Space photos: The most amazing images this week! By Doris Elin Urrutia published 1 October 22 An astrophotographer takes an epic composite image of Jupiter, NASA slams a spacecraft into an asteroid, and Hurricane Ian is monitored from space. These are some of this week's top stories.
The top space stories of the week! By Doris Elin Urrutia published 1 October 22 NASA slams into an asteroid, astronomers analyze ancient mega-supernovas and an astronaut watches Hurricane Ian from space. These are some of this week's top stories.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 31 — Investing in the Stars By Space.com Staff published 1 October 22 On today's This Week in Space, space venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson joins us to discuss SpaceX, investing in NewSpace and the future.
On This Day In Space: Oct. 1, 1958: Happy Birthday, NASA! By Hanneke Weitering published 1 October 22 On Oct. 1, 1958, NASA was born! The space agency officially opened for business on this day.
'Andor' is intelligent, enthralling sci-fi that should make other studios take note By Scott Snowden published 1 October 22 Fingers crossed that "Andor" on Disney Plus will make other major studios realize that clever is cool, be it "Star Wars" or not.
International Observe the Moon Night 2022: Don't miss these livestreams and events tonight! (Oct. 1) By Daisy Dobrijevic published 1 October 22 Celebrate "International Observe the Moon Night" 2022 on Saturday (Oct. 1) virtually with livestreams or in person at an event near you.
When is October's partial solar eclipse and who can see it? By Robert Lea published 1 October 22 At the end of October and before Halloween the moon will pass between the Earth and the sun creating a partial solar eclipse, making the sun appear like a massive bite has been taken from it.
Ancient solar eclipse records reveal how Earth's rotation has changed By Robert Lea published 1 October 22 Newly discovered records of solar eclipses seen in the Eastern Mediterranean reveal how Earth's motion has evolved.
Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket reaches orbit for 1st time By Mike Wall published 1 October 22 Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket aced a test flight today (Oct. 1), successfully delivering satellites to Earth orbit for the first time.
NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates By Tariq Malik published 30 September 22 See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.
Hurricane Ian pushes Artemis 1 moon launch to mid-November By Mike Wall published 30 September 22 NASA will now work toward getting Artemis 1 on its way to the moon between Nov. 12 and November 27.
New evidence for liquid water on Mars suggests the planet is geothermally active By Robert Lea published 30 September 22 Martian ice caps dip and rise and it may be evidence of liquid water lurking underneath them But what keeps that water from freezing?
What are wormholes? An astrophysicist explains these shortcuts through space-time By Dejan Stojkovic published 30 September 22 A wormhole is like a tunnel between two distant points in our universe that cuts the travel time from one point to the other.
Hurricane Ian regains strength, heads toward South Carolina as NASA's Florida spaceport recovers By Tariq Malik published 30 September 22 Hurricane Ian regained strength as it barreled toward South Carolina on Friday (Sept. 30) after passing over NASA's Kennedy Space center spaceport in Florida a day earlier.
US Space Force gets its 2nd-ever chief By Mike Wall published 30 September 22 On Thursday (Sept. 29), the Senate unanimously confirmed Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman as chief of space operations for the Space Force.
Hubble Space Telescope spots protective shield against greedy Milky Way By Robert Lea published 30 September 22 An odd shield of supercharged gas protects dwarf galaxies from being ripped apart by the gravitational pull of the Milky Way, 30 years' worth of observations by the Hubble Space Telescope reveal.
World Space Week 2022 centers space sustainability for the future By Elizabeth Howell published 30 September 22 In the 65 years since humanity's first satellite, the number of those in orbit is causing issues for astronomy and space security.
Advanced AI discovers a treasure trove of gravitational lenses By Keith Cooper published 30 September 22 A machine-learning algorithm has helped astronomers discover thousands of gravitational lenses predicted by Einstein.
Earth From Another Sun space MMO is an amazing homage to Starfield and Halo By Elizabeth Howell published 30 September 22 Earth From Another Sun offers a Starfield- and Halo-inspired approach to a space-based, first-person shooter.
Behold! Our closest view of Jupiter's ocean moon Europa in 22 years By Elizabeth Howell published 30 September 22 NASA's Juno spacecraft skimmed close above the surface of icy Europa Thursday (Sept. 29), capturing a view of the crust that is just the start of our new study of this ocean world.
