NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad before Artemis 2 mission
NASA’s Artemis II and Orion spacecraft roll out of the Kennedy Space Center. Photo: Jim Watson / AFP…
Astronauts May Survive Mars Thanks to a Bold Carbon Hack
Additive manufacturing could take a big leap forward in space, as researchers reveal that carbon dioxide, the dominant…
Hubble Telescope watches star blast out jet of hot gas 32 light-years long
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have witnessed an infant star 20 times larger than the sun setting…
New moon of January 2026 brings prime views of Jupiter, Saturn and winter stars tonight
The new moon of January will be at 2:52 p.m. EST (1952 GMT) on Jan. 18, according to…
This Dwarf Planet Spins So Fast It Turned Into an Egg with a Ring
First detected in 2004, the dwarf planet Haumea quickly stood out due to its rapid rotation and elongated…
What is below Earth, since space is present in every direction?
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed…
NASA launches Pandora telescope, taking JWST’s search for habitable worlds to a new level
On Jan. 11, 2026, I watched anxiously at the tightly controlled Vandenberg Space Force Base in California as…
James Webb telescope spots ‘failed stars’ in a breathtaking cluster near Earth — Space photo of the week
Quick facts What it is: The star cluster Westerlund 2 Where it is: 20,000 light-years from Earth, in…
NASA finds “glowing structure” racing at 1 million mph — It changed in the blink of an eye
Whenever scientists observe the large expanse of space, they are often only able to capture events after they…
China Just Filed to Launch 200,000 Satellites Into Space, Is SpaceX in Trouble?
The proposals, submitted to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), represent an unprecedented leap in scale and ambition, outnumbering…
Scientists Have Figured Out How Blue The Red Planet Used to Be : ScienceAlert
Mars is absolutely dripping with evidence that the red planet was once a striking blue, complete with glistening…
These 10 States Could See Aurora Borealis Tonight
Topline Ten northern states could have an opportunity to see the aurora borealis Saturday and Sunday due to…