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Watch live: Blue Origin reusing New Glenn rocket stage for 1st time on April 19 launch

By Josh Dinner published 18 April 26

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is poised to lift off for the third time ever on Sunday morning (April 19) — but for the first time with previously flown hardware. Here's how to watch it live.

How the 'Project Hail Mary' book walks the line between hard and speculative science fiction… and why the film did not

By Matthew Razak published 17 April 26

Two different ways to tell the same story.

New moon of April 2026 brings incredible views of the constellation Hydra, Jupiter, Venus and more this week

By Anthony Wood published 17 April 26

The new moon is the perfect time to spot faint constellations, galaxies and a quartet of planets in the dawn sky.

'Tall waves moving in slow motion': Here's how oily oceans on Saturn's giant moon Titan may behave

By Keith Cooper published 17 April 26

The size of waves on alien worlds will depend as much on the characteristics of the liquid as well as the gravity.

On this day in space: April 17, 1970: Apollo 13 Returns from Aborted Moon Mission

By Hanneke Weitering last updated 17 April 26

On April 17, 1970, Apollo 13 returned to Earth after narrowly avoiding a deadly disaster in space. This was supposed to be the third mission to land on the moon.

Hubble Space Telescope spots a mesmerizing spiral galaxy | Space photo of the day for April 17, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 17 April 26

Hubble images never fail to amaze.

Northern lights could be visible as far south as Illinois and Oregon tonight

By Daisy Dobrijevic published 17 April 26

Fast solar wind could spark geomagnetic storms tonight, pushing auroras into mid-latitudes.

Artemis 2's heat shield seems to have aced its trial by fire

By Mike Wall published 17 April 26

The heat shield on Artemis 2's Orion capsule appears to have held up incredibly well during its scorching downward trip through Earth's atmosphere, mission commander Reid Wiseman said.

Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS made a startling transformation as it passed the sun

By Robert Lea published 17 April 26

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS changed significantly as it flew by the sun last fall, astronomers have discovered.

This giant telescope could discover habitable exoplanets and secrets of our universe — if it gets its funding

By Keith Cooper published 17 April 26

Things are gearing up in the development of the Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile, as its developers enter the final design phase before the project goes before Congress for funding.