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Eclipse expert Jamie Carter wins media award for extensive solar eclipse coverage

We spoke to Jamie Carter about winning the award and his plans for future solar eclipses.

Eclipse expert Jamie Carter wins media award for extensive solar eclipse coverage

'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches peak brightness tonight. Here's how to see it

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks visits the inner solar system every 71 years and will reach its closest to the sun on Sunday (April 21), appearing bright enough...

'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches peak brightness tonight. Here's how to see it

Cosmonaut Muhammed Faris, first Syrian in space, dies at 72

Muhammed Faris, who was the first cosmonaut from Syria and second Arab to fly into space, has died at the age of 72.

Cosmonaut Muhammed Faris, first Syrian in space, dies at 72

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 107 — Mars Sample Return Blues

On Episode 107 of This Week In Space, Rod and Tariq talk with journalist Leonard David about NASA's troubled Mars sample return mission.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 107 — Mars Sample Return Blues

Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon (2024) review

Lego's latest Millennium Falcon model certainly isn't a hunk of junk, as Luke Skywalker famously called the ship in 'Star Wars: A New Hope.'

Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon (2024) review

Those magic minutes during April 8's solar eclipse brought me to tears

As a TV reporter and meteorologist, I experienced some pretty incredible things in my career. But the 2024 total solar eclipse in Dallas left me in aw...

Those magic minutes during April 8's solar eclipse brought me to tears

Everything we know about 'The Fantastic Four'

After several years in development and pre-production at Marvel Studios, The Fantastic Four is finally coming to the big screen in 2025. Here's all we...

Everything we know about 'The Fantastic Four'

NASA satellite's 'shocking' space junk near-miss was even closer than thought

The Feb. 28 encounter between NASA's TIMED satellite and a dead Russian spacecraft was even closer than first thought — a mere 33 feet (10 meters) or ...

NASA satellite's 'shocking' space junk near-miss was even closer than thought

NASA's Juno probe captures amazing views of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io (video)

NASA's Juno probe continues to give us more insight into Jupiter and the giant planet's moons, including Io, the most volcanically active object in th...

NASA's Juno probe captures amazing views of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io (video)

NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts will put a moonquake detector on lunar surface

NASA is building a moonquake detector for its upcoming Artemis 3 mission, in hopes of learning more about lunar tremors and the internal structure of ...

NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts will put a moonquake detector on lunar surface

Ingenuity's travels: New NASA video tracks Mars helicopter's 72 flights

NASA's history-making Ingenuity helicopter covered a lot of ground on Mars over the past three years, as a new video shows.

Ingenuity's travels: New NASA video tracks Mars helicopter's 72 flights

Private space-junk probe to conduct up-close inspection of spent rocket stage

The mission aims to assist the later removal of spunk junk, an issue that threatens the sustainable use of orbital space above the Earth.

Private space-junk probe to conduct up-close inspection of spent rocket stage

Watch 'Devil Comet' approach the sun during explosive coronal mass ejection (video)

This NASA space-based observatory video shows 'Devil Comet' 12P/Pons-Brooks passing past bright Jupiter while the sun explodes in the distance.

Watch 'Devil Comet' approach the sun during explosive coronal mass ejection (video)

Japanese satellite will beam solar power to Earth in 2025

Japan will test solar power transmission from space in 2025 with a miniature space-based photoelectric plant that will wirelessly transmit energy from...

Japanese satellite will beam solar power to Earth in 2025

China's experimental moon satellites beam back lunar imagery (video, photo)

A pair of small experimental satellites have begun tests related to future lunar communication and navigation services for China's moon ambitions.

China's experimental moon satellites beam back lunar imagery (video, photo)

Are we prepared for Chinese preeminence on the moon and Mars? (op-ed)

The U.S. could lose its decades-old leadership in space exploration and technology to China.

Are we prepared for Chinese preeminence on the moon and Mars? (op-ed)

'Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver' is a knockout punch of pure sci-fi cinema (review)

A review of Zack Snyder's "Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver."

'Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver' is a knockout punch of pure sci-fi cinema (review)

'Astrobiodefense:' Thinktank calls for defending Earth from space bugs

The quest to bring samples back to Earth from Mars has been met with controversy in some quarters as the threat that ecologically-hungry Martian micro...

'Astrobiodefense:' Thinktank calls for defending Earth from space bugs

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but don't expect much this year

The annual Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight on April 21-22, but unfortunately a bright moon will make it difficult to spot any 'shooting stars' thi...

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but don't expect much this year

'Transformers One' 1st trailer unveils Optimus Prime and Megatron's shared history (video)

The Transformers are returning to cinemas in 2024 with their first animated movie in nearly 40 years. This is the beginning of Cybertron's end.

'Transformers One' 1st trailer unveils Optimus Prime and Megatron's shared history (video)