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Astronaut Chris Hadfield explores murder in space in new Cold War space thriller 'Final Orbit' (exclusive)
Hadfield's 'Kaz' Zemeckis returns for this third entry in the bestselling author's 'The Apollo Murders' series
A massive eruption 74,000 years ago affected the whole planet – archaeologists use volcanic glass to figure out how people survived
How did humans survive catastrophic volcanic explosions to piece together the story today?
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 178 — Tell It to the Mountain
On Episode 178 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Terry Virts, a former shuttle and ISS astronaut, who is running for the U.S. Senate.
On this day in space! Sept. 20, 1970: Luna 16 lands on the moon
On Sept. 20, 1970, the Soviet Union's Luna 16 moon probe landed on the moon to retrieve a soil sample.
Partial solar eclipse September 2025: Live updates
The next solar eclipse will be on Sept. 21, 2025.
'Alien: Earth' has the right approach to canon — pick-and-choose and ignore the bits that don't work
"Alien: Earth" has adopted a much looser approach to canon than most of its sci-fi counterparts, allowing it to tell good stories without restriction.
A massive dark matter halo may explain the strange 5th point of this 'Einstein Cross'
Astronomers have discovered a rare cosmic alignment that may reveal hidden dark matter, offering a new way to study the invisible substance that makes up most of the universe.
VIPER lives! Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will land ice-hunting NASA rover on the moon in 2027
NASA's ice-hunting VIPER moon rover has officially come back from the dead: Blue Origin will land the wheeled robot on the lunar surface in 2027, the agency announced today (Sept. 19).
Titan's shadow crosses Saturn as the planet offers up its best views of 2025 this weekend
Titan's shadow will fall on Saturn in the early hours of Sept. 20, one day before the world shines at opposition in Earth's sky
Could a Mars crater have once hosted life? NASA's Perseverance rover finds more evidence it's possible
Fresh analysis of Perseverance rover data reveals Jezero Crater experienced repeated episodes of water activity, strengthening the case for habitability and raising the stakes for Mars Sample Return.
