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Florida created a memorable sight for folks hund...
SpaceX sends Starlink satellites to orbit on preda...
SpaceX launched 27 more of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Aug. 26), in a predawn ...
Inside the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA...
Here's a rundown of all the major parts of NASA's Roman Space Telescope launching Aug. 30.
Watch the partial lunar eclipse online Aug. 27-28 ...
You can catch the partial lunar eclipse live online here with these free livestreams starting at 9:2...
'You just saved the video dish': Two astronauts co...
Astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot completed a 6.5-hour spacewalk on Tuesday, (Aug. 25), instal...
'Aliens: The Video Games' author Mike Diver on ove...
We chat to author Mike Diver about this complete chronicle of Alien video games.
Starbase Louisiana: SpaceX announces enormous $100...
A new spaceport will bring 10 launch pads to Louisiana's Gulf Coast and support thousands of Starshi...
The bubbling surface of doomed supergiant star Bet...
Betelgeuse may be a well-known and often-studied stellar object, but that doesn't mean astronomers a...
The Roman Space Telescope will reveal the universe...
"The images it captures will be so large there is not a screen in existence large enough to show the...
Sun fires powerful M6.9 solar flare and CME toward...
A restless Earth-facing sunspot has been firing off a barrage of powerful solar flares — and now a C...
On this day in space! Aug. 25, 1997: NASA launches...
On Aug. 25, 1997, NASA launched the Advanced Composition Explorer, or ACE satellite to study energet...
Astronauts make history repairing the ISS | Space ...
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Anil Menon complete a spacewalk on Aug. 18, 2026.
Polish startup Ares Shield hired to protect data c...
Florida-based Lonestar Data Holdings has contracted Polish startup Ares Shield to provide protection...
NASA satellites ace world's 1st 'lost-in-space' GP...
No GPS? No problem. A team of NASA satellites are extending their stay in space after successfully p...
Stream 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' and 'Silo' ...
Want to watch your favorite shows wherever you boldly go? From Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season ...
What time is the partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27-...
Don't miss the best lunar eclipse until New Year's Eve 2028. Here's when to look up to catch the dee...
Watch 2 astronauts replace failed ISS antenna duri...
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and France's Sophie Adenot will conduct a spacewalk today (Aug. 25) to rep...
Pluto losing its planet status may be the best thi...
Unpopular opinion time, Pluto being reclassified as a dwarf planet was a great thing for our underst...
'Ghosts of Mars' at 25: Are we any closer to livin...
John Carpenter's 'Ghosts of Mars' explored a future where Mars is terraformed, but is it closer to b...
'Project Hail Mary' and 'The Martian' author Andy ...
Weir will executive produce "Exoplanet," a new Audible sci-fi drama coming this fall.
Goodbye, Falcon 9: SpaceX planning to retire workh...
SpaceX plans to retire its workhorse Falcon 9 once it gets the next-gen Starship megarocket online. ...
SpaceX will set rocket-reuse record on 100th Falco...
SpaceX will set a new rocket-reuse record early Tuesday morning (Aug. 25), on its 100th Falcon 9 fli...
Why do we care so much that Pluto isn't a planet?
Twenty years after Pluto became a dwarf planet, people are still fighting over its status. Experts e...
Is the Perseid meteor shower going to get even mor...
Jupiter's gravity could trigger an outburst of Perseid meteors as the 2028 shower hits its peak.
At 25% off, this beginner-friendly Celestron teles...
Want great views of this week's partial lunar eclipse or a closer look at Saturn as it reaches oppos...
On this day in space! Aug. 24, 2006: Pluto loses i...
On Aug. 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided that Pluto wasn't a planet anym...
Satellite sees Greenland's most significant floati...
A fractured "ice tongue" is visible in the imagery.
Nancy Grace Roman Telescope live updates: NASA rea...
Follow NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and its launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket t...
The earliest galaxy 'swallowed' by the cannibal Mi...
The earliest example of the Milky Way cannibalising a smaller galaxy for its growth involved a cosmi...
What to expect from each stage of the partial luna...
Here's what to expect during the 5 key stages of the "almost Blood Moon" 96% partial lunar eclipse o...
It's been 20 years since Pluto lost planet status....
The reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet continues to stir up a hornet's nest of controversy ...
How a huge fleet of 17 spacecraft discovered somet...
Taking measurements of the same CME from different vantage points in the solar system revealed the t...
Bad weather delays launch of China's historic Chan...
China has delayed its ambitious ice-hunting Chang'e 7 mission to the moon's south pole due to a brew...
Launching 10,000 tiny 'femtosats' to Saturn? NASA ...
NASA has chosen 18 technology proposals for its Innovative Advanced Concepts awards to help turn som...
How will NASA's astronaut training hub change with...
A tour of Johnson Space Center in Houston shows how NASA and private industry are already working to...
'We Want to Believe' book explores the reality of ...
Acclaimed literary critic and Senior Editor at The Atlantic Adam Kirsch explores humanity's insatiab...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 224 — The Scie...
On Episode 224 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Rick Jenet are joined by Dr. David ...
SpaceX sends 27 Starlink satellites to orbit on 10...
SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites from California early this morning (Aug. 22), on the 100th mi...
On this day in space! Aug. 22, 1963: X-15 sets wor...
On this day in space! Aug. 22, 1963: U.S. Air Force Captain Joe Walker flew an X-15 rocket plane hig...
Partial lunar eclipse August 2026: Where will it b...
Here's where the 96% partial lunar eclipse will be visible from on Earth.
What happens when a galaxy's supermassive black ho...
Astronomers have discovered a hitherto unseen population of galaxies with fading radio lobes, reveal...
