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If there is a multiverse where every possible outcome happens, then in one of those universes Marv Murchins from "Home Alone" is NASA's chief. Such a thing is playing out on 'For All Mankind.'

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Watch giant loop of plasma dance above the sun in stunning video
A huge loop of plasma dances above the surface of the sun in a stunning timelapse captured by astrophotographer Miguel Claro.

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Alexander Skarsgård to star in Apple TV+ sci-fi 'Murderbot' series
Everyone's favorite homicidal SecUnit will soon head to the small screen in a new "Murderbot" TV series picked up by Apple TV+ based on author Martha Wells's thrilling collection.

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10 times the night sky amazed us in 2023
The night sky of 2023 delivered many amazing views of the moon, comets, meteors and even space debris. Here are this year’s most memorable skywatching sights.

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12 James Webb Space Telescope findings that changed our understanding of the universe in 2023
These are the James Webb Space Telescope's most notable discoveries in 2023.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to launch 2 German military satellites early Dec. 24
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch two radar reconnaissance satellites for the German military early Sunday morning (Dec. 24).

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Life beyond Earth may form in the coldest depths of space, Ryugu asteroid samples reveal
PAHs may be able to form in cold regions of space, affecting what scientists think about the origins of planets and possibility of alien life.

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New Hubble Telescope image shows mysterious spokes on Saturn's rings
Scientists have no idea what the spokes are.

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Warped supernova spotted by James Webb Space Telescope could settle a longstanding debate
Gravitationally lensed images of two different supernovas in the same galaxy can be used to measure the expansion rate of the universe.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record-breaking 19th mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off for a record-setting 19th time on Saturday (Dec. 23), sending 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit.

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Arriving in orbit on Christmas Day, Japan's lunar lander SLIM has beamed images of the lunar surface home ahead of its planned touchdown on the moon on Jan. 19.

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Private Peregrine moon lander is stacked on ULA Vulcan rocket ahead of Jan. 8 launch
Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander was stacked on the rocket that will launch it to space, with final checks and fueling now completed.

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After 2 years in space, the James Webb Space Telescope has broken cosmology. Can it be fixed?
For decades, measurements of the universe's expansion have suggested a disparity, which threatens to break cosmology as we know it. The James Webb Space Telescope is looking at it.

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History-making SpaceX Falcon 9 booster mostly destroyed in post-flight topple
The first commercial rocket to launch astronauts has met its end after being destroyed during its latest post-flight recovery. The SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage tipped over after a record 19th flight.

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See December's Full Cold Moon shine in the sky like a Christmas ornament (photos)
The final full moon of 2023, the Cold Moon, rose on Dec. 26. Skywatchers around the globe were primed and ready to capture some fantastic images of the fully illuminated lunar face.

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Iron oxide baked into Mesopotamian bricks confirms ancient magnetic field anomaly
About 3,000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, brickmakers imprinted the names of their kings into clay bricks. Now, an analysis of the metal grains in those bricks has confirmed a mysterious anomaly in Earth's magnetic field.

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NASA outlines plan to deploy burrowing 'cryobots' on icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter
The subsurface oceans of the icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter remain our best bet for finding life elsewhere in the solar system. NASA is developing a roadmap for cryobots that could investigate these ocean worlds.

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12 space medicine findings from 2023 that could help astronauts reach Mars one day
Space medicine is a continuously growing field — and for good reason, if humans want to settle Mars someday.

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2023: The year UFOs descended on Washington, DC (but not like you'd expect)
For those who follow news related to UFOs, 2023 will be remembered as the year that UFOs came to Washington, D.C.

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Dream Chaser enters final testing ahead of 2024 debut space flight
If all goes to plan, the spacecraft dubbed 'Tenacity' will launch on a Vulcan Centaur rocket in 2024.

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With the end of 2023 comes the end of an endeavor — or rather Endeavour — as the retired NASA space shuttle goes off public view at the California Science Center for the next few years.

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Sea of methane sealed beneath Arctic permafrost could trigger climate feedback loop if it escapes
A sea of migrating methane discovered below the permafrost in Svalbard may eventually escape its icy prison if the permafrost continues to thaw due to climate change.

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These eclipse-themed places will experience totality on April 8, 2024
Here we've rounded up some of the best eclipse-themed places that lie on the path of totality for the upcoming solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

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SpaceX test fires giant Starship booster  — and spaceship  —  for 3rd test flight (video)
SpaceX closed out 2023 with a fiery double test of its next Starship megarocket booster and spacecraft on Friday (Sept. 29).

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'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 8 review: Mars prepares for the heist of the millennium
Dev gets "Oceans Eleven"-shaped delusions of grandeur, while an old friend of Margo returns to deliver an ominous message.

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NASA's Curiosity rover films from dawn to dusk on Mars during downtime (video)
NASA 'sCuriosity Rover filmed footage from dawn to dusk, capturing half a day on Mars as it sat waiting for contact with ground control Nov. 8.

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Japan's ispace shows off a tiny moon lander for its 2nd moon mission in 2024
The Resilience lander for ispace's 2nd moon mission is under construction, as it aims to send a mini-rover to the lunar surface after a winter 2024 launch.

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Zoom through a 'spectacular' chain of ancient underwater volcanoes on Antarctic ocean floor
A research expedition in the Southern Ocean has mapped a string of seamounts that help to shape an ocean current that flows clockwise around Antarctica.

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NASA can't wait for its OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft to meet 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis in 2029
'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis will make a flyby like no other in recorded history in 2029 as it becomes visible with the naked eye, and NASA's OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft will be on hand to supervise.

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NASA's Juno spacecraft will get its closest look yet at Jupiter's moon Io on Dec. 30
NASA's Juno spacecraft will come closer to Jupiter's moon Io on Dec. 30 than any spacecraft has in 20 years, getting a good look at the solar system's most volcanic body.

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Get a detailed look at Perseverance's current location on Mars — the ancient Jezero Crater.

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Uranus and Neptune are actually similar blues, 'true' color images reveal
A fresh analysis of Voyager 2's images of Uranus and Neptune reveal the two ice giants are similar shades of blue.

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Hubble Space Telescope sees wild weather raging on distant hot Jupiter world
The new weather forecasting method could one day be used on more Earth-like exoplanets.

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One of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way is hiding a second galaxy behind it, new research reveals
New observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud show that it might actually be two galaxies disguised as one.

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NASA responds to Navajo Nation's request to delay private mission placing human remains on the moon
NASA representatives responded to the Navajo Nation's request to delay a private mission carrying human remains to the moon alongside agency scientific payloads.

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Concerning satellite observations show major cities on US East Coast are sinking
Satellite images show major cities on the U.S. East Coast, including New York City, are sinking. This has caused concern among scientists.

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India launches X-ray satellite to study black holes, supernovas and more (video)
India sent its XPoSat X-ray observatory into orbit on New Year's Day to study black holes, supernovae and other cosmic phenomena.

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Navajo Nation objects to private moon mission placing human remains on the lunar surface
NASA has responded to the Navajo Nation's objections over a private mission placing human remains on the moon alongside agency science payloads.

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Japan delays MMX Mars moon sample-return mission to 2026
Japan has postponed the launch of a mission seeking to bring samples of a Martian moon to Earth until 2026, due to problems with the nation's new H3 rocket.

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Alien technosignatures more likely to be found on oxygen-rich exoplanets. Here's why
To stand the best chance of detecting technosignatures, SETI should survey exoplanets with atmospheres that are at least 18% oxygen.

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The photo shows a disturbance in some of Peregrine's insulation, which is consistent with a problem in the moon lander's propulsion system.

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Satellites reveal 75% of world's industrial fishing vessels are 'hidden'
New satellite imagery has helped detect previously unmapped global fishing vessels, revealing nearly 75% of the world's industrial activity at sea was "hidden" from public view.

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Private Peregrine moon lander suffers 'critical' fuel loss after launch, mission at risk
Astrobotic's Peregrine lander suffered a problem with its propulsion system today (Jan. 8) that will apparently prevent it from journeying to the moon.

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What does space smell like?
From carbon molecules and ozone on spacesuits to the nauseating odor of comets and the sweet tang of gas clouds, the universe is a natural laboratory for aromatic chemistry.

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Private Peregrine lander launches to the moon: What science could it do?
Astrobotic's Peregrine moon lander launched today (Jan. 8) with five NASA science payloads aboard. Here's what the experiments are designed to do.

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Private Peregrine moon lander suffers anomaly after historic Vulcan rocket launch, Astrobotic says
Astrobotic's private Peregrine moon lander has suffered an anomaly in space after separating from its Vulcan Centaur rocket early Monday, Jan. 8. The fate of the mission is unclear.

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Turbulent 1st moments of a black hole's life captured in new simulations
Scientists modeled how black holes and neutron stars form after dying stars collapse, and explained why some get a hard 'kick' into interstellar space.

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See the moon meet up with Mercury, Venus and Mars in the early morning sky on Jan. 9
In the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, Jan. 9, Mercury, Venus and Mars will appear alongside a thin crescent moon in the morning sky.

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DHL delivering Everest rock, 'meme' coin to the moon on Astrobotic lander
A rock from Mount Everest, a time capsule from Belgium, a physical 'meme' coin and a letter from a private astronaut are now being delivered to the moon's surface by DHL.

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Floating 'magic islands' on Saturn's moon Titan may be honeycomb-shaped snow
On Saturn's largest moon, Titan, snows of organic compounds may form glacier-like honeycomb chunks in methane lakes, appearing as floating "magic islands."

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NASA and Lockheed Martin showed off the finished X-59 Quesst jet today, which promises to usher in a new era of quieter supersonic flight.

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Surprise gamma-ray discovery could shed light on cosmic mystery
An unexpected and unexplained gamma-ray signal from beyond the Milky Way found among 13 years of NASA Fermi Telescope data could be linked to another cosmic mystery.

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SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at pad for Ax-3 astronaut launch (photos)
The SpaceX Dragon capsule that will fly the private Ax-3 astronaut mission to the International Space Station has arrived at its launch pad ahead of its planned Jan. 17 liftoff.

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New 'Star Trek' film will explore early years of Starfleet, Paramount reveals
Paramount announces new "Star Trek" movie examining the origins of Starfleet

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Fuel leak on ailing private Peregrine moon lander is slowing, Astrobotic says
The propellant leak that has crippled Astrobotic's Peregrine moon lander continues to slow, allowing the company to squeeze more science and engineering data out of the craft.

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'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 10 review: A season finale that saves the best for last
How far would you go to steal to an asteroid? This epic season closer has the answers.

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Wispy ice clouds may form above Venus' hellish surface
The surface of Venus is a hellscape with temperatures hot enough to melt lead, but some regions of its atmosphere high over the surface remain cool enough to harbor ice and birth ghostly clouds

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2023 was the hottest year on record, NASA and NOAA say
NASA and NOAA announced that 2023 was the hottest year Earth has experienced, causing severe human and economic impacts worldwide. Models predict that next year could be even hotter.

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At last! NASA finally frees lid of asteroid Bennu sample capsule after battling stuck fasteners
NASA technicians have finally removed the two stubborn fasteners that prevented them from accessing all of the asteroid samples returned to Earth by OSIRIS-REx in September.

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Road trip! See April's total solar eclipse from one of these awesome North American routes
Check out these six awesome road trips where you can experience the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

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SpaceX remains on target to launch the private Ax-3 astronaut mission to the International Space Station on Wednesday evening (Jan. 17).

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Elon Musk reveals cause of Starship explosion, discusses giant rocket's future (video)
SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket blew up about eight minutes into its second-ever test flight last fall because the launch team vented its liquid oxygen, Elon Musk said.

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What time is the SpaceX Ax-3 astronaut launch for Axiom Space? How to watch it live on Jan. 17.
SpaceX will launch the private Ax-3 mission for Axiom Space on Jan. 17 to send four astronauts to the International Space Station for two weeks. Here's when and how to watch.

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'Star Trek: The Mission and Other Stories' offers fans a stellar new anthology
Star Trek Explorer magazine presents "Star Trek: 'The Mission' and Other Stories" anthology, a collection of 14 stories featuring Will Riker, Benjamin Sisko, the Borg and more.

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'Star Trek' on Mars? Curiosity rover spots Starfleet symbol on Red Planet
NASA's Curiosity rover found a Mars rock shaped like a Star Trek badge this month. The mission continues to beam up images from the Red Planet after 12 years of work.

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Moon rock revelations could solve lingering lunar geology puzzle
High-temperature experiments conducted on Earth with lunar rock samples may have finally revealed how a unique type of rock was created and distributed on the moon.

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SpaceX rolls rocket to pad for Ax-3 astronaut launch (photos)
SpaceX just rolled its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule out to the pad for the planned Wednesday (Jan. 17) launch of the private Ax-3 astronaut mission.

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Hubble Telescope reveals galaxy that hosted a supernova 2.5 billion times brighter than the sun (photo)
The Hubble Space Telescope zoomed into a galaxy 150 million light years away to study a supernova that released 2.5 billion times more energy than the sun, resulting in a stunning image.

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Doomed Peregrine moon lander will burn up in Earth's atmosphere — but we don't yet know where
The leak that stopped the Peregrine moon lander's attempt is nearly finished, but the Astrobotic mission is still on track to burn up above Earth instead of reaching its lunar destination.

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Last built-for-flight external tank lifted into place for space shuttle Endeavour exhibit
NASA's last-existing, built-for-flight space shuttle external tank took to the sky, briefly leaving the ground to become part of the California Science Center's space shuttle Endeavour exhibit.

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On Episode 94 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod preview the global plans for spaceflight this year.

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World-renowned spaceflight museum set for renovation at Cosmosphere
The home of a sunken Mercury capsule and the spacecraft that brought the Apollo 13 crew back to Earth is getting an upgrade. The Cosmosphere announced it is ready to renovate its Hall of Space.

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Fire! NASA kicks off Artemis moon program's 2024 with big engine test (video)
An RS-25 engine rated for future human moon missions fired up on Jan. 17 for about eight minutes in a key test for NASA's Artemis program.

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Goodbye sun: What it's like to experience the polar night along Norway's rugged coastline
Find out what it's like to experience the polar night while hunting the northern lights along the Norwegian coast with Hurtigruten's Astronomy Voyage.

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NASA loses contact with Ingenuity Mars helicopter
NASA lost contact with its Ingenuity Mars helicopter on Thursday (Jan. 18), toward the end of the little rotorcraft's 72nd Red Planet flight.

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'We have doubled the number of nationalities aboard' ISS as all-European SpaceX Ax-3 astronauts dock at space station
SpaceX's Crew Dragon Freedom arrived at the ISS early Saturday morning (Jan. 20) with the four astronauts of the private Ax-3 mission to begin a two-week mission aboard.

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Are gaps in the Andromeda galaxy filled with dark matter? This NASA telescope could find out
NASA's forthcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will zoom in on streams of stars in the Andromeda galaxy to hunt for dark matter.

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NASA satellite sees an aurora in infrared light (image)
Generally, photos of auroras capture bright, colorful bands dancing across the night sky, but a new satellite view captures the spectacular glow of an aurora in a new light.

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As crippled Peregrine moon lander burns up in Earth's atmosphere, Astrobotic 'excited for the next adventure'
Despite the conclusion of the Peregrine lunar lander mission, Astrobotic is proud of how its spacecraft performed and is looking forward to its next flight.

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US Space Force satellite data shines light on mystery of Arctic warming
Satellite data show melting Arctic sea ice has reduced the amount of sunlight the region reflects, triggering an unprecedented rise in local temperatures.

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NASA completed a new Artemis moon program test on Jan. 23, firing one of its Space Launch System RS-25 engines for about eight minutes.

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How NASA predicted the Jan. 21 asteroid crash over Germany
NASA's Scout impact-assessment system told astronomers where and when the tiny space rock would crash on Sunday morning (Jan. 21).

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Huge stars are born as twins, triplets and more, new images confirm
A newly imaged star cluster is birthing groups of three, four and five stars, confirming the prevailing wisdom that the universe forms its stars in multiples.

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Could space salad jeopardize a mission to Mars?
Salad may not be the healthiest meal for astronauts as scientists discover lettuce flesh can be easily plagued with disease-causing pathogenic bacteria and fungi on the ISS.

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NASA stresses Artemis 2 moon crew safety as agency remembers fallen astronauts
As NASA leadership paused to remember fallen astronauts, the agency urged its employees to "think smaller" and focus on all the items to keep future crews like Artemis 2 safe.

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A shallow lake in Canada could reveal how life on Earth began
A shallow soda lake in Canada could resemble Darwin's 'warm little ponds' found on the primordial Earth that had the right chemistry for life to get started.

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Watch Chinese startup Landspace launch and land reusable rocket prototype for 1st time (video)
The Chinese company Landspace notched a big milestone in its quest to develop a reusable rocket, launching and landing a prototype for the first time on Jan. 19.

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Near-simultaneous solar flares explode from opposite sides of the sun in extremely rare event
A pair of linked solar flares recently exploded near-simultaneously from sunspots on different hemispheres of our home star, triggering radio blackouts on Earth.

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Watch NASA honor fallen astronauts with 'Day of Remembrance' ceremony on Jan. 25
NASA will honor its fallen space explorers during a ceremony at 10 a.m. EST on Thursday (Jan. 25), and you can watch the somber proceedings live.

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This Hubble Telescope photo of a spiral galaxy will take your breath away
Just when we think we've seen it all with astronomy photos, the Hubble Space Telescope gives us something new and beautiful.

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SpaceX launched two more batches of its Starlink internet satellites on doubleheader liftoffs departing from both U.S. coasts.

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New 'Alien: Romulus' fan trailer reveals a monstrous multi-limbed xenomorph
Watch this rousing concept trailer for director Fede Álvarez's upcoming xenomorph-filled movie, "Alien: Romulus."

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Watch the sun spew out a giant eruption of plasma in incredible footage (video)
On Feb. 22, 2022, a gigantic solar prominence formed on the surface of the sun, blasting a large coronal mass ejection (CME) into space.

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Mystery of Siberia's giant exploding craters may finally be solved
Giant exploding craters only known to exist on Russia's permafrost-covered Yamal and Gydan peninsulas may result from a specific set of conditions not found elsewhere in the Arctic.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 95 — Clean Energy From Space
On Episode 95 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss the future of space-based solar power with John Mankins.

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Watch Rocket Lab launch 4 private satellites, recover booster early Jan. 31
Rocket Lab plans to launch four private satellites and recover the returning booster early Wednesday morning (Jan. 31), and you can watch the action live.

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The moon could be perfect for cutting-edge telescopes — but not if we don't protect it
Moon-based telescopes would allow astronomers to conduct cutting-edge science. But given how busy the moon is getting, will the lunar surface be free enough from interference?

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'Trainwreck' galaxy reflects the aftermath of a violent galactic collision (image)
The "peculiar," twisted galactic disk of the "trainwreck" lenticular galaxy NGC 4753 offers evidence of its violent collision with a dwarf galaxy over 1 billion years ago.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket modified for Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo launch on Jan. 30
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for the first time on Jan. 30, sending food, supplies and science equipment to astronauts on the ISS.

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A robot surgeon is headed to the ISS to dissect simulated astronaut tissue
The 20th planned flight of the Cygnus resupply mission will bring a slew of incredible experiments to the International Space Station.

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Japan's historic SLIM moon lander has powered down ahead of a likely mission-ending cold lunar nighttime — but not before grabbing some final images and loads of science data.

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Space Force Guardian to reach orbit for 1st time on SpaceX's Crew-9 astronaut launch
NASA astronaut Nick Hague will make his 1st trip to space for Space Force, but he's been there twice before already.

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X-ray image of universe reveals almost 1 million high-energy objects: 'These are mind-blowing numbers'
The first eROSITA sky-survey data release involves an X-ray image of half the universe, showing exploding stars and over 700,000 supermassive black holes. It's the largest catalog of high-energy cosmic sources ever.

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Watch next-generation lightweight spacesuit tested on Zero-G flight (photos, video)
A new generation of spacesuit is getting ready for ISS missions. Collins Aerospace recently did testing on a spacesuit for spacewalks while flying parabolic.

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How do galaxies grow while ensnared in the universe's cosmic web?
Scientists want to know how galaxies get ensnared in the universe's 'cosmic web' and how this network of filamentary gas and dust drives galactic evolution.

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Marvel Comics celebrates Black History Month with 'Star Wars' comics covers
Marvel Comics is honoring Black History Month with a set of special variant covers across its flagship lineup of "Star Wars" titles.

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China puts models of its future crewed moon landing spacecraft on display (video)
China is displaying models of the rockets and spacecraft it is developing to send its astronauts to the moon six years or so from now.

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Dark energy is forcing the universe to expand. This new observatory may show us how
The Legacy Survey of Space and Time promises to be a game changer for dark energy explorers. Here's why.

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SpaceX, NASA targeting Feb. 22 for launch of Crew-8 astronaut mission
SpaceX and NASA are targeting Feb. 22 for the launch of Crew-8, the company's eighth operational astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

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NASA to 'wiggle' broken Ingenuity Mars helicopter's blades to analyze damage
NASA isn't quite finished with its broken Ingenuity Mars helicopter yet, mission managers revealed in a livestream honoring the drone's legacy on Jan. 31.

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High-energy particles from space constantly bombard Earth at near light speed, but what are their origins?

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New NASA Collection by Stomp Rocket takes off for kid-powered flight
The detailed foam spacecraft in the NASA Collection from Stomp Rocket come fully assembled emblazoned with NASA logos and are available exclusively at Target.

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879 days! Russian cosmonaut breaks record for total time spent in space
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has now racked up more than 879 days in space, breaking the record for most time spent off Earth.

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SpaceX rolls out Falcon 9 rocket to launch NASA's ocean-studying PACE satellite on Feb. 7 (photos)
NASA experts spoke ahead of the launch of the ocean and atmosphere studying spacecraft PACE from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early on Feb. 7.

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Solar maximum is coming, but we won't know it happened until 7 months after it's over
Solar maximum could occur as early as mid-2024 but scientists will have to wait seven months after it has occurred to be able to declare it has taken place. Why?

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NASA Ingenuity Mars helicopter, broken and alone, spotted by Perseverance rover on Martian dune (photo, video)
NASA's Perseverance Rover took a photo of its broken companion, the Ingenuity helicopter, as it sat motionless on a dune on Feb. 4.

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Earth isn't the only planet with seasons, but they can look wildly different on other worlds
Why does Earth have regular seasons when other planets don't?

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'Halo' Season 2 charges back onto Paramount Plus this week with plenty to prove
Preview for the second season of the Paramount Plus sci-fi adventure series, 'Halo.'

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Scientists find black hole powering a molecular gas fountain in the ancient universe
The ALMA telescope spotted a molecular gas outflow coming from a black hole-powered, 13-billion-year-old quasar, explaining why some galaxies stop forming stars.

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Hubble Space Telescope spots a cosmic 'tug of war' between galaxies that could lead to a collision (image)
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a cosmic 'tug of war' between two galaxies that have lasted for tens of millions of years and could end in a collision.

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The final resting place of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has a new name from the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, citing a set of islands associated with rest, refuge and eternity.

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How Earth's new Rubin Observatory will usher in the next era of asteroid space missions
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory won't ever leave Earth, but its big picture, highly detailed view of the solar system will inspire a new era of space missions destined to visit asteroids.

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See SpaceX's breathtaking launch of NASA's PACE satellite (photos)
SpaceX's nighttime launch of NASA's ocean-watching PACE satellite provided a perfect opportunity for some gorgeous launch photography.

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Hubble Space Telescope tells a starry 'tail' of 12 mingling galaxies
The observations offer a window into the past to better understand how globular clusters may have formed.

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Celestron AstroMaster LT 70AZ beginner telescope is now under $60
The Celestron AstroMaster LT 70AZ is over $70 off at Walmart, which is a worthwhile saving for anyone looking to try their hand at astronomy.

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Watch a massive X-class solar flare explode from the sun on Feb. 9 (video)
The sun has just released a monstrous X-class solar flare in its most powerful eruption this year. Watch it erupt into space in an explosive outburst.

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Nuclear fusion lab sets record for most energy created with single reaction
Scientists with the JET facility have broken a record for the most amount of raw energy created via nuclear fusion. There's still work to be done, though.

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US Space Force wants satellite 'jetpacks' to keep old spacecraft alive in orbit
The U.S. Space Force is looking for new ways to extend the lives of satellites that run out of fuel, including small "backpacks" that can attach to existing spacecraft in orbit.

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SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn orbital mission delayed to summer 2024
SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission, which aims to pull off the first-ever private spacewalk, will now launch no earlier than this summer.

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February's 'super' new moon leaves the night sky nice and dark tonight
February's new moon coincides with lunar perigee, during which time the moon will reach its closest point to Earth in its orbit.

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SpaceX postponed the launch of a private moon lander built by Intuitive Machines late Tuesday (Feb. 13) due to a fuel temperature issue on the spacecraft.

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Valentine's Day 2024 means 3 rocket launches, a SpaceX doubleheader and a moon probe for space lovers
With up to three rocket launches possible on Feb. 14, including at least two by SpaceX, Valentine's Day 2024 is shaping up to be a space lover's dream.

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Apes ponder their place in the universe in 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' trailer (video)
20th Century Studios just released a new trailer for 'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.' See it here.

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SpaceX stacks giant Starship rocket ahead of 3rd test flight (video, photos)
SpaceX recently stacked the two stages of its huge Starship rocket to prep for the vehicle's third-ever liftoff, which may be just a few weeks away.

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Our luscious blue Earth used to be a frozen snowball
More than 700 million years ago, our planet would have been unlivable due to an extreme ice age, and Australian geologists have a suggestion as to how this could have happened.

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A tiny asteroid just snuck between the Earth and moon
A newly discovered asteroid has passed safely between the Earth and moon during a very close encounter this week.

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SpaceX to launch Intuitive Machines lander Feb. 15 on 2nd try for NASA's commercial moon program
SpaceX will launch Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lunar lander on Feb. 15, sending a series of experiments to the moon on behalf of NASA and commercial customers.

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Astronauts may accidentally threaten Mars missions with their gut bacteria, scientists warn
New research has shown that disease-causing bacteria carried in the human gut can also survive in Martian soil, a discovery with implications for future crewed exploration of Mars.

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SpaceX could launch Starship again 'in about 3 weeks,' Elon Musk says
The third test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket will take place roughly three weeks from now, according to company founder and CEO Elon Musk.

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SpaceX delays Crew-8 astronaut launch for NASA to Feb. 28 to make way for private moon mission
NASA will launch the Crew-8 astronauts nearly a week later, on Feb. 28, to "deconflict" from the expected launch date of a robotic moon mission with agency science on board.

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Rocket Lab will launch an ambitious space-junk inspection mission for the Japanese company Astroscale this morning (Feb. 18), and you can watch the action live.

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Private Odysseus moon lander beams home 1st photos from space
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander has beamed home its first photos from the final frontier, gorgeous selfies that show its home planet in the background.

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 98 — Inside NASA with Pam Melroy
On Episode 98 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss what NASA's up to with the agency's Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy.

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Uruguay signs Artemis Accords for responsible space exploration
Uruguay has joined the Artemis Accords, the United States' effort to establish widespread principles to guide space exploration.

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Get a sneak peek inside the Artemis 2 spacecraft that will fly astronauts to the moon for the 1st time in 50 years (photos)
NASA just released photos of the Orion spacecraft that will send four astronauts around the moon on the Artemis 2 mission, which will lift off no earlier than September 2025.

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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket simulator seen on launchpad from space (photos)
Satellites captured Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket standing upright at Launch Complex 36 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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NASA's Voyager 1 glitch has scientists sad yet hopeful: 'Voyager 2 is still going strong'
Voyager 1 hasn't spoken since December of last year. Scientists are trying to fix the historic probe, but they're also preparing to say goodbye.

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Solar eclipse jam: How to avoid getting stuck in traffic on April 8, 2024
Here's how to avoid getting stuck in traffic when heading to see the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.

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Japan's new H3 rocket reaches orbit for 1st time (video)
Japan's new H3 rocket reached orbit for the first time today (Feb. 16), bouncing back from a failure on its debut test flight nearly a year ago.

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Last chance! Grab the Lego Marvel Black Panther bust for 40% off
Get this iconic 2,961-piece Lego Marvel model before it's retired forever.

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A newfound asteroid the size of a bus will zoom close by Earth on Thursday (Feb. 22), but it shouldn't pose a threat to our planet.

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What time will Intuitive Machines' private Odysseus probe land on the moon on Feb. 22? How to watch live
Intuitive Machines will land its private Odysseus IM-1 lander on the moon on Feb. 22. Here's when and how to watch.

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Delta Air Lines wants to fly you through the 2024 total solar eclipse from 30,000 feet in the sky
Delta Air Lines is offering special flight that allows passengers to experience the total solar eclipse from 30,000 feet up in the sky along the path of totality.

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Private Varda Space capsule returns to Earth with space-grown antiviral drug aboard
California startup Varda's first in-space manufacturing mission wrapped up on Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 21) with a touchdown of its capsule in northern Utah.

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Bus-sized European satellite crashes to Earth over Pacific Ocean
The European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite fell to Earth on Wednesday (Feb. 21), bringing an end to its nearly 30-year life in space.

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Scientists create 5 new isotopes to learn how neutron star collisions forge gold
Scientists have brought the stars 'down to Earth' by creating 5 new isotopes that could reveal how heavy elements like gold are created when neutron stars smash together.

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Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander is aiming for a crater near the moon's south pole. Here's why
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus mission is targeting a touchdown near the moon's south pole this week for a historic lunar landing. Why was this location chosen?

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NASA's new UVEX mission will explore the ultraviolet universe
NASA's UltraViolet EXplorer (UVEX) spacecraft will launch in 2030 to conduct an all-sky survey in ultraviolet light to bring new understanding of how stars and galaxies evolve.

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Intuitive Machines' private Odysseus lander snaps 1st moon photo, enters lunar orbit
Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander slipped into lunar orbit today (Feb. 21), setting up a historic touchdown attempt that will take place tomorrow afternoon (Feb. 22).

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James Webb Space Telescope finds neutron star mergers forge gold in the cosmos: 'It was thrilling'
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have confirmed that neutron star mergers forge heavy elements like gold.

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SpaceX and NASA are officially go to launch their next astronaut mission to International Space Station on March 1.

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ISS astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli caught some stunning auroras on camera on Feb. 15. From orbit, she shared with Space.com what it's like to watch the Earth changing below, every day.

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Astronomers believe the first galaxies formed around giant halos of dark matter. But a newly discovered galaxy dating to roughly 13 billion years ago mysteriously appeared long before that process should have occurred.

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A recent solar flare unleashed a massive plasma plume from the sun's south pole, where these stellar eruptions rarely happen. The unusual phenomenon is a sign of the impending solar maximum.

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