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Satellites capture smoke pouring from hundreds of wildfires across North America (photos)

NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites have captured the smoke pouring out of hundreds of wildfires blazing across Canada and Mexico since last week.

Satellites capture smoke pouring from hundreds of wildfires across North America (photos)

Russian space weapon ban shot down by UN Security Council

The United Nations Security Council has voted against a resolution introduced by Russia and China that would ban member states from placing weapons of...

Russian space weapon ban shot down by UN Security Council

AI finds hidden galactic evolution clues in over 100 galaxies. Here's how

Scientists enlisted AI to help peruse a massive dataset in search of neutral carbon absorbers in galaxies, which can reveal lots about galaxy evolutio...

AI finds hidden galactic evolution clues in over 100 galaxies. Here's how

Scientists find weird link between a solar mystery and feeding black holes

The solar dynamo that drives sunspots and solar flares could be located near the surface of the sun scientists find, solving a 400-year-old solar myst...

Scientists find weird link between a solar mystery and feeding black holes

Churning spacetime and destroyed stars help reveal how fast supermassive black holes spin

Black holes are such a drag! Especially for the guts of stars they've destroyed and the fabric of spacetime they pull along with them.

Churning spacetime and destroyed stars help reveal how fast supermassive black holes spin

Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut launch delayed again, this time with no new flight date

The 1st astronaut mission aboard Boeing's Starliner will not lift off May 25 as planned. NASA has not yet revealed the cause, but a helium leak has be...

Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut launch delayed again, this time with no new flight date

Space debris could be dealt with more cheaply than previously thought, new NASA report suggests

A new report by NASA outlines the most promising approaches to keeping the space around Earth safe and usable for future generations.

Space debris could be dealt with more cheaply than previously thought, new NASA report suggests

Dream Chaser space plane arrives in Florida ahead of 1st launch to ISS (photo)

Dream Chaser is almost ready for its first mission. The space plane Tenacity and a cargo module are at NASA's Kennedy Space Center for final testing a...

Dream Chaser space plane arrives in Florida ahead of 1st launch to ISS (photo)

Doctor Who 'Boom': Who are the marines really fighting on Kastarion 3?

The Doctor has his foot on a landmine throughout this high-concept adventure for episode 3 — but who's the real enemy on Kastarion 3?

Doctor Who 'Boom': Who are the marines really fighting on Kastarion 3?

China's Chang'e 6 mission gearing up for early June landing on moon's far side

China's robotic Chang'e 6 sample-return mission to the lunar far side is now in orbit around the moon, gearing up for its landing attempt.

China's Chang'e 6 mission gearing up for early June landing on moon's far side

Observe the sun in detail and save 25% on Celestron's EclipSmart binoculars

Celestron's EclipSmart binoculars are specialists for solar observation and now they're 25% off on Amazon

Observe the sun in detail and save 25% on Celestron's EclipSmart binoculars

A comet approaching Earth could become brighter than the stars this fall

By the end of this summer, we may have a good idea as to whether we'll have a bright naked-eye comet gracing our early autumn evening sky, known as C/...

A comet approaching Earth could become brighter than the stars this fall

SpaceX launching next-gen US spy satellites early May 22

SpaceX plans to launch the first batch of satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office's "proliferated architecture" early Wednesday morning...

SpaceX launching next-gen US spy satellites early May 22

Plants signal NASA satellites with waning 'glow' ahead of flash drought

NASA scientists have discovered signs of an impending flash drought months before the onset by observing the brightness of "glowing" plants from space...

Plants signal NASA satellites with waning 'glow' ahead of flash drought

Best binoculars for long distance viewing 2024

The best binoculars for long distance viewing have high magnification, quality optics and excel for stargazing or wildlife observation — here are our ...

Best binoculars for long distance viewing 2024

Stars give tiny planets a gravitational 'squeeze' to strip away their atmospheres

Modeling distant planets has revealed that tidal forces generated by their parent stars can combine with intense radiation bombardment and strip away ...

Stars give tiny planets a gravitational 'squeeze' to strip away their atmospheres

Young 'cotton candy' exoplanet the size of Jupiter may be shrinking into a super-Earth

Astronomers have found that one of the lightest exoplanets ever seen, the young 'cotton candy' world V1298 Tau b, may be shrinking from the size of Ju...

Young 'cotton candy' exoplanet the size of Jupiter may be shrinking into a super-Earth

Something strange is happening with Earth's magnetic field tail

Scientists are diving into the mystery of the missing storm in Earth's magnetotail, which refers to our planet's magnetic field tail.

Something strange is happening with Earth's magnetic field tail

SpaceX fuels up Starship megarocket ahead of 4th test flight (photos)

SpaceX just fueled up its giant Starship rocket, checking another box ahead of the vehicle's fourth test flight.

SpaceX fuels up Starship megarocket ahead of 4th test flight (photos)

We may have just witnessed some of the strongest auroras in 500 years

The auroral displays that wowed observers around the world two weekends ago may have been among the strongest such light shows since record-keeping be...

We may have just witnessed some of the strongest auroras in 500 years