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SpaceX launching Falcon 9 rocket on record-tying 20th mission today

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a European satellite-navigation mission today (April 27). It will be the record-tying 20th liftoff for this parti...

SpaceX launching Falcon 9 rocket on record-tying 20th mission today

Watch 2 gorgeous supernova remnants evolve over 20 years (timelapse video)

These supernova remnants are moving at extraordinary speeds only visible to us in long-term timelapses.

Watch 2 gorgeous supernova remnants evolve over 20 years (timelapse video)

US Space Force picks Rocket Lab for 2025 Victus Haze space domain awareness mission

A recent $32 million contract between the U.S. Space Force and Rocket Lab will lead to the creation of a spacecraft to enhance national security suppo...

US Space Force picks Rocket Lab for 2025 Victus Haze space domain awareness mission

Exploding stars send out powerful bursts of energy − I'm leading a citizen scientist project to classify and learn about these bright flashes

Space telescopes detect on average one gamma-ray burst per day, adding to thousands of bursts detected throughout the years, and a community of volunt...

Exploding stars send out powerful bursts of energy − I'm leading a citizen scientist project to classify and learn about these bright flashes

Wow! Private space-junk probe snaps historic photo of discarded rocket in orbit

The private ADRAS-J probe snapped an epic, up-close image of its rendezvous target, a Japanese rocket stage that's been circling Earth since 2009.

Wow! Private space-junk probe snaps historic photo of discarded rocket in orbit

Laser on NASA's Psyche asteroid probe beams data from 140 million miles away

NASA's DSOC experiment passed yet another milestone, interfacing with the Psyche spacecraft and beaming data back to Earth from 140 million miles away...

Laser on NASA's Psyche asteroid probe beams data from 140 million miles away

Satellites spot clusters of 'spiders' sprawled across Mars' Inca City (photo)

Seasonal spider-like features were spotted sprouting up through surface cracks near Mars’ Inca City region.

Satellites spot clusters of 'spiders' sprawled across Mars' Inca City (photo)

Early Star Wars Day Lego deal: $130 off UCS Razor Crest

This is the way to celebrate Star Wars Day in style, with the 6187-piece Lego Ultimate Collector Series Razor Crest, now $130 off

Early Star Wars Day Lego deal: $130 off UCS Razor Crest

5 sci-fi movies that weren't great but still deserve a sequel

We're constantly talking about good movies that deserve a sequel, but what about the divisive ones that, while not great, had cool ideas worth buildin...

5 sci-fi movies that weren't great but still deserve a sequel

NASA begins delivering 1st Artemis Moon Trees to be planted across United States

The first woman slated to launch to the moon has delivered one of the first trees grown from seeds recently flown there. NASA astronaut Christina Koch...

NASA begins delivering 1st Artemis Moon Trees to be planted across United States

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is 'go' for May 6 astronaut launch

Boeing's Starliner capsule has been cleared for its first-ever crewed launch, a test flight scheduled to send two astronauts toward the International ...

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is 'go' for May 6 astronaut launch

Russian cosmonauts make quick work of space station spacewalk

Two Russian cosmonauts completed a spacewalk at the International Space Station on April 25, wrapping up all of their tasks with time to spare, includ...

Russian cosmonauts make quick work of space station spacewalk

Curiosity rover may be 'burping' methane out of Mars' subsurface

A new theory suggests that NASA's Curiosity rover is "burping" the surface of the Red Planet, releasing methane trapped beneath a salty crust.

Curiosity rover may be 'burping' methane out of Mars' subsurface

Boeing Starliner 1st astronaut flight: Live updates

Boeing will launch its first-ever Starliner astronaut mission for NASA as early as May 6, 2024

Boeing Starliner 1st astronaut flight: Live updates

Lego reveals NASA Artemis rocket, Milky Way galaxy sets coming in May

Get ready space fans, Lego is about to launch two sets that can take you from the moon to edge of our cosmic neighborhood: Lego Icons NASA Artemis Spa...

Lego reveals NASA Artemis rocket, Milky Way galaxy sets coming in May

Ice-penetrating radar will help JUICE and other spacecraft find water beyond Earth

When it arrives at Jupiter and the planet's moons in 2031, the JUICE spacecraft will use ice-penetrating radar to see beneath determine habitability.

Ice-penetrating radar will help JUICE and other spacecraft find water beyond Earth

'Rocket cam' takes you aboard final launch of ULA's Delta IV Heavy (video)

After 64 years, the United Launch Alliance launched the final flight of its Delta IV Heavy rocket on April 9th, and stunning rocket cam footage captur...

'Rocket cam' takes you aboard final launch of ULA's Delta IV Heavy (video)

'I'm sure we'll find things out': NASA astronauts fly to launch site for 1st crewed Boeing Starliner mission to ISS on May 6 (photos)

Veteran NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams expect to face the unexpected in space with Boeing Starliner, but told reporters on April 25 t...

'I'm sure we'll find things out': NASA astronauts fly to launch site for 1st crewed Boeing Starliner mission to ISS on May 6 (photos)

NASA's Fermi space telescope finds a strange supernova with missing gamma rays

NASA's Fermi Space Telescope has failed to see gamma rays from a nearby supernova that should be created when it generates the high-energy cosmic rays...

NASA's Fermi space telescope finds a strange supernova with missing gamma rays

Stellar detectives find suspect for incredibly powerful 'superflares'

Some stars erupt with 'superflares' 10,000 times as powerful as solar flares from the sun. A team of "stellar detectives" are on the case and may now ...

Stellar detectives find suspect for incredibly powerful 'superflares'