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Watch SpaceX launch classified mission for the US Space Force today
By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX will launch the classified USSF-153 mission for the U.S. Space Force today (Sept. 10), and you can watch the action live.

This 'impossible' black hole merger may be explained by a warp in spacetime
By Robert Lea Published
A "forbidden" merger between two black holes may not have been quite as impossible as previously thought. New research that suggests the black holes involved were smaller than first calculated.

International Space Station astronaut gives out of this world tribute to honor Star Trek’s 60th anniversary
By Josh Dinner Published
There may not be a more fitting place to celebrate 60 years of Star Trek.

Astronomers discover two stars that joined together to form a binary system just 60 years ago
By Robert Lea Published
Using ALMA, astronomers have watched as two stars come together to form a massive stellar binary, finding chaos that indicates they emerged from different backgrounds.

NASA's newly launched Roman Space Telescope will 'directly' image exoplanets. But what does that mean?
By Monisha Ravisetti Published
"When you look up at the night sky, most of those stars have planets."

We're about to exceed 1.5-degree global warming limit, according to the UN
By Chelsea Gohd Published
"We can – and must – get on the right path."

US military practices orbital dogfighting in 1st-ever 'live fly' exercise in space
By Brett Tingley Published
United States Space Command just held its first-ever "Apollo Maneuvers" exercise, which saw spacecraft maneuvering in orbit through simulated contested environments.

Indonesian volcanic eruption spotted from space | Space photo of the day for Sept. 9, 2026
By Chelsea Gohd Published
Anak Krakatau erupted, and satellites were watching.
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