A major milestone with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has been reached with the installation of the telescope's enormous eye — the world's largest digital camera.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander went dark in the lunar night on Sunday (March 16) as expected, bringing an end to its historic mission.
After a long wait and a bunch of disappointing straight-to-DVD sequels, Starship Troopers is still trying to live forever with a theatrical reboot now in development.
The stunning comet C/2024 G3 lights up the sunset sky over Chile's Very Large Telescope in this spectacular photo.
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a spirited selection of sci-fi films born from the Emerald Isle.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has directly imaged four planets orbiting the host star HR 8799 about 130 light-years from Earth in the constellation Pegasus.
Get the Celestron EclipSmart 10x25 Solar Binoculars for their best price in over a year — a fantastic pair of binoculars for safe observation of the sun.
Netflix's fan-favorite Season 4 'Star Trek'-themed episode scores a direct sequel coming April 10.
The moon is unlike anything else in the solar system. So how did our planet end up with such a special moon?
Rocket Lab plans to launch five "Internet of Things" satellites for the French company Kinéis tonight (March 17), and you can watch the action live.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will head back to Earth on Tuesday (March 18) after an unexpectedly long and eventful space mission, and you can watch their homecoming live.
Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases decrease the atmosphere's ability to devour space junk, a new study finds.
Researchers examining seismic data recorded on Mars say the have found evidence supporting the presence of liquid water deep inside the Red Planet.
This butterfly shaped nebula is the perfect target for the James Webb Space Telescope to learn more about star formation.
The first private spacecraft mission to Venus, Rocket Lab's Photon Spacecraft, will take on the planet's hellish conditions with the aid of a novel woven heat shield called "HEEET."
The Force is strong with two rare screen-used 'Star Wars' props up for bids this month
A recent image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a gorgeous spiral galaxy bursting with new star formation.
An audacious NASA mission suggests that dust blown north from Greenland couldhelp explain why Arctic ice is melting even faster than expected.
On Episode 152 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik host Robert O'Brien for a deep dive into nuclear propulsion technology for space exploration
SpaceX launched its third mission in less than 13 hours this morning (March 15), sending 23 of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit.
The partial solar eclipse on March 29, 2025, will be seen from North America, Europe, Russia and parts of Africa.
SpaceX's Crew-10 astronaut mission arrived at the International Space Station early Sunday morning (March 16).
After many previous claims and false alarms, astronomers can finally confirm the existence of at least four planets less massive than Earth orbiting Barnard's Star.
What do you get when you fold together the contributions of four space station-bound astronauts from the U.S., Japan and Russia? A zero-gravity indicator in the form of a crocheted origami crane.
Firefly Aerospace plans to launch its Alpha rocket for the sixth time ever soon, and you can watch the action live.
SpaceX launched the Crew-10 mission to the ISS today (March 14) to relieve the 'stuck' Starliner astronauts and two other crewmembers aboard the orbiting lab.
Lego is off to a strong start with its range of 2025 Star Wars sets, and Grogu with Hover Pram is one of our favorites.
Know no fear brother, because 'Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3' is officially on the way.
A rock on Mars that may hold clues about ancient microbial life on the Red Planet continues to puzzle scientists.
Cosmic speed limits can be a major inconvenience but they've rarely stopped science fiction in its tracks.
A SpaceX photographer caught this time-lapse image of the March 13-14, 2025 total lunar eclipse from Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The world of virtual reality doesn't have to be an expensive one and HTC Vive is hosting a March sale on some headsets that are definitely worth considering.
Director Peter Browngardt on Porky and Daffy's mission to save the planet from alien invaders.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander witnessed a solar eclipse during what we on Earth saw as a total lunar eclipse on March 14, 2025.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 74 satellites from California early Saturday morning (March 15), then came back to Earth for a landmark touchdown.
China is planning to send two new crews to its Tiangong space station in another busy year of human spaceflight.
Rocket Lab successfully launched a private radar imaging satellite to orbit tonight (March 14).
Young Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi Bobbleheads make a great addition or start to any Star Wars fan's Funko Pop! collection
The James Webb Space Telescope is investigating the Flame Nebula, hunting for "failed stars" to better understand how brown dwarfs form and evolve.
"From our perspective down in the trenches actually working for the government, it feels like the people up top just have no clue about anything."
While unraveling the mystery of why some planet-forming disks fall onto their stars, an astronomer stumbled upon a surprise: a hidden star.
Relive the 2025 "Blood Worm Moon" total lunar eclipse with these breathtaking photos.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt has assumed the top job at the startup Relativity Space, which aims to compete with SpaceX and other big launch companies.
Tom Hanks knows there are two things that are going to happen in the future: the moon will become a home to astronauts and the other — well, it is best to hear it from him.
This nostalgic remake of the 2002 animated classic arrives on May 23, 2025.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander just beamed home up-close video of its epic March 2 touchdown, showing how its thrusters kicked up plumes of lunar dust.
During a flyby of Mars on Wednesday (March 12), ESA's Hera spacecraft inaugurated use of its science instruments to image the smaller of the planet's two moons, Deimos.
Capri Sun now shares another thing in common with NASA. The juice brand and space agency are already using the same foil for their drink packages. Now both are moon-bound.
Europe's HERA mission has taken a good look at Mars and its moon Deimos on its way to explore the aftermath of the DART impact in the Didymos–Dimorphos asteroid system.
The moon will turn blood red overnight on Thursday and Friday during the 'Blood Moon' total lunar eclipse. How can you tell what images of this event are the real deal?
