Why We’re Going Back To The Moon, According To NASA Astronauts
Peepo/Getty Images NASA’s Artemis missions, beginning with Artemis…
Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Feb. 2, 2026  — What type of object is C/2026 A1 (MAPS)?
Every week, Space.com delivers the latest discoveries, launches, and cosmic curiosities from across the universe. From groundbreaking research…
Should We Have Sex In Orbit?
Welcome back to the Abstract! Here are the studies this week that had off-Earth offspring, took stock of…
A clever quantum trick brings practical quantum computers closer
Quantum computers have the potential to transform fields ranging from materials science to cryptography, but today they remain…
It’s 1,500m long, wide and high enough to drive a van through, and its ceiling is covered in animal scratches – but what humongous creature made them?
Across Brazil and parts of Argentina, scientists have discovered dozens of strange tunnels dug deep into the earth.…
These 773,000-year-old fossils may reveal our shared human ancestor
Perfectly timed fossils from Morocco reveal a forgotten African population living near the very root of the human…
NASA is sending Crew-12 astronauts to the ISS on February 11
The Crew-12 astronauts will soon make their way to the ISS, joining the three remaining spacefarers on board…
Researchers create ‘impossible’ material that defies physics theory
Researchers at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) have defied long-standing material theories by developing a brand-new class of…
They Thought This Owl Was ‘Dead’ In A Soccer Net — Then They Saw A Flutter
The other day, a homeowner near West End, North Carolina, awoke to an utterly frightening scene in their…
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 196 — Becoming Martian!
Becoming Martian! – How Will Human Beings Evolve on Mars? – YouTube Watch On On Episode 196 of…
3I/ATLAS breakthrough – ingredients for life and sharp brightening detected at interstellar visitor
A NASA spacecraft that observes the Universe in infrared has given scientists brand new information about comet 3I/ATLAS.…
Scientists show how to narrow the hunt for merging giant black holes
Somewhere in the universe, enormous black holes are circling each other so slowly that their motion can’t be…