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Artist's illustration of Europe's ExoMars rover, named Rosalind Franklin, on the surface of the Red Planet.

Could evidence of life on Mars be hiding in clay? Europe wants to send a rover to check

Chelsea Gohd Published 9 July 26

ESA's Rosalind Franklin rover will investigate possible signs of life in Martian clay.

Voyager 1 snapped three images of Jupiter using three different color filters which were then combined in the Image Processing Lab at Jet Propulsion Laboratory to create this image of Jupiter.

On this day in space! July 9, 1979: Voyager 2 spacecraft makes closest flyby of Jupiter

Hanneke Weitering Last updated 9 July 26

The Giotto space probe, launched in 1985 on an Ariane 1 V14 launcher, brushed past the hidden nucleus of Halley's comet in 1986.

A bright blue and turquoise ocean has a center of waves and ripples of sand with white clouds overhead as seen from above.

Take a trip to the turquoise waters of the Bahamas (from space) | Space photo of the day for July 9, 2026

Chelsea Gohd Published 9 July 26

Can you hear the waves?

the sun sets behind a large T-shaped drilling platform at sea

The US wants to build offshore rocket launch sites. Critics say 'our coasts deserve better'

Brett Tingley Published 9 July 26

The U.S. government is looking into launching commercial rockets from sea-based launch sites, but some advocacy groups fear making the ocean a dumping ground.

Split image showing three posters from Star Wars TV shows.

Star Wars TV shows ranked, worst to best

Fran Ruiz Last updated 9 July 26

Star Wars Check out our ranked list of Star Wars TV shows, both the live-action and animated adventures.

An artist's illustration of a dangerous asteroid headed for Earth.

China announces plan to build early-warning system for dangerous asteroids

Andrew Jones Published 9 July 26

The country's plans include spacecraft designed to detect asteroids coming from the direction of the sun, which has long been a space-rock blind spot.

NASA plans a to build a permanent base on the moon with a step-by-step approach through 2032. — Staffing the moon base: How many astronauts should live in NASA's lunar outpost? A simulation of future astronaut moon bases suggests that mission design, and not just psychology, needs to be considered for success.

the sun sets behind a large T-shaped drilling platform at sea — The US wants to build offshore rocket launch sites. Critics say 'our coasts deserve better' The U.S. government is looking into launching commercial rockets from sea-based launch sites, but some advocacy groups fear making the ocean a dumping ground.
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An artist's illustration of a dangerous asteroid headed for Earth. — China announces plan to build early-warning system for dangerous asteroids The country's plans include spacecraft designed to detect asteroids coming from the direction of the sun, which has long been a space-rock blind spot.

rocket launching from a launch pad at night — SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for record-breaking 36th time Liftoff occurred at 5:25 a.m. ET on Thursday (July 9).

a woman looks at a sky full of stars — Venus takes center stage with 2 easy-to-see sky shows this July. Here's when and where to look Venus pairs up with Regulus on July 9 before meeting a slender crescent moon on July 17.

Venus Aerospace tests their revolutionary rotating detonation rocket engine — Revolutionary rocket engine company Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale design Venus Aerospace has raised $91 million to further develop the company's rotating detonation rocket engine and plans to bring its designs from testing to production across multiple applications.

a rectangular spacecraft wrapped in metallic foil with a large, round communications dish floats in the blackness of space near a white, icy-looking planet — NASA's New Horizons probe just woke up from hibernation 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto. What's it doing out there? NASA's New Horizons probe has woken up in good health nearly 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto after spending nearly a year in hibernation.
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Skywatching

The second Manhattanhenge of 2026 occurs this week: When and where to see the sunset spectacle

By Joe Rao Last updated 6 July 26

Twice a year, the setting sun perfectly aligns with Manhattan's street grid, creating one of New York City's most spectacular skywatching events.

10 best Spanish cities to see the total solar eclipse 2026

By Jamie Carter Published 5 July 26

From A Coruña and Bilbao to Madrid and Zaragoza, here's where to see the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026, in some of Spain's biggest cities.

What did the night sky look like on the 1st Independence Day 250 years ago?

By Joe Rao Published 4 July 26

As the U.S. celebrates its 250th birthday, here's what Benjamin Franklin and other colonists would have seen when they looked up on July 4, 1776.

Spaceflight

A computer-generated image of ispace’s Mobile Cargo System to be installed on SpaceX’s Starship.

Japanese company books 1,100 pounds of cargo space on SpaceX Starship mission to the moon

By Josh Dinner Published 8 July 26

The Japanese company ispace is expanding its already extensive moon plans to include SpaceX's Starship megarocket.

Launches & Spacecraft

A space capsule with glowing heat shield approaches Mars from space

NASA begins funding hardware for 'Skyfall' Mars helicopter mission

By Josh Dinner Published 8 July 26

NASA is hoping to launch the mission to Mars in 2028.

four people in blue jumpsuits from the right, look left and a grey-haired man in a light blue jacket holding a folded american flag.

Trump gifts Artemis astronauts an American flag from the US Capitol to plant on the moon

By Josh Dinner Published 8 July 26

The next American flag to be planted on the moon has been placed in the hands of one of the last astronauts to walk on the lunar surface.

A Russian Soyuz-2.1a rocket launches the Kosmos-2553 satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on February 5, 2022.

Shoebox-sized 'detector satellites' could sniff out a nuclear bomb in space

By Tereza Pultarova Published 8 July 26

A constellation of cubesats fitted with special detectors could sniff out nuclear weapons hidden on satellites launched by adversary nations, a new study suggests.

Two images, captured by the Earth-imaging company Vantor, showing changing water levels at the Hoover Dam.

'This is the future of spatial intelligence': Vantor unveils stunning 3D satellite views of Earth (photos)

By Tereza Pultarova Published 8 July 26

The American Earth-observation company Vantor is now mapping Earth from space in 3D, and the images are stunning.

Science & Astronomy

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2026

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic Last updated 9 July 26

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2026.

Binary stars engaged in a final death dance that will lead to an interacting supernova

Dance of death between binary stars leads to an unusual supernova

By Robert Lea Published 8 July 26

When some stars die, they do not do so alone, potentially solving a long-standing mystery around a particular class of cosmic explosion called an interacting supernova.

Space Photo of the Day

The Roman Space Telescope hangs in the clean room.

NASA's Roman Space Telescope prepares for launch | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 8 July 26

Roman is in Florida, getting ready for its August liftoff.

Launches & Spacecraft

NASA astronaut Chris Williams flexes his muscles while on a spacewalk.

Astronaut flexes his muscles mid-spacewalk | Space photo of the day for July 7, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 7 July 26

NASA astronaut Chris Williams recently flexed his muscles for a photo while on a spacewalk with fellow astronaut Jessica Meir.

Human Spaceflight

Four Artemis 2 astronauts sit on Capitol Hill and look up at an image from their flight.

Artemis moon astronauts visit Capitol Hill | Space photo of the day for July 6, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd Published 6 July 26

Following their return to Earth from a 10-day journey around the moon and back in April, NASA's Artemis II astronauts headed to Capitol Hill.

Human Spaceflight

Entertainment

an astronaut in an orange suit with a planet above him

'Project Hail Mary' is finally streaming on Amazon Prime Video, and we can't wait to watch it again

By Jeff Spry Published 7 July 26

'Project Hail Mary' blasted off onto Prime Video starting on July 3.

He-Man and beyond: 20 sci-fi cartoons (some iconic, some weird) that transported '80s and '90s kids to strange new worlds

By Richard Edwards Published 5 July 26

They had the power! Saturday morning cartoons introduced many kids to science fiction... and toys, lots and lots of toys

Space Movies & Shows

What's Up In Space Today

Search For Life

Searching for alien life: New model could help scientists home in on habitable exoplanets

By Samantha Mathewson Published 23 June 26

A new exoplanet model screens rocky worlds by their ability to retain atmospheres over geologic timescales, helping narrow the search for potentially habitable planets beyond Earth.

Search for Life

An illustration of our solar system. The asteroid belt is located between Mars and Jupiter, separating our system into what we refer to as the inner and outer regions.

Was life delivered to Earth by asteroids with a helping hand from Jupiter?

By Kiona N. Smith Published 17 June 26

Earth may have gotten some of the key ingredients for life from asteroids in the inner solar system, but not without assistance from Jupiter.

Search for Life

a cylindrical telescope in space looks at earth, both on a starry black background

NASA is building a new space telescope to search for life on nearby planets. What would it see on ancient Earth?

By Paul Sutter Published 10 June 26

A new study analyzed how NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory might be able to confidently spot biosignatures in the atmosphere of a distant ancient Earth.

Search for Life

Technology

a person in a white clean suit and rubber gloves holds a metallic box filled with wires, about the size of a shoebox

'Acceleration without fuel:' Revolutionary superconducting thruster harnesses Earth's magnetic field in 1st orbital test

By Tereza Pultarova Published 6 July 26

A novel space thruster using superconducting magnets completed its first orbital tests. The technology could in the future propel spacecraft using just the power of the sun.

America 250: How has telescope technology evolved since the dawn of the U.S.?

By Keith Cooper Published 30 June 26

Optical telescopes have come a long way in the past two-and-a-half centuries — from the homemade telescope of William Herschel to the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope.

bubbles rise from oyster shells in a tank of clear water

Could future astronauts use oysters as water filters? Here's why one company thinks so

By Elizabeth Howell Published 28 June 26

A prototype oyster habitat used for water filtration is aiming for an eventual space launch after an early-stage prototype was demonstrated to the public earlier this year.

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