Hundreds report seeing a bright fireball in northeastern U.S. By Tereza Pultarova published 2 December 22 Less than two weeks after a bright fireball lit up the sky above the Great Lakes, another spectacular meteor impressed skywatchers in the Northeast.
'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' trailer gathers the gang for another epic space mission By Jeff Spry published 2 December 22 Disney and Marvel Studios release the first trailer for next year's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3."
The best sci-fi movies and TV shows to stream on Disney Plus in December By Elizabeth Howell published 2 December 22 Here are the best space and science fiction movies and TV shows to watch on Disney Plus in December.
UFOs 101: Hype, uproar, disinformation and mystery: 'Here we go again.' By Leonard David published 2 December 22 UFOs are making headlines again, but lost in the hype and ruckus is the question of when this all started and how we got to this point.
Japanese astronaut keeps International Space Station mission amid research scandal By Elizabeth Howell published 2 December 22 Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa will be "appropriately" punished following a flawed research investigation, according to media reports citing the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
Hubble Space Telescope captures dazzling embrace of merging galaxies By John Loeffler published 2 December 22 A newly released photo from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a spectacular galaxy merger in progress.
SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft lands at Chicago museum ahead of exhibit By Robert Z. Pearlman published 2 December 22 A SpaceX Dragon that twice splashed down has now landed for its last time — in Chicago. The spacecraft, which flew to the International Space Station, arrived at the Museum of Science and Industry.
Beautiful interactive map of the universe lets you journey through space-time almost to the Big Bang By Robert Lea published 2 December 22 A new interactive map of the cosmos allows users to journey from our galaxy to the most distant sources of light that existed just after the Big Bang.
NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft leaves moon's orbit to head home By Brett Tingley published 1 December 22 NASA's Artemis 1 Orion spacecraft successfully completed a roughly two-minute lunar departure burn on Thursday (Dec. 1) to begin heading home after successful lunar orbits.
Meteorites reveal how they brought space water to Earth By Elizabeth Rayne published 1 December 22 Meteorites that fall to Earth are ancient time capsules, and scientists who merged two imaging techniques may be able to tell us if and how they brought water to Earth.
James Webb Space Telescope view of Saturn's weirdest moon Titan thrills scientists By Meghan Bartels published 1 December 22 It's been a cloudy season for Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
China has 6 astronauts in space for the 1st time By Andrew Jones published 1 December 22 China currently has six astronauts in orbit for the first time as the country carries out a space station crew handover.
Europa Clipper instrument delays worry scientists eyeing 2024 launch By Meghan Bartels published 1 December 22 NASA's bold mission to explore Jupiter's icy moon is facing tight schedules getting instruments installed and ready for the planned 2024 launch.
Saturn V, space shuttle Pathfinder up for 'adoption' to aid in artifact preservation By Robert Z. Pearlman published 1 December 22 You can now take an aerospace relic under your "wing" and help give it the care it needs. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center Education Foundation has launched an "Adopt an Artifact" program.
SpaceX astronaut missions for NASA: Crew-5 updates By Elizabeth Howell published 1 December 22 Read the latest news about SpaceX's Crew-5 mission to the International Space Station for NASA.
December full moon 2022: The Cold Moon occults Mars By Jesse Emspak last updated 1 December 22 December's full moon, called the Cold Moon, falls on Dec. 7th and will also see the moon pass in front of Mars, a phenomenon called an occultation.
Boeing Starliner: Live updates By Elizabeth Howell published 1 December 22 Read live updates of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft development as it moves towards sending humans to space for the first time.
Here's how NASA and Europe will bring Mars samples back to Earth (video) By Andrew Jones published 1 December 22 A new video shows how a team of NASA and European Space Agency spacecraft plan to relay Martian rock samples to Earth.
Ukraine invasion's impacts on space exploration: Live updates By Elizabeth Howell published 1 December 22 The Russia-Ukraine war has already stretched into space, with satellites providing internet and intel and longstanding international relations in outer space shifting rapidly.
Blue Origin space tourist launches: Live mission updates By Elizabeth Howell published 1 December 22 Blue Origin's next space tourist mission hasn't yet been announced yet. Here are live updates of what we know.
