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Ingenuity's travels: New NASA video tracks Mars helicopter's 72 flights

NASA's history-making Ingenuity helicopter covered a lot of ground on Mars over the past three years, as a new video shows.

Ingenuity's travels: New NASA video tracks Mars helicopter's 72 flights

Private space-junk probe to conduct up-close inspection of spent rocket stage

The mission aims to assist the later removal of spunk junk, an issue that threatens the sustainable use of orbital space above the Earth.

Private space-junk probe to conduct up-close inspection of spent rocket stage

Watch 'Devil Comet' approach the sun during explosive coronal mass ejection (video)

This NASA space-based observatory video shows 'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks passing past bright Jupiter while the sun explodes in the distance.

Watch 'Devil Comet' approach the sun during explosive coronal mass ejection (video)

Japanese satellite will beam solar power to Earth in 2025

Japan will test solar power transmission from space in 2025 with a miniature space-based photoelectric plant that will wirelessly transmit energy from...

Japanese satellite will beam solar power to Earth in 2025

China's experimental moon satellites beam back lunar imagery (video, photo)

A pair of small experimental satellites have begun tests related to future lunar communication and navigation services for China's moon ambitions.

China's experimental moon satellites beam back lunar imagery (video, photo)

Are we prepared for Chinese preeminence on the moon and Mars? (op-ed)

The U.S. could lose its decades-old leadership in space exploration and technology to China.

Are we prepared for Chinese preeminence on the moon and Mars? (op-ed)

'Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver' is a knockout punch of pure sci-fi cinema (review)

A review of Zack Snyder's "Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver."

'Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver' is a knockout punch of pure sci-fi cinema (review)

'Astrobiodefense:' Thinktank calls for defending Earth from space bugs

The quest to bring samples back to Earth from Mars has been met with controversy in some quarters as the threat that ecologically-hungry Martian micro...

'Astrobiodefense:' Thinktank calls for defending Earth from space bugs

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but don't expect much this year

The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight on April 21-22, but unfortunately a bright moon will make it difficult to spot any 'shooting stars' thi...

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but don't expect much this year

'Transformers One' 1st trailer unveils Optimus Prime and Megatron's shared history (video)

The Transformers are returning to cinemas in 2024 with their first animated movie in nearly 40 years. This is the beginning of Cybertron's end.

'Transformers One' 1st trailer unveils Optimus Prime and Megatron's shared history (video)

China rolls out rocket for next astronaut mission to Tiangong space station (photos)

CMSA said Shenzhou 18 will be launched at an appropriate time in the near future. However, airspace closure notices indicate launch is currently set f...

China rolls out rocket for next astronaut mission to Tiangong space station (photos)

SpaceX launching Starlink satellites today on company's 40th mission of 2024

SpaceX is set to launch its 40th mission of 2024 this evening (April 18), a liftoff that will send yet another batch of the company's Starlink interne...

SpaceX launching Starlink satellites today on company's 40th mission of 2024

Sorry, little green men: Alien life might actually be purple

The search for alien life can now include purple bacteria, thanks to a new catalog of chemical makeup of the lavender-hued organisms.

Sorry, little green men: Alien life might actually be purple

Zack Snyder on sticking the landing for the 2nd half of Netflix's 'Rebel Moon' (exclusive)

An exclusive interview with Zack Snyder about "Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver."

Zack Snyder on sticking the landing for the 2nd half of Netflix's 'Rebel Moon' (exclusive)

Russia launches new Angara A5 heavy-lift rocket on 4th orbital test mission (photos)

Russia's Angara A5 rocket lifted off on April 11, marking the fourth launch of the first rocket developed by Russia since the fall of the USSR in 1991...

Russia launches new Angara A5 heavy-lift rocket on 4th orbital test mission (photos)

Will 'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks survive its close encounter with the sun?

'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks is hurtling toward the sun where it will make its closest approach on April 21. We take a look at whether this celestial...

Will 'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks survive its close encounter with the sun?

'Star Trek: Discovery' season 5 episode 4 uses time travel to remember the past 5 seasons

Tragically, in an attempt to make the actual plot work, we're drowned in absurd amounts of technobabble. Once you get past that, it's actually all rig...

'Star Trek: Discovery' season 5 episode 4 uses time travel to remember the past 5 seasons

Jupiter's violent moon Io has been the solar system's most volcanic body for around 4.5 billion years

Jupiter's moon Io is the solar system's most volcanic body thanks to a gravitational tug of war that rages below its surface. But now scientists know ...

Jupiter's violent moon Io has been the solar system's most volcanic body for around 4.5 billion years

Alt-space history series 'For All Mankind' gets 5th season, new 'Star City' spinoff

Apple TV+ is headed back to the past, and the future, with a fifth season of "For All Mankind" and new spinoff "Star City." Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolp...

Alt-space history series 'For All Mankind' gets 5th season, new 'Star City' spinoff

Boom's XB-1 test plane gets FAA green light for supersonic flight

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 experimental jet has been cleared for supersonic flight by the FAA.

Boom's XB-1 test plane gets FAA green light for supersonic flight