Curious Kids: Could octopuses evolve until they take over the world and travel to space? By Culum Brown Octopuses are famous for their alien-like abilities, from regrowing damaged arms to changing their skin color and texture.
'Star Trek: Picard' Season 2 teaser trailer is teeming with Easter eggs By Scott Snowden Two 'Trek' titans will go tête à tête in the sensational second season.
US Mint to honor astronaut Sally Ride on 'American Women' quarter By Robert Z. Pearlman The first female U.S. astronaut to fly into space will be honored by the United States Mint in 2022, leading off a new series of circulating coins depicting notable American women.
Exclusive: A little-known Jules Verne adventure novel scores a sci-fi comic book series with 'Lighthouse' By Jeff Spry Jules Verne's 1905 novel "The Lighthouse At The End Of The World" is transformed into a sweeping sci-fi comic book miniseries from Brian Haberlin and David Hine.
Blue Origin aces 'astronaut rehearsal' New Shepard test flight By Meghan Bartels Blue Origin has another clean test flight under its belt.
Startup Phantom Space aims to launch 1st orbital mission in 2023 By Mike Wall Phantom Space aims to start launching orbital missions in early 2023, and the company just secured $5 million in seed funding to help it meet this goal.
Japanese ispace lander to carry UAE moon rover to lunar surface in 2022 By Mike Wall The United Arab Emirates' robotic Rashid moon rover will be delivered to the lunar surface in 2022 by HAKUTO-R, a lander built by the Japanese company ispace.
A Northrop Grumman robot successfully docked to a satellite to extend its life By Chelsea Gohd Satellites could live longer lives thanks to new technology being tested by Northrop Grumman.
US Mint to honor astronaut Sally Ride on 'American Women' quarter By Robert Z. Pearlman The first female U.S. astronaut to fly into space will be honored by the United States Mint in 2022, leading off a new series of circulating coins depicting notable American women.
Startup Phantom Space aims to launch 1st orbital mission in 2023 By Mike Wall Phantom Space aims to start launching orbital missions in early 2023, and the company just secured $5 million in seed funding to help it meet this goal.
Curious Kids: Could octopuses evolve until they take over the world and travel to space? By Culum Brown Octopuses are famous for their alien-like abilities, from regrowing damaged arms to changing their skin color and texture.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft begins its farewell tour of near-Earth asteroid Bennu By Doris Elin Urrutia A spacecraft carrying pristine asteroid samples and 4,000 megabytes of data recently flew away from the space rock Bennu.
Enceladus may have ocean currents like we see around Antarctica By Elizabeth Howell The ocean of the water-spurting moon Enceladus might be more active than scientists realized.
Mars' dark streaks are probably caused by dry landslides By Mike Wall A recent study found that these dark marks, known as recurring slope lineae, surged following the massive 2018 dust storm that killed NASA's Mars rover Opportunity.
How to spot aliens? Look at Earth, scientists propose. By Mindy Weisberger Revisiting how Earth looks from space could offer scientists clues for finding alien life on distant worlds.
Lyrid meteor shower 2021: When, where & how to see it By Jesse Emspak In late April, skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will get a view of the Lyrid meteor shower, the dusty trail of a comet with a centuries-long orbit around the sun.
April new moon 2021: Planets become more visible before the moon occults Mars By Jesse Emspak The new moon occurs Sunday, April 11, at 10:30 p.m. EDT (0230 GMT on April 12), a week before our natural satellite passes in front of Mars.
A small, car-sized asteroid just gave Earth a close shave By Meghan Bartels A newly spotted asteroid about the size of a car flew harmlessly past Earth this morning (April 12).
'Star Trek: Picard' Season 2 teaser trailer is teeming with Easter eggs By Scott Snowden Two 'Trek' titans will go tête à tête in the sensational second season.
Exclusive: A little-known Jules Verne adventure novel scores a sci-fi comic book series with 'Lighthouse' By Jeff Spry Jules Verne's 1905 novel "The Lighthouse At The End Of The World" is transformed into a sweeping sci-fi comic book miniseries from Brian Haberlin and David Hine.
Salute the enduring spirit of the 'Verse with this shiny new 'Firefly-Artbook' By Jeff Spry Mal and the rest of the Serenity crew take center stage in this premium format hardback celebrating the world of "Firefly."
