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Starship in space! See highlights of SpaceX megarocket's epic Flight 13 test launch (video)

The 13th test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket went pretty well —and provided some amazing visuals, too. See the highlights here.

Rocket Lab to start launching missile-defense missions from Alaska under $266 million Space Force deal

Rocket Lab just inked a $266 million deal with the U.S. Space Force to launch up to 18 suborbital missile-defense missions, most of them from Alaska's Pacific Spaceport Complex.

25 years on, 2001's 'Planet of the Apes' has become a bit of a guilty pleasure

Time to fire up the Wayback Machine to pay tribute to Tim Burton's controversial sci-fi reimagining.

On this day in space! July 27, 1962: The 1st zero-g cosmonaut training flight took off on a Soviet jetliner

On July 27, 1962, two Russian cosmonauts boarded a Soviet airliner and experienced weightlessness without going to space. Here's why it mattered.

Are we overlooking signs of alien life that aren't technological or biological? 'Bread would be a signature of intelligence'

Between biosignatures and technosignatures lie noosignatures, and some scientists think they could help us find alien life someday.

We've found huge discounts on a range of ZWO astronomy cameras, including three we love

Save on ZWO astrophotography gear at B&H Photo Video. Shop discounts on astrocams, telescopes and mounts to upgrade your stargazing setup with top deals today.

Curiosity Mars rover inspects cracked wheel | Space photo of the day for July 27, 2026

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has experienced some serious wear and tear during its nearly 14 years on the Red Planet, as seen in new images of its wheels.

X-ray spacecraft finds supermassive black hole stirring up the 'red potato' galaxy: 'There may be a cook in this cosmic kitchen'

Using the Chandra X-ray spacecraft, astronomers have seen a jet from a feeding supermassive black hole churning gas surrounding a galaxy nicknamed the "red potato."

Private companies could ruin the night sky for the entire world, and international law can't stop them

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can single-handedly approve space projects that will change the night sky around the world. The international community can do very little against it.

A seed that flew around the moon grew into this tree in NYC

The Madison Square Park Conservancy unveiled its moon tree at a smoky birthday party.

An 'almost blood moon' is coming on Aug. 27 and it'll be the best lunar eclipse until NYE 2028

The countdown is on! Millions of skywatchers will have front-row seats to a dramatic 96% 'blood moon' lunar eclipse. Here's what you need to know.

What happened to space horror movies?

They mostly don't come out anymore... mostly.

I'm not an astronaut, but I went to the International Space Station (sort of)

"Just the fact that it exists, just the fact that it continues to exist. We should marvel at that."

We talk with astronaut Michael Foale about the 1997 Space Station Mir crisis: 'He took all the blame of the collision on his shoulders'

'I believe that we, as a crew, saved space station Mir that day'

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 220 — First on Mars

On Episode 220 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Pascal Lee and astrobiologist Dr. Penny Boston to mark the 50th anniversary of Viking 1's landing on Mars.

An off-the-shelf camera could help us find more black holes smashing together

"It doesn't require any new technology development, which is almost unheard of for solving a LIGO instrumentation problem."

NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts return to Earth after 241 days on space station (video)

NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station early Sunday morning (July 26).

SpaceX's Starship megarocket makes the 'softest splashdown' ever after launching next-gen Starlink satellites in Flight 13 test (video)

SpaceX launched Starship, the world's most powerful rocket, on a critical 13th test flight on July 24, a stunning test flight that notched big success and ended with a huge surprise.

ZWO Seestar S30 Pro smart telescope review

A compact, automated smart telescope with a higher resolution upgrade

We boldly chat with 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' showrunners about space dinosaurs and Lovecraftian horrors for season 4 (interview)

'The minute we started talking about doing dinosaurs, we were like, 'Yeah, let’s figure out a way to do that.''

What lurks beneath the volcanoes of Jupiter's moon Io? NASA's Juno probe just took a peek

The subsurface findings could transform how scientists study volcanoes across the solar system — including those on Earth.

Planet hunter gets the silent treatment | Space photo of the day for July 24, 2026

ESA's Plato spacecraft completes critical testing ahead of its spaceflight.

The easiest way to learn the summer night sky starts with these 3 stars

How to use the Summer Triangle stars — Vega, Deneb and Altair — as a key to unlock your understanding of the night sky.

Lightning strike on Chinese rocket captured in epic launch photo

Lightning struck a Chinese Long March-3B rocket shortly after liftoff this week, but the launch still successfully placed its satellite payload in orbit.

This Week In Space LIVE: The Viking Mars landings 50 years later

Tune in today, July 24, at 1:30 p.m. ET for a LIVE This Week In Space taping to mark the 50th anniversary of the Viking landings on Mars.

Hubble telescope watches unique nova explosion fire cosmic 'bullets' through the Milky Way at 20 million mph

Using Hubble, astronomers have discovered that the only known "helium nova" in the Milky Way is riddling our galaxy with cosmic bullets travelling at 20 million mph.

Vulcan Centaur swapped out again: NASA goes with SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for launch of space weather mission

NASA's SunRISE mission has been assigned a new launch vehicle: It will now be delivered to orbit by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket rather than a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur.

How to watch 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 4

'We've seen a lot of strange new worlds, but we’ll never see something like this again'

Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of the sun's missing silver

Scientists say the sun has a little more silver than we thought.

How much better is the Canon EOS R6 III than previous models for astrophotography?

The latest edition of the Canon EOS R6 III adds 8 MP in resolution compared to the EOS R6 II, a CFexpress card slot and improved low-light autofocusing capability but do these upgrades actually benefit the astrophotographer?

NASA's retired astronauts are hitting the road to get young people to vote: 'one small step for you, and one giant leap for our country.'

"We have to do what we can to ensure that the country makes it through the challenges that we're dealing with here, and that is the message that we're going to be taking to colleges and universities."

Satellite spots a 'hummingbird' in Antarctica | Space photo of the day for July 23, 2026

A hummingbird shape in satellite data from NISAR is actually a mountaintop spotted in Antarctica.

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'' season 4 opener is a pulpy sci-fi joy packed with dinosaurs, martians, and a 5th planet where the asteroid belt should be

Dinosaurs, Martians, and the fate of the human race? This could be more than your standard day at the office for the Enterprise crew.

Should Artemis IV astronauts actually land near the moon's south pole? Artemis II pilot says the lunar equator might be better

NASA has long eyed the moon's south pole for its first crewed Artemis landing. But Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover says the agency should target an easier and safer place to touch down.

The James Webb Space Telescope's disappearing 'Little Red Dots' may lead to another cosmic puzzle

Just as the dinosaurs didn't disappear but rather evolved into birds, cosmic dinosaurs in the form of the JWST's Little Red Dots may fade away completely.

China's record-breaking Gravity-1 rocket launches 9 satellites from a ship at sea (video)

Orienspace's Gravity-1, the world's most powerful solid rocket, aced its third-ever mission on Tuesday (July 21), launching nine satellites to orbit from a ship at sea.

5 disturbing things we saw after digging into the recent 'Dune: Part 3' trailer

Let's explore this latest look at Denis Villeneuve's epic close-out to his 'Dune' magnum opus

After nearly 30 years, NASA realized this near-Earth asteroid is actually a comet. The discovery may help us defend the planet some day

Astronomers discovered that a near-Earth asteroid is actually a comet that could help scientists identify more hidden comets and improve planetary defense.

NASA's Roman Space Telescope could reveal black holes ripping up stars. It's set to launch Aug. 30

NASA's next super telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, may leave nowhere to hide for black holes that violently murder and devour stars, not even cosmic noon.

If space war erupts, 'none of us will be able to avoid the war zone,' warns outgoing Space Force chief in final public speech

The outgoing head of the U.S. Space Force had some stark words in his last public speech, stating that "none of us will be able to avoid the war zone" should conflict extend to space.

'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' is time-travelling back into theaters next month for a 35th anniversary re-release

Grab your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle because it's time to party like it’s the summer of 1991.

Astronomers may have discovered the 1st moon outside of our solar system — or is it something weirder?

Have astronomers observed the first exomoon, or have they spotted a weird object that could challenge the very concept of planets and moons?

Our 1st-ever up-close look at the Martian surface | Space photo of the day for July 22, 2026

What might seem like a simple black-and-white picture of some rocks is actually the first photograph ever taken on the surface of Mars.

'The court has to intervene now': Indigenous groups and conservationists condemn SpaceX's South Texas land swap

A coalition of environmental and tribal groups filed an emergency injunction to stop a land swap between SpaceX and the federal government, saying courts should rule on its legality.

New timelapse video shows NASA's Psyche spacecraft zooming by Mars

"We didn't anticipate big discoveries, given how extensively the planet has been studied, but we did complement Mars science with the data we collected through Psyche's unique perspective."

Metal spheres found in Australia show how little we still know about falling space debris, experts say

The latest space debris incident in Australia shows just how much we still don't know about what happens to rockets and other debris when it falls from space.

James Webb Space Telescope discovers the secrets of cosmic 'factories' that filled the early universe with stardust

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the secrets of early galaxies that pumped the infant cosmos full of dust, but by studying a much closer and modern galaxy.

Alien life likely can't survive on exoplanets smaller than Mars, scientists say

For a world to maintain an atmosphere long enough for life to gain a foothold, it seems it needs to be at least as big as Mars.

Space Force orders 36 more Golden Dome missile-tracking satellites, for $1.75 billion

The Space Development Agency announced partnerships with two companies worth up to $1.75 billion total, to develop 36 satellites for the Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile-defense initiative.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends Starlink satellites to orbit a day after rare launch abort

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday (July 21), a day after aborting its first liftoff attempt.

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