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July full moon delights skywatchers worldwide. Here are our favorite photos of the majestic Buck Moon

By Anthony Wood Published 30 July 26

Wildfires and a balletic display, these are the best photos of the July Buck Moon 2026.

A SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon next week, and scientists aren't sure what to expect

By Leonard David Published 30 July 26

Scientists are preparing to study the effects of human-made impacts on the moon when a spent SpaceX rocket stage impacts the lunar surface on Aug. 5.

'It's going to do things that currently are impossible': The Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is ready to launch Aug. 30

By Monisha Ravisetti Published 29 July 26

NASA's Roman Space Telescope is ready to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Aug. 30. It'll map the entire sky like never before.

Watch this stirring new 'Star Trek' 60th anniversary video saluting the iconic sci-fi franchise

By Jeff Spry Published 29 July 26

Last weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, Paramount revealed a moving "Star Trek" tribute video created for the franchise's 60th anniversary this year.

NASA launched this spacecraft to save a satellite. Now, it needs saving too

By Brett Tingley Published 29 July 26

NASA launched the Swift Boost mission earlier this month to try and save one of its aging science observatories, but the rescue spacecraft is now experiencing control issues.

SpaceX launching secret US spy satellite early on July 30: Watch it live

By Mike Wall Published 29 July 26

SpaceX plans to launch a secret reconnaissance mission for the U.S. government early on Thursday morning (July 30), and you can watch the action live.

'The Ark' creator Dean Devlin talks season 3's enormous mystery box and sci-fi surprises (interview)

By Jeff Spry Published 29 July 26

"We went wildly over budget and just made the biggest craziest season we could possible imagine."

SpaceX Starship still floating 5 days after flight | Space photo of the day for July 29, 2026

By Brett Tingley Published 29 July 26

SpaceX continues to collect imagery of the vehicle as it floats in the Indian Ocean five days after its most recent flight test.

On this day in space! July 29, 1982: Soviet Salyut 6 space station falls to Earth

By Hanneke Weitering Published 29 July 26

On July 29, 1982, the Salyut 6 space station fell out of space and safely burned up in Earth's atmosphere along the way. Here's why it mattered.

X-ray spacecraft detects the 36-million-degree 'breath' of an ancient black hole

By Robert Lea Published 29 July 26

Astronomers have spotted the blisteringly hot exhaust fumes of the earliest quasars, intensely bright cosmic titans powered by feeding supermassive black holes.