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'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 4 blasts onto Blu-ray and DVD on April 16

A preview of the "Star Trek: Lower Decks" Season 4 Blu-ray and DVD, which was released today (April 16).

'Star Trek: Lower Decks' Season 4 blasts onto Blu-ray and DVD on April 16

Monster black hole seen feeding on nearby matter just 1 billion years after Big Bang (photos)

The robotic telescopes of the Virtual Telescope Project have observed a quasar powered by a supermassive black hole 3 billion times as massive as the ...

Monster black hole seen feeding on nearby matter just 1 billion years after Big Bang (photos)

Will the constellations ever change?

BepiColombo spotted an outpour of carbon and oxygen atoms in Venus' fragile magnetic environment

Will the constellations ever change?

Switzerland signs Artemis Accords to join NASA in moon exploration

Switzerland became the 37th country to sign the Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration with NASA on April 15, following the inclusion of Greece...

Switzerland signs Artemis Accords to join NASA in moon exploration

James Webb Space Telescope full-size model to be displayed by Space Foundation

To see the premier astronomical observatory in its full-size glory, you need to go to Lagrange Point 2, a location farther away than anyone has travel...

James Webb Space Telescope full-size model to be displayed by Space Foundation

Dark energy could be getting weaker, suggesting the universe will end in a 'Big Crunch'

The first year of Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) data seems to show that dark energy is weakening over time, possibly the biggest cosmolo...

Dark energy could be getting weaker, suggesting the universe will end in a 'Big Crunch'

Record breaker! Milky Way's most monstrous stellar-mass black hole is sleeping giant lurking close to Earth

Astronomers have discovered the most massive stellar-born black hole ever seen in the Milky Way, and it lies relatively close to Earth.

Record breaker! Milky Way's most monstrous stellar-mass black hole is sleeping giant lurking close to Earth

I flew Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in 4 different simulators. Here's what I learned (video, photos)

Boeing Starliner astronauts spent hundreds of hours in simulators preparing for Crew Test Flight, which lifts off May 6. I got a brief taste of what t...

I flew Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in 4 different simulators. Here's what I learned (video, photos)

NASA's Mars sample return plan is getting a major overhaul: 'The bottom line is $11 billion is too expensive'

NASA is asking its various research centers as well as private industry for new ideas about how to get Mars samples back to Earth relatively quickly a...

NASA's Mars sample return plan is getting a major overhaul: 'The bottom line is $11 billion is too expensive'

NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara missed the total solar eclipse, but saw Earth 'moving' below her during spacewalk (photos)

NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara missed watching an eclipse from the ISS by days. But she did participate in the 4th all-woman spacewalk, and has a unique ...

NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara missed the total solar eclipse, but saw Earth 'moving' below her during spacewalk (photos)

These 3 stars are losing weight fast — thanks to stellar winds way stronger than the sun's

Astronomers have measured the stellar winds of three sun-like stars for the first time, finding that the objects are losing mass at a rate as great as...

These 3 stars are losing weight fast — thanks to stellar winds way stronger than the sun's

Space-based solar power may be one step closer to reality, thanks to this key test (video)

A first-of-its-kind lab demonstration shows how solar power transmission from space could work.

Space-based solar power may be one step closer to reality, thanks to this key test (video)

Do black holes hide the secrets of their ancestors?

Some black holes are so massive they were likely created as smaller black holes that merged. Maybe we can use such black hole "children" to learn abou...

Do black holes hide the secrets of their ancestors?

'Star Trek: Discovery' season 5 episode 3 'Jinaal' is a slow but steady affair

A trip back to Trill is nice, but we're starting to wonder if this final season will end up a 10-episode long epilogue after episode 3 of Star Trek: D...

'Star Trek: Discovery' season 5 episode 3 'Jinaal' is a slow but steady affair

Superfast drone fitted with new 'rotating detonation rocket engine' approaches the speed of sound

The experimental fusion reactor sustained temperatures of 180 million degrees Fahrenheit for a record-breaking 48 seconds.

Superfast drone fitted with new 'rotating detonation rocket engine' approaches the speed of sound

Why I watched the solar eclipse with my kids, a goose and 2,000 trees

The total solar eclipse on April 8 plunged Syracuse, New York's Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology into darkness for 90 seconds, ...

Why I watched the solar eclipse with my kids, a goose and 2,000 trees

Celestron SkyMaster Pro 20x80 review

The Celestron SkyMaster Pro 20x80 binoculars offer a massive aperture, interchangeable eyecups and incredible deep-sky views.

Celestron SkyMaster Pro 20x80 review

Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds

The experimental fusion reactor sustained temperatures of 180 million degrees Fahrenheit for a record-breaking 48 seconds.

Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds

1st female ISS program manager looks ahead to new spaceships, space stations (exclusive)

NASA's Dana Weigel has held leadership positions at the agency for 20 years. Now leading the ISS program, she highlighted the outpost's increasingly c...

1st female ISS program manager looks ahead to new spaceships, space stations (exclusive)

This little robot can hop in zero-gravity to explore asteroids

A three-legged robot named SpaceHopper could help combat challenges of exploring low-gravity environments, such as asteroids or moons.

This little robot can hop in zero-gravity to explore asteroids