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Stars similar to our sun formed a mass migration from the center of the Milky Way, occurring approximately 4 billion to 6 billion years ago.

A mass stellar migration billions of years ago may have helped life get started on Earth

By Charles Q. Choi published

Our sun and a host of "solar twins" may have migrated away from the core of the Milky Way galaxy together long ago, potentially making the solar system more hospitable to life.

Stars
Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket launches on the "Stairway to Seven" mission on March 11, 2026.

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket reaches orbit on 1st launch since explosive accidents last year (video)

By Josh Dinner published

Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket launched for the seventh time ever today (March 11), bouncing back from two explosive mishaps in 2025.

Launches & Spacecraft
The twin Van Allen Probes orbit in Earth's inner and outer radiation belts.

Incoming! 1,300-pound NASA satellite crashes back to Earth over eastern Pacific Ocean

By Mike Wall last updated

NASA's Van Allen Probe A crashed to Earth on Wednesday morning (March 11) after nearly 14 years in orbit, according to the space agency. Most of the spacecraft likely burned up in the atmosphere.

Satellites
Illustration of an eccentric neutron star–black hole binary. The neutron star’s path is shown in blue and the black hole’s motion in orange as the two objects orbit each other.

Black hole and neutron star mergers push the laws of physics with their odd orbits

By Robert Lea published

Merging black holes and neutron stars have unusual oval orbits prior to colliding and merging, which challenge the laws of physics.

Black Holes
a triple-core rocket blasts off under a sunny, partly cloudy blue sky. smoke expands below next to an obscured launch tower, near a long white hanger with SPACEX written on the side. To the left, a bird flies away.

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?

By Josh Dinner, Tariq Malik last updated

Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

Launches & Spacecraft
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo craft is pictured installed to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles (422 kilometers) above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Africa.

Watch Northrop Grumman's 1st 'Cygnus XL' cargo spacecraft leave the space station on March 12

By Mike Wall published

Northrop Grumman's first "Cygnus XL" cargo ship will depart the International Space Station Thursday morning (March 12), and you can watch the action live.

International Space Station
Artist's illustration of a white inflatable habitat on the moon.

Could NASA use expandable habitats for its Artemis moon bases? These two companies are betting millions

By Josh Dinner published

Voyager Technologies is backing lunar habitat developer Max Space with a new multi-million-dollar investment aimed at accelerating development of expandable modules for future missions to the moon.

Technology
a director and an actress working on a sci-fi spaceship set

'In the old days, we were staring at a f ***ing green screen with tape marks on it': We talk to 'Star Trek' legend Jonathan Frakes about directing 'Starfleet Academy' season 1's penultimate episode

By Jeff Spry published

'The scope of 'Starfleet Academy' in terms of design, art direction, visual effects, practical effects, and graphics is massive.'

Space Movies & Shows

Your cosmic catch: A home guide to identifying and observing meteorite features

By Heather Barker published

Our how-to for observing a meteorite through a microscope.

Meteors & Meteor Showers
a dense cluster of bright dots of light on a black background

The 'invisible giant' at the heart of our galaxy | Space photo of the day for March 11, 2026

By Brett Tingley published

A new image captured by the Very Large Telescope reveals stars and gas orbiting the "invisible giant" at the heart of our galaxy.

Stars
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