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Birthplace of weird Earth 'quasi-moon' Kamo’oalewa found

Scientists turned into cosmic crime scene investigators to reconstruct the impact that sent Earth's "quasi-moon" Kamo'oalewa rocketing from the lunar ...

Birthplace of weird Earth 'quasi-moon' Kamo’oalewa found

Fortnite launches to the moon in new 'Lunar Horizons' simulation game

A preview of Fortnite's new free-to-play "Lunar Horizons" mission experience on the moon.

Fortnite launches to the moon in new 'Lunar Horizons' simulation game

NASA astronauts enter quarantine for 1st crewed Boeing Starliner launch on May 6

Veteran NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are in quarantine at agency facilities before the 1st Boeing Starliner launch. They are expect...

NASA astronauts enter quarantine for 1st crewed Boeing Starliner launch on May 6

Building rockets and looking for life on Venus: Q&A with Rocket Lab's Peter Beck

Space.com caught up with Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck recently to talk about the company's ambitious plans for the future, which include a pr...

Building rockets and looking for life on Venus: Q&A with Rocket Lab's Peter Beck

Watch 4 solar flares erupt from the sun at nearly the same time in extremely rare event (video)

The quadruple eruption was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

Watch 4 solar flares erupt from the sun at nearly the same time in extremely rare event (video)

Slovenia signs NASA's Artemis Accords for cooperative space exploration

Slovenia signed NASA's Artemis Accords on April 19, becoming the 39th country to affirm their cooperation in future space endeavors to the moon and be...

Slovenia signs NASA's Artemis Accords for cooperative space exploration

ESA graduates the 'Hoppers': Europeans, Australian pass astronaut basic training

The "Hoppers" — five European astronauts and the first astronaut from the Australian Space Agency — are now ready to "hop" into their first flight ass...

ESA graduates the 'Hoppers': Europeans, Australian pass astronaut basic training

Watch the Full Pink Moon 2024 bloom in the night sky tonight

The Full Pink Moon of April 2024 steals the show tonight as it crosses the nighttime sky from dusk until dawn.

Watch the Full Pink Moon 2024 bloom in the night sky tonight

Watch Rocket Lab launch new NASA solar sail tech to orbit today

Rocket Lab will launch a South Korean Earth-observation satellite and new NASA solar-sailing tech this evening (April 23), and you can watch it live.

Watch Rocket Lab launch new NASA solar sail tech to orbit today

India aims to achieve 'debris-free' space missions by 2030

India has announced its intent to join the global effort to reduce space debris in low Earth orbit.

India aims to achieve 'debris-free' space missions by 2030

Scientists use AI to reconstruct energetic flare blasted from Milky Way's supermassive black hole

Combining AI and observations of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, scientists have reconstructed a 3D video of Sagittarius A* and its environme...

Scientists use AI to reconstruct energetic flare blasted from Milky Way's supermassive black hole

Earth Day 2024: Witness our changing planet in 12 incredible satellite images

To commemorate Earth Day, enjoy these 12 NOAA satellite images that showcase the different ways this critical technology helps scientists keep an eye ...

Earth Day 2024: Witness our changing planet in 12 incredible satellite images

NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft finally phones home after 5 months of no contact

On Saturday, April 5, Voyager 1 finally "phoned home" and updated its NASA operating team about its health. The interstellar explorer is back in touch...

NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft finally phones home after 5 months of no contact

Satellites watch as 4th global coral bleaching event unfolds (image)

Satellites are tracking in real time as multiple major coral reefs around the world get paler due to warming sea temperatures in the fourth-ever globa...

Satellites watch as 4th global coral bleaching event unfolds (image)

New trailer for 'Star Wars Outlaws' video game proclaims a golden age for the underworld (video)

A new story trailer has dropped for Ubisoft's new "Star Wars Outlaws" video game.

New trailer for 'Star Wars Outlaws' video game proclaims a golden age for the underworld (video)

The Earth Day 2024 Google doodle is a climate change reminder

For Earth Day this year, the Google doodle is highlighting areas of our planet it sees itself in.

The Earth Day 2024 Google doodle is a climate change reminder

China's new reusable rocket aces key engine tests

China has made progress on a powerful rocket engine to power its new reusable rockets that are expected to launch the nation's planned crewed moon mis...

China's new reusable rocket aces key engine tests

James Webb Space Telescope documentary returns to IMAX theaters this week for Earth Day. Watch exclusive clips here (video)

New James Webb Space Telescope documentary, "Deep Sky," returns to IMAX screens for Earth Day. Watch two exclusive clips here at Space.com.

James Webb Space Telescope documentary returns to IMAX theaters this week for Earth Day. Watch exclusive clips here (video)

Saturn's ocean moon Enceladus is able to support life − my research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells there

As a planetary scientist and astrobiologist who studies ice grains from Enceladus, '’m interested in whether there is life on this or other icy moons....

Saturn's ocean moon Enceladus is able to support life − my research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells there

Why is it so hard to send humans back to the moon?

The Apollo program put humans on the moon in 1969. So why haven't we sent any more since?

Why is it so hard to send humans back to the moon?