NASA launches powerful Landsat 9 satellite to monitor climate change, forest cover and more By Amy Thompson Landsat 9 will join its partner Landsat 8 in tracking urban sprawl, forest cover and the retreat of glaciers, among other features and phenomena.
Hulu drops new teaser for 'The Orville' Season 3, announces 2022 premiere date By Scott Snowden The crew of the Planetary Union exploration vessel, the USS Orville, will quantum drive onto our screens on March 10, 2022.
Pictures from space! Our image of the day By Space.com Staff Russian actress Yulia Peresild and movie director Klim Shippenko plant trees at Russia's Cosmodrome Baikonur in Kazakhstan as part of a preflight ritual.
William Shatner releases new album, may reach space with Blue Origin By Scott Snowden Actor William Shatner, known in every corner of the galaxy as Captain James T. Kirk from "Star Trek," has a new album out — and he may be planning a trip to space.
Blue Origin sets date for next crewed space trip, names 2 passengers By Tereza Pultarova Blue Origin will launch its second crewed suborbital flight on Tuesday, Oct. 12, carrying Planet Labs co-founder Chris Boshuizen and Dassault Systèmes healthcare executive Glen de Vries.
Lego Star Wars deals: Save big on sets from The Mandalorian, Clone Wars, and Skywalker Saga By Ian Stokes Deals Bring balance to the force with these Lego Star Wars deals, with discounts on the Millennium Falcon, X-wing, & Mandalorian kits.
Arctic sea ice hits its minimum extent for the year — 2 NASA scientists explain what's driving the overall decline By Alek Petty, Linette Boisvert September marks the end of the summer sea ice melt season and the Arctic sea ice minimum, when sea ice over the Northern Hemisphere ocean reaches its lowest extent of the year.
How neutron star collisions flooded Earth with gold and other precious metals By Paul Sutter The universe is pretty good at smashing things together. And when neutron stars do it, the collisions release a flood of elements necessary for life.
Do space tourists really understand the risk they're taking? By Tereza Pultarova Space tourism vehicles are probably the only technology with the potential to kill humans that doesn't need to undergo independent safety certification. Is that a good idea?
Astronomers reveal strange clouds on 'fluffy' alien planet WASP-127b By Daisy Dobrijevic Astronomers reveal WASP-127b's clouds are unlike any found on Earth.
NASA will launch a new Earth-observing satellite today, here's how to watch By Amy Thompson NASA is gearing up to launch a new Earth-observing satellite and you can watch the action live online.
Love and rockets: We need to figure out how to have sex in space for human survival and well-being By Simon Dubé, Dave Anctil, Judith Lapierre, Lisa Giaccari, Maria Santaguida Love and sex need to happen in space if we hope to travel long distances and become an interplanetary species, but space organizations are not ready.
Solar eclipse looks otherworldly in 'Golden Ring' astrophotography shot By Stephanie Pappas The winning photographs for the 13th annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards have been announced, and the sun is the star of the show.
Disney to reboot 'Flight of the Navigator' with Bryce Dallas Howard at the helm By Scott Snowden Set to be a female-led reimagining of the 1986 kids sci-fi adventure movie.
Photos: Astrophotographers capture stunning views of the night sky for 2021 contest By Stephanie Pappas Here's a look at stunning astronomy images from the Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.
Far Eastern star legends: the princess and the herdsman By Joe Rao The stars have provided inspiration for imaginative storytellers across the planet for millennia. This is the tale of two star-crossed lovers, Vega and Altair.
Brilliant dashcam fireball videos help scientists find 3 meteorites in Slovenia By Meghan Bartels By diligently tracing dashcam footage from a particularly spectacular fireball seen over central Europe in February 2020, a team of scientists hit pay dirt on three fragments of space rock.
Landsat 9, NASA's most powerful Landsat satellite ever, is 'go' for launch on Monday By Tariq Malik NASA has cleared its newest powerful Earth observation satellite for a launch into orbit on Monday (Sept. 27) from the California coast.
Watch live Monday: Atlas V rocket to launch NASA's Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite By Space.com Staff Landsat is scheduled to launch Monday (Sept. 27) at 2:12 p.m. EDT (1812 GMT).
