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Northrop Grumman names Cygnus cargo craft for fallen Challenger commander

Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee, the NASA commander of the ill-fated flight of space shuttle Challenger, is being remembered by Northrop Grumman with th...

Northrop Grumman names Cygnus cargo craft for fallen Challenger commander

'Great Food Truck Race' blasts off on 17th season with stop at NASA

"The Great Food Truck Race" lifted off for its 17th season by touching down at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Chef Tyler Florence welcomed nine teams to...

'Great Food Truck Race' blasts off on 17th season with stop at NASA

Former cryptocurrency company plans reality TV competition to pick next Blue Origin spaceflight crew

A reality television series may follow a company's efforts to send the 1st Nigerian and others to space aboard a Blue Origin vehicle.

Former cryptocurrency company plans reality TV competition to pick next Blue Origin spaceflight crew

Giant river system that existed 40 million years ago discovered deep below Antarctic ice

"There was this gigantic river system": Researchers find ancient lost world deep beneath Antarctic ice.

Giant river system that existed 40 million years ago discovered deep below Antarctic ice

Watch SpaceX catch Starship Super Heavy booster with 'chopsticks' in this animation

A new SpaceX animation shows the company catching a returning Starship Super Heavy booster with the "chopstick" arms of its huge launch tower.

Watch SpaceX catch Starship Super Heavy booster with 'chopsticks' in this animation

Get an up-close look at China's Chang'e 6 farside moon rover (video)

More information has come to light regarding the hitchhiking mini-rover on China's Chang'e 6 sample-return mission to the moon's far side.

Get an up-close look at China's Chang'e 6 farside moon rover (video)

Find a piece of SpaceX space junk? Call the hotline

SpaceX has established a debris hotline and a special email address to aid folks who may have found fallen pieces of the company's hardware.

Find a piece of SpaceX space junk? Call the hotline

Not-so-static fire: Private Chinese rocket accidentally launches during test

Space Pioneer's new Tianlong-3 rocket took to the skies accidentally on Sunday (June 30), then crashed back to Earth in a dramatic explosion.

Not-so-static fire: Private Chinese rocket accidentally launches during test

Forbidden black holes and ancient stars hide in these 'tiny red dots' (image)

The James Webb Space Telescope found "tiny red dots" in the early universe representing overgrown supermassive black holes and stars that are impossib...

Forbidden black holes and ancient stars hide in these 'tiny red dots' (image)

Why puffy exoplanets often dance with perfect rhythm

New research has identified two distinct populations of puffy, sub-Neptune exoplanets with low densities, allowing them to stay in step with their pla...

Why puffy exoplanets often dance with perfect rhythm

Watch Firefly Aerospace launch 8 cubesats to orbit tonight

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket is scheduled to launch for the fifth time ever just after midnight on Tuesday (July 2), and you can watch the action ...

Watch Firefly Aerospace launch 8 cubesats to orbit tonight

Once-in-a-lifetime star explosion, visible from Earth, could happen any day now

Binary star system T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) is about to go nova any day now. The recurrent nova explodes approximately every 79 or 80 years.

Once-in-a-lifetime star explosion, visible from Earth, could happen any day now

See the sun rage behind the ISS in epic time-lapse photo

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro caught the International Space Station as it crossed in front of the sun, making for a truly epic time-lapse photo .

See the sun rage behind the ISS in epic time-lapse photo

This mysterious ancient computer has a 'calendar ring' that followed the lunar year

A hand-powered calculator from 2,000 years ago, known as the Antikythera mechanism, had a calendar ring that likely followed the lunar year.

This mysterious ancient computer has a 'calendar ring' that followed the lunar year

Japan launches advanced Earth-observing satellite on 3rd flight of H3 rocket (video)

Japan's new H3 rocket launched for the third time ever tonight (June 30), sending the ALOS-4 Earth-observing satellite to orbit.

Japan launches advanced Earth-observing satellite on 3rd flight of H3 rocket (video)

Mars Odyssey celebrates 100,000 orbits, captures epic view of solar system's largest volcano

NASA's long-running Mars Odyssey orbiter celebrated its 100,000th orbit with a fresh view of Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system.

Mars Odyssey celebrates 100,000 orbits, captures epic view of solar system's largest volcano

It's International Asteroid Day, and astronomers have much to celebrate

This year's events highlight the upcoming Hera mission and an Arizona-based project that uses off-the-shelf security cameras to scan meteors from roof...

It's International Asteroid Day, and astronomers have much to celebrate

The new space race: International partnerships (op-ed)

The space race of the 20th century, characterized by rivalry and high barriers to entry, has transformed, opening up unparalleled opportunities for co...

The new space race: International partnerships (op-ed)

Ugreen PowerRoam 2200 power station review

We're big fans of Ugreen products, and this 2048 Wh power station is no exception — it's ideal for multi-day festivals or overnight skywatching sessio...

Ugreen PowerRoam 2200 power station review

What are rogue planets?

Discover the strange world of rogue planets left to wander the cosmos untethered to any star.

What are rogue planets?