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An illustration shows two families of planetary systems evolving from different stars
Planetary genealogy: Milky Way worlds belong to 1 of 2 ‘families,’ scientists find

By Robert Lea Published

Scientists have performed a cosmic genealogy on planetary systems in the Milky Way, finding two distinct families that influence the evolution and fate of these systems.

Exoplanets
'Dungeon Crawler Carl' author Matt Dinniman talks inspirations, success, and the upcoming Peacock TV series (interview)

By Jeff Spry Published

'Luckily I’m still in love with this story, and I am in love with writing it.'

Space Books
Astronauts could make rocket fuel out of the carbon-dioxide atmosphere on Mars in order to fly home.
SpaceX's Starship just turned 10 years old. When will it go to Mars?

By Andrew Jones Published

A decade after Elon Musk publicly unveiled plans for the fully reusable megarocket, Starship has reached orbit. How far away is Mars?

Launches & Spacecraft
USAF Capt. Charles E. Yeager (shown standing with the Bell X-1 supersonic rocket plane) became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound in level flight on Oct. 14, 1947.
On this day in space! Oct. 14, 1947: Test pilot Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier in the Bell X-1, the first X-plane

By Hanneke Weitering Published

On Oct. 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time! Here's why it mattered.

Space Exploration
NASA and Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch stands inside Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building on July 14, 2021. On Oct. 13, 2026, NASA announced she will serve next as the agency’s acting deputy chief engineer.
Life after the moon: Artemis II's Christina Koch steps down from active astronaut duty

By Mike Wall Published

Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch will become NASA's acting deputy chief engineer on Nov. 1. All four Artemis II crewmates have now stepped away from active spaceflight duties.

Artemis
'The X-Files' is officially returning as Hulu picks up Ryan Coogler's 'reimagining' of the sci-fi icon

By Ian Stokes Published

Trust no one.

Space Movies & Shows
SpaceX launch created this jellyfish in the sky.
Cosmic 'jellyfish' wows skywatchers after SpaceX launch | Space photo of the day for Oct. 14, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published

A "jellyfish" in the early-morning sky created by SpaceX's launch of the CRS-35 cargo mission on Oct. 13, 2026.

Launches & Spacecraft
a giant black-tiled rocket lays horizondal as it is transported down a road at night.
The 1st SpaceX Starship to survive a launch to space just came home to its launch site

By Josh Dinner Published

After more than 2 months, Ship 40 is back home at Starbase.

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Launches & Spacecraft
a cube-shaped spacecraft wrapped in foil floats past two irregularly shaped rocks covered in craters
Four years ago, NASA punched an asteroid. Europe's Hera probe arrives this month to inspect the wreckage

By Meghan Bartels Published

NASA's DART mission made a cosmic mess four years ago — and now a new spacecraft is ready to scout out exactly what the first-of-its-kind collision accomplished.

Asteroid & Comet Missions
A composite image of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, created by Chandra the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope
Scientists discover that some of the universe's biggest explosions may have never happened at all

By Robert Lea Published

Scientists have discovered that some of the universe's most powerful explosions, hypernovas, may not happen at all.

Stars
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