Astronaut Captures Dazzling Aurora Dancing Above Earth
ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot (@soph_astro) was recently treated to incredible, dazzling aurora displays in space while aboard the…
NASA needs volunteers to spend a year locked in a Mars simulation
More than 50 years after humanity’s last trip to the Moon, NASA is preparing for its triumphant return…
Artemis II’s Nikon Z9 Was Way More Important for Science Than Expected
The Planets Shine Bright — (April 6, 2026) – The Sun is eclipsed by the Moon in this…
In November, a spacecraft that has spent eight years falling toward the Sun will finally settle into orbit around Mercury, a planet we have seen up close fewer times than almost any other in the solar system.
In November, a spacecraft called BepiColombo, after nearly eight years looping through the inner solar system, will finally…
A rare meteorite found in the Sahara may be a surviving shard of a lost Moon-sized world — one that formed beside the young Sun, followed a path unlike Earth or Mars, and was smashed apart while the planets were still being built.
A rock about the size of a fist, found lying in the Sahara, may be a surviving shard…
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites from California
SpaceX grew its Starlink network by 24 more satellites on Wednesday evening (July 1) with a launch from…
SpaceX fires up all 6 of Starship’s engines ahead of 13th test flight (video)
Less than a week after its last test, SpaceX’s latest Starship spacecraft went back to the stand for…
Amazon expected to roll out initial Leo internet service this year
Open this photo in gallery: Amazon has been targeting a service start of mid-2026, relying on tens of…
Giant asteroids could require a very different defense strategy
Scientists believe a giant asteroid helped wipe out the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago, and smaller impacts…
Isar Aerospace to launch German-built Planet imaging satellite
WASHINGTON — Isar Aerospace won a contract from Planet’s German subsidiary to launch an imaging satellite, demonstrating an…
Ars Live recap: When are the big rockets NASA desperately needs going to be ready?
New Glenn Catastrophe Aftermath: What’s Next for the Space Industry? | Ars Live This week Ars hosted a…
A galaxy confirmed this January formed just 290 million years after the Big Bang, and the part astronomers cannot explain is that it is far too large, far too soon, as if the early universe was building things it was not supposed to be able to build yet.
Light from a galaxy called JADES-GS-z14-0 left on its way to us when the universe was only about…