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Watch Rocket Lab launch shoebox-sized NASA climate satellite tonight

Rocket Lab will launch the second of two cubesats for NASA's PREFIRE climate change mission tonight (May 31), and you can watch the action live.

Watch Rocket Lab launch shoebox-sized NASA climate satellite tonight

Massive, magnetic stars beyond the Milky Way detected for the 1st time

Astronomers have detected giant, magnetic stars outside the Milky Way for the first time. These infant stars in the Magellanic Clouds could reveal det...

Massive, magnetic stars beyond the Milky Way detected for the 1st time

Elusive medium-size black holes may form in dense 'birthing nests'

A new simulation has shown elusive intermediate-mass black holes may form in dense globular clusters of millions of tightly packed stars, thanks to a ...

Elusive medium-size black holes may form in dense 'birthing nests'

How NASA's OSIRIS-APEX asteroid probe survived its 1st close encounter with the sun

OSIRIS-APEX emerged unscathed from its first of six close brushes with the sun, thanks to some clever engineering.

How NASA's OSIRIS-APEX asteroid probe survived its 1st close encounter with the sun

James Webb Space Telescope spots the 2 earliest galaxies ever seen (image)

James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the two earliest and most distant galaxies ever seen. One, JADES-GS-z14-0, is a massive and bright galaxy that ...

James Webb Space Telescope spots the 2 earliest galaxies ever seen (image)

Boeing's Starliner rolls out to pad for June 1 astronaut launch (photos)

Boeing's Starliner capsule rolled out to the pad today (May 30) ahead of its first-ever astronaut launch, which is scheduled for June 1.

Boeing's Starliner rolls out to pad for June 1 astronaut launch (photos)

Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe

The Japanese space agency has lost contact with its intrepid Venus orbiter, Akatsuki.

Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe

Solar Orbiter traces solar wind back to its mysterious source for 1st time

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has, for the first time, traced solar wind in space to a specific location on our sun's surface.

Solar Orbiter traces solar wind back to its mysterious source for 1st time

Space debris from SpaceX Dragon capsule crashed in the North Carolina mountains. I had to go see it (video)

A large piece of debris was found on a mountainside in North Carolina last week, suspected to be left over from the reentry of SpaceX's Crew-7 mission...

Space debris from SpaceX Dragon capsule crashed in the North Carolina mountains. I had to go see it (video)

See the moon and Saturn meet in the night sky early on May 31

Saturn will appear just above the third quarter moon in the sky in the early hours of Friday (May 31).

See the moon and Saturn meet in the night sky early on May 31

Astronaut's diary found among fallen Columbia space shuttle debris added to National Library of Israel

The journal pages of Israel's first astronaut have been added to the country's national library, more than 20 years after they were found among the de...

Astronaut's diary found among fallen Columbia space shuttle debris added to National Library of Israel

James Webb Space Telescope finds a dusty skeleton in this starburst galaxy's closet

The James Webb Space Telescope caught the Magellanic-like galaxy NGC 4449 is undergoing an intense bout of star formation.

James Webb Space Telescope finds a dusty skeleton in this starburst galaxy's closet

Watch Russian cargo ship launch toward the ISS early on May 30

Russia will launch the robotic Progress 88 freighter toward the International Space Station early Thursday morning (May 30), and you can watch the act...

Watch Russian cargo ship launch toward the ISS early on May 30

Watch Chinese company launch 4 satellites to orbit from ship at sea (video)

The Chinese company Galactic Energy sent four satellites into orbit on Wednesday (May 29) with the second sea launch of the Ceres-1 solid rocket.

Watch Chinese company launch 4 satellites to orbit from ship at sea (video)

'Star Trek #500' cover showcases a commanding collection of cosmic captains

A preview of IDW Publishing's "Star Trek #500" special issue that pays homage to the series' many unforgettable starship captains arriving this year o...

'Star Trek #500' cover showcases a commanding collection of cosmic captains

Watch 1st 'Star Wars: Hunters' gameplay trailer ahead of June 4 launch (video)

We’ll soon be playing 'Star Wars: Hunters' on Nintendo Switch and mobile phones, and the latest gameplay trailer has a fun look at game modes and more...

Watch 1st 'Star Wars: Hunters' gameplay trailer ahead of June 4 launch (video)

Massive sunspot responsible for May's epic auroras unleashes major X-class solar flare (video)

Sunspot region AR3697 has returned — unleashing yet another X-class solar flare. Watch it erupt from the sun's eastern limb here.

Massive sunspot responsible for May's epic auroras unleashes major X-class solar flare (video)

Boeing Starliner astronauts arrive at launch site for 1st flight test on June 1 (photos)

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are back near their launch site in Florida ahead of their Crew Flight Test launch on June 1. A key fli...

Boeing Starliner astronauts arrive at launch site for 1st flight test on June 1 (photos)

Real-life 'Star Trek' planet was actually just an illusion caused by a 'jittery' star

Just like the fictional planet of Vulcan was wiped out in Star Trek, new research has destroyed the real-life version of Spock's homeworld, albeit in ...

Real-life 'Star Trek' planet was actually just an illusion caused by a 'jittery' star

Asteroid 'Dinky,' visited by NASA's Lucy spacecraft, birthed its own moon

Dinkinesh, the asteroid visited by NSA’s Lucy mission in 2023, has a small moon that is made from two objects touching each other.

Asteroid 'Dinky,' visited by NASA's Lucy spacecraft, birthed its own moon