This 12-in-1 solar powered robot STEM kit is 35% off at Amazon now By Alexander Cox 27 October 2021 This 190-piece set allows people to build 12 different robots, all of which can be solar powered.
Disney's 1st trailer for 'Lightyear,' an origin story for Buzz Lightyear, looks amazing By Tariq Malik 27 October 2021 Disney and Pixar just launched the first teaser trailer for a new origin story of Buzz Lightyear and it's packed with stunning space action.
China launches military satellite that will take aim at space junk By Elizabeth Howell 27 October 2021 The launch was a 'complete success', although we don't know much about its mission yet.
Wildfires burned Antarctica 75 million years ago, charcoal remnants reveal By Laura Geggel 27 October 2021 Antarctica was warmer during the late Cretaceous period, a time when wildfire blazed through the region.
L+600 and counting: ESA astronaut to be 600th person in space on SpaceX Crew-3 launch By Robert Z. Pearlman 27 October 2021 A German astronaut is set to become the 600th person to enter space and he will do so flying with a U.S. astronaut who once came close to being number 500.
Earth tipped on its side (and back again) in 'cosmic yo-yo' 84 million years ago By Harry Baker 27 October 2021 A new study has confirmed a longstanding theory that Earth's crust tilted to the side, and eventually back again, around 84 million years ago.
Microbes could help future Mars explorers make rocket fuel and oxygen on the Red Planet By Charles Q. Choi 27 October 2021 Future Mars astronauts could make rocket fuel on the Red Planet using air, water and sunlight, a new study finds. The technology could fuel the astronauts' flights back to Earth.
On This Day in Space! Oct. 27, 1961: NASA launches 1st Saturn rocket test flight By Hanneke Weitering 27 October 2021 On Oct. 27, 1961, NASA launched the first test flight of its new Saturn I space launch vehicle. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space series.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff 27 October 2021 A tiny piece of the distant asteroid Ryugu retrieved by the Japanese Hayabusa2 spacecraft in 2019 is being studied by scientists at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Crew-3 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of SpaceX's planned Halloween launch By Amy Thompson 27 October 2021 Four astronauts were all smiles as they arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 26) ahead of SpaceX's third operational astronaut launch for NASA.
A new sunspot is firing off solar eruptions and here's what it looks like on video By Elizabeth Howell 26 October 2021 Our otherwise quiet sun had a stormy five-hour fiesta during the early hours of Tuesday (Oct. 26).
SpaceX has fixed its space toilet on Dragon for NASA's Crew-3 astronaut launch By Mike Wall 26 October 2021 SpaceX's newest Crew Dragon capsule will test out some tweaked toilet tech when it lifts off for the first time this weekend.
SpaceX's Crew Dragon 'safe enough' to fly Russian cosmonauts, Roscosmos chief says By Tereza Pultarova 26 October 2021 Russia previously voiced reservations about SpaceX experience with human spaceflight.
Mars helicopter Ingenuity soars through Red Planet's summer air after radio blackout (video) By Samantha Mathewson 26 October 2021 NASA's helicopter Ingenuity has successfully completed its 14th test flight on the Red Planet, demonstrating its ability to fly in summer weather conditions on Mars.
New space station 'Route 66' patch hides nod to Marvel 'The Eternals' artist By Robert Z. Pearlman 26 October 2021 You can now "get your kicks" and Marvel comic book fix with a new mission patch for the International Space Station crew.
Elon Musk's SpaceX now valued at $100 billion: report By Elizabeth Howell 26 October 2021 SpaceX's valuation has topped $100 billion, making the company even more of a rich rarity in a fast-growing industry.
SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance arrives at rocket hangar in awesome photos By Chelsea Gohd 26 October 2021 SpaceX's Endurance spacecraft has arrived at the hangar, ready for launch.
You can save over $66 on this Captain Phasma 'Star Wars' costume just in time for Halloween By Alexander Cox 26 October 2021 Save a whopping 57% on this officially licensed Captain Phasma costume from Amazon.
Meet the Crew-3 astronauts launching on SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship Endurance By Amy Thompson 26 October 2021 They'll launch to the International Space Station on Halloween (Oct. 31).
