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Watch Atlas V rocket launch 29 Amazon internet satellites to orbit today

By Mike Wall published 27 April 26

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is scheduled to launch 29 of Amazon's internet satellites tonight (April 27), and you can watch it live.

1st SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch in 18 months delayed by bad weather

By Mike Wall last updated 27 April 26

SpaceX will launch its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in 18 months on Tuesday morning (April 28), and you can watch the dramatic action live.

On this day in space! April 27, 1961: NASA Launches Explorer 11

By Hanneke Weitering last updated 27 April 26

On April 27, 1961, NASA launched Explorer 11, a satellite that contained the first gamma ray telescope to go to space.

Backyard snapshot delivers stunning galaxy image | Space photo of the day for April 27, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 27 April 26

The Small Magellanic Cloud, a neighbor of our Milky Way galaxy, stuns in this ambassador's picture.

Astrobotic fires next-generation 'rotating detonation rocket engine' in record-breaking test (video)

By Josh Dinner published 27 April 26

Astrobotic completed a successful series of hot-fire tests of its rotating detonation rocket engine prototype, marking a key milestone for the experimental propulsion technology.

AI sped up James Webb Space Telescope data analysis from years to days. What can it do for the groundbreaking Rubin Observatory?

By Tereza Pultarova published 27 April 26

AI algorithms can sharpen naturally blurry images taken by ground-based telescopes, revealing details otherwise visible only to space-borne machines like Webb and Hubble.

NASA wants to use a fleet of MoonFall drones to scout the lunar south pole: 'We believe we can do it'

By Leonard David published 27 April 26

NASA is exploring ways to use a fleet of drones to explore the lunar south pole with an ambitious new MoonFall project.

Aurora forecast April 27 — Solar flares surge but northern lights stay muted for now

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 27 April 26

The latest aurora forecast for tonight helps you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

The 'Oscars of Science': Breakthrough Prize 2026 awards over $18 million for discoveries across space, physics and more

By Samantha Mathewson published 26 April 26

The 2026 Breakthrough Prize honored advances in dark matter, quantum physics, gene editing and nonlinear mathematics.

The moon as you rarely see it: How a photographer captured night and day on the first quarter moon

By Anthony Wood published 26 April 26

"That moment of completion was incredibly rewarding, as I felt like I had finally represented the first quarter moon as it might appear in person."