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Watch live: US Senate vote to appoint Jared Isaacman as head of NASA today
The U.S. Senate will hold its second hearing to consider billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman's nomination for NASA chief on Wednesday (Dec. 3), and you can watch the action live.
Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.
Northern lights may be visible in 17 states (and maybe more) tonight
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Illinois as an incoming coronal mass ejection is expected to slam into Earth.
Uranus's small moons are dark, red, and water-poor
…Except for Mab, which is even weirder than expected.
5 key takeaways from Jared Isaacman's 2nd NASA chief nomination hearing
Private billionaire SpaceX astronaut Jared Isaacman appeared before a Senate committee Dec. 3 for consideration as NASA administrator. Here are 5 big takeaways from the hearing.
A green flash at sunset | Space photo of the day for Dec. 8, 2025
This rare phenomenon is also called the green rim and it actually happens at every sunset.
On this day in space! Dec. 8, 1990: Jupiter-bound Galileo probe flies by Earth
On Dec. 8, 1990, NASA's Galileo spacecraft flew by Earth on its way to Jupiter.
NASA spacecraft were vulnerable to hacking for 3 years and nobody knew. AI found and fixed the flaw in 4 days
An AI start-up has found a vulnerability in security software protecting NASA's ground control communications with satellites in space.
