'The Orville' Season 3 episode 4 takes its world building to a new level By Scott Snowden published 28 June 22 'The Orville' season 3 continues to wow us with enthralling stories, just the right amount of humor and mind-blowing space battles.
US military's mysterious X-37B space plane zooms toward orbital record By Leonard David published 28 June 22 The Space Force's X-37B has now been aloft for 773 days, just a week shy of the program record.
Strange cloud in satellite data catches interest of scientists By Elizabeth Howell published 28 June 22 A "peculiar" cloud over the Caspian Sea offers an interesting case study of how satellites can detect such phenomena in Earth's atmosphere.
Luke and Lando land on Exegol in Adam Christopher’s 'Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith' novel (exclusive) By Jeff Spry published 28 June 22 Del Rey Books releases Adam Christopher’s new "Star Wars" novel, "Shadow of the Sith."
Shuttered full-scale space station mockup finds new use with Axiom Space By Robert Z. Pearlman published 28 June 22 Houston-based Axiom Space has found the perfect place to develop its commercial orbital outpost: a sprawling facility that comes pre-equipped with a mockup of the International Space Station.
Why it'll take NASA's tiny CAPSTONE probe so long to reach the moon By Mike Wall published 28 June 22 NASA's 55-pound (25 kilograms) CAPSTONE cubesat launched toward the moon today (June 28), but it won't get there until Nov. 13.
Rock samples from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover contain key ingredient of life By Samantha Mathewson published 28 June 22 Martian rock samples collected by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover show signs of key ingredients of life as we know it on Earth.
White dwarf seen to survive its own supernova explosion By Keith Cooper published 28 June 22 Astronomers have spotted a white dwarf that miraculously survived its own thermonuclear detonation, raising questions over how and why these stars create supernovas.
James Webb Space Telescope scientists prepare for 1st operational images: Listen in Wednesday By Elizabeth Howell published 28 June 22 Join in for free Wednesday (June 29) as NASA celebrates the forthcoming end of commissioning for its $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope.
NASA launches sounding rocket from Australia By Elizabeth Howell published 28 June 22 It was NASA's first launch from a commercial facility outside the United States, and more are coming very soon.
Bizarre 'polygons' are cracking through the surface of Mars By Brandon Specktor published 28 June 22 A new image from NASA's HIRISE camera reveals strange 'polygons' cracking open the surface of Mars. It's just a typical sign of spring, scientists say.
'Obi-Wan Kenobi' finale delivers the return of the Jedi By Mike Harris published 28 June 22 ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ is far, far away from being perfect, but the finale boasts some of Disney’s most compelling Star Wars yet.
SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy rocket prototype moves to launch pad for tests By Elizabeth Howell published 28 June 22 SpaceX's massive Starship project was on the move last week, as its "Booster 7" Super Heavy rocket prototype moved to its South Texas test pad Thursday (June 23).
On This Day In Space: June 28, 2015: SpaceX rocket explodes after liftoff By Hanneke Weitering published 28 June 22 On June 28, 2015, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded minutes after launching from Florida. See how it happened in our On This Day In Space video series.
Private Cygnus cargo ship departs space station for a fiery death in Earth's atmosphere By Mike Wall published 28 June 22 Northop Grumman's robotic Cygnus freighter is scheduled to undock from the orbiting lab at 6:05 a.m. EDT (1005) Tuesday. Watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA.
NASA's tiny CAPSTONE cubesat launches on pioneering moon mission By Mike Wall published 28 June 22 NASA's tiny CAPSTONE spacecraft has begun its long, history-making journey to the moon.
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo ship boosts International Space Station's orbit By Brett Tingley published 28 June 22 A Cygnus spacecraft reboosted the International Space Station to its normal operating altitude on June 25, 2022.
Venus Aerospace unveils its new dart-like Mach 9 hypersonic plane design By Jeff Spry published 28 June 22 Venus Aerospace has recently released design images of its new Mach 9 aircraft concept.
Former astronauts and space industry leaders weigh in on fall of Roe v. Wade and abortion access By Elizabeth Howell published 28 June 22 Space exploration is feeling the shockwaves from the historic decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to revoke Roe v. Wade on Friday (June 24).
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff published 28 June 22 European astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti posing at the hatch between the International Space Station and the Cygnus cargo vehicle, which is expected to depart on Tuesday (June 28).