SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites to orbit today (Aug. 8) from California’s scenic central…
Northrop Grumman, Canadian Space Agency repurpose their Gateway projects
WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman and the Canadian Space Agency said this week they will adapt what they had…
NASA timed Voyager 2’s 1977 launch to catch an alignment of the four outer planets that only lines up once every 176 years, letting a single spacecraft slingshot past Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune on borrowed gravity — a shortcut through the solar system that will not repeat until the 2150s
Voyager 2 left Cape Canaveral at 14:29:44 UTC on 20 August 1977. Its Titan IIIE-Centaur rocket supplied the…
Don’t miss the crescent moon shine close to the red light of mars before dawn on Aug. 9
Early risers will catch a spectacular sight in the predawn hours of Aug. 9, as the slender crescent…
On this day in space! Aug. 8, 1977: Soviet Union’s Salyut 5 reconnaissance space station burns up in Earth’s atmosphere
On Aug. 8, 1977, the Salyut 5 space station fell out of space and burned up in Earth’s…
Here Are the First Images of the Crater Left on the Moon by SpaceX’s Rocket
The first images of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage impact on the moon’s surface have emerged. The…
How cleaning up space debris could grow to become a big business
This depicts the satellite-filled sky that is now a reality and getting more crowded every week. (Photo by:…
In 1971, Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard hit two golf balls on the Moon with an improvised six-iron: Both remain there 55 years later
Alan Shepard/AI representation of the Golf Club | Wikimedia Commons/ChatGPT Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard paused near the…
Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates — 4 days to totality
2026-08-08T09:34:06.571Z Have you sorted your eclipse glasses yet? Sunglasses are vital to safely view the partial stages of…
Inouye Solar Telescope Discovers Hidden Plasma Vortices on Sun
Astronomers using the 4-m Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii have detected tiny plasma vortices on the…
CEO Elon Musk Says This Is the Most Underappreciated Part of SpaceX’s Business
Space Exploration Technologies’ (SPCX +15.83%) second-quarter earnings have come and gone, sparking much intrigue among investors. SpaceX posted strong…
Eclipse path maps, animations, charts and video guides – all the info you need for the August 2026 solar eclipse
The solar eclipse on August 12, 2026 is set to be one of the astronomical highlights of the…