Look Out Below! Japan's Hayabusa2 Drops Target Markers on Asteroid Ryugu By Meghan Bartels Japan's asteroid-exploring spacecraft has practiced its last task before heading home — and it made a nifty image as well.
'Alien Megastructure' Star May Not Be So Special After All By Charles Q. Choi More mysteriously dimming stars have been spotted.
China's Lunar Rover Scopes Out Weird Substance on Far Side of the Moon (Photos) By Andrew Jones China's lunar exploration program has released images that give us a glimpse of the mysterious material discovered on the far side of the moon.
China Launches 5 New Earth Observation Satellites into Orbit (Video) By Hanneke Weitering A Chinese Long March 11 rocket successfully launched five new remote-sensing satellites today (Sept. 19).
Students Worldwide Mobilize for Climate Action By Mindy Weisberger On Friday (Sept. 20), students around the world will walk out of their classrooms and gather in coordinated protests to highlight the global crisis created by climate change.
Time Is Running Out for India to Save Its Silent Moon Lander By Meghan Bartels Even as its orbiter settles into work, India's hopes of resurrecting its moon lander are quickly evaporating as the country marks two weeks from its attempt to softly touch down on the lunar surface.
How to Feed a Mars Colony of 1 Million People By Charles Q. Choi What might it take to feed a million people on Mars? Lab-grown meat, tunnel-grown crops and cricket farms, a new study finds.
SpaceX's Next Starship Prototype Taking Shape (Photos) By Mike Wall Construction of the test craft is proceeding apace, as two new photos posted on Twitter today (Sept. 17) by company founder and CEO Elon Musk reveal.
China Launches 5 New Earth Observation Satellites into Orbit (Video) By Hanneke Weitering A Chinese Long March 11 rocket successfully launched five new remote-sensing satellites today (Sept. 19).
On This Day in Space! Sept. 19, 1996: STS-79 Docks with Mir Space Station By Hanneke Weitering On Sept. 19, 1996, the space shuttle Atlantis rendezvoused with Russia's Mir space station to deliver supplies and equipment. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series!
Students Worldwide Mobilize for Climate Action By Mindy Weisberger On Friday (Sept. 20), students around the world will walk out of their classrooms and gather in coordinated protests to highlight the global crisis created by climate change.
Asteroid Dust Triggered an Explosion of Life on Earth 466 Million Years Ago By Meghan Bartels Consider the possibility that an asteroid may have transformed the picture of life on Earth — but forget the dinosaurs and the massive crater, and rewind an extra 400 million years.
Are We Alone? 'Ad Astra' Star Brad Pitt Talks Aliens, Science Fiction and More By Elizabeth Howell Brad Pitt says his new space movie, "Ad Astra," won't have a clear position on whether humanity is alone in the universe.
A Visit to Watery Super-Earth Alien Planet K2-18 b Would Be Super-Strange By Mike Wall The alien planet K2-18 b would be a truly exotic vacation destination.
The Water Vapor Find on 'Habitable' Exoplanet K2-18 b Is Exciting — But It's No Earth Twin By Mike Wall Astronomers are finding more and more alien worlds that may be capable of supporting Earth-like life, but none of them so far are carbon copies of our home world.
Astronomers Get the Goods on Jupiter-Smacking Space Rock By Mike Wall The space rock that whacked Jupiter last month has lost its air of mystery.
First Glimpses of Interstellar Comet Suggest It's Not So Different By Meghan Bartels Astronomers are rushing to study what appears to be the first known interstellar comet — and in some of the very earliest observations, it looks oddly familiar.
Watch an Asteroid Fly by Earth Today in a Live Webcast from Slooh! By Elizabeth Howell This weekend you can see live telescope views of an asteroid hurtling past Earth, thanks to astronomy broadcaster Slooh.
Are We Alone? 'Ad Astra' Star Brad Pitt Talks Aliens, Science Fiction and More By Elizabeth Howell Brad Pitt says his new space movie, "Ad Astra," won't have a clear position on whether humanity is alone in the universe.
'Star Trek: Discovery' Actor Anthony Rapp Talks Diversity, Science and New Role in 'Star Trek Online' By Elizabeth Howell From stage to the small screen, "Star Trek: Discovery" actor Anthony Rapp always tried to embody queer-friendly characters. And now his Trek character is coming to the gaming world.
Brad Pitt Calls Space Station Astronaut to Talk 'Ad Astra' and Life in Space (Video) By Chelsea Gohd "Ad Astra" star Brad Pitt talks about life in space with NASA astronaut Nick Hague, who recently screened the film at the International Space Station.
