Earth from Space: Sending love from above
For Valentine’s Day, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission sends love from space, capturing the heart-shaped oasis of Faiyum, just…
How Wood Records the Sun’s Most Violent Outbursts
Somewhere around the year 774 CE, the Sun erupted with extraordinary violence. High energy particles slammed into Earth’s…
Twin beams blast from a hidden star in stunning Hubble Space Telescope image
A remarkable new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope highlights a striking mix of brightness and shadow inside…
Artemis 2 rocket photobombs SpaceX Crew-12 photo of the day for Feb. 13, 2026
NASA’s Artemis 2 SLS rocket lurks behind the Crew-12 Falcon 9 rocket. (Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett) Two crew-worth…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI unite to fuel his ambitious vision for humanity’s future
Is the next great data center 300 miles above your head? Musk is trying to fuse rockets with…
The Billionaire Space Race Is Really Heating Up
As the U.S. races China to the Moon, two billionaires are locked in a space race of their…
Newly visible, city-size ‘green comet’ will soon be ejected into interstellar space — just like 3I/ATLAS
A striking “green comet” about the size of a small city is lighting up the night sky as…
White House Withholds Funding for NASA Science Missions Despite Recent Budget Bill
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) instructed NASA to temporarily pause funding for a number of science…
China’s iSpace launch firm raises record $729 million for reusable rockets
HELSINKI — Chinese launch firm iSpace has secured a record D++ funding round to accelerate its reusable rocket…
Startup bets on new approach to space-based missile defense
WASHINGTON — Wardstone is staking its future on the Pentagon’s appetite for orbital missile defense. The California-based startup,…
Vast wins ISS private astronaut mission
SAN FRANCISCO — NASA has selected commercial space station company Vast to fly a private astronaut mission to…
If the Winter Olympics went interplanetary, where else could you ski in the solar system?
Every winter, skiers chase smooth carving turns, reliable snow and that dream run. As the Milano Cortina Winter…