Inspiration4: SpaceX's historic private spaceflight in photos By Space.com Staff See photos of the Inspiration4 mission, which launched on Sept. 15, 2021 with the first all-civilian crew.
Boeing's next Starliner test launch for NASA may slip to 2022 By Mike Wall Boeing engineers are still troubleshooting valve problems that thwarted a launch try this summer.
Watch the first trailer for 'Finch,' a post-apocalyptic sci-fi film starring Tom Hanks on Apple TV+ By Scott Snowden The first, and possibly only, trailer for Tom Hanks' new movie entitled "Finch" has arrived and we get our first glimpse of a terrifying, post-apocalyptic Earth.
Vaonis announces Hyperia, its most advanced telescope yet By Alexander Cox After the release of Stellina and Vespera, Vaonis will launch the most powerful automated telescope yet, Hyperia.
Retro 51 rolls out space shuttle Enterprise limited edition Tornado pen By Robert Z. Pearlman Forty-five years after it made its public debut, NASA's space shuttle Enterprise is being rolled out again, this time as a rollerball pen. Retro 51 announced its new Space Shuttle Enterprise Tornado.
Why do the planets in the solar system orbit on the same plane? By JoAnna Wendel About 4.5 billion years ago, the solar system was just a giant, spinning cloud of gas and dust. Today, it's flat. Here's how that happened.
Two celestial crowns for late summer By Joe Rao There are two star patterns representing crowns that are visible in our current late-summer evening sky: Corona Borealis (the Northern Crown) and Corona Australis (the Southern Crown).
NASA splits human spaceflight directorate into two new branches By Mike Wall NASA is reorganizing its human spaceflight office, a move the agency believes will aid its push to put boots on the moon and Mars.
Hasbro has released an awesome new Nerf M41-A Blaster from the film 'Aliens' By Alexander Cox Hasbro is releasing a new Nerf M41-A blaster from the film 'Aliens' and it measures over two feet long.
La Palma volcano spews lava hundreds of feet in the air, but don't expect a 'mega-tsunami' By Nicoletta Lanese Thousands of tremors shook the island in the week before the eruption occurred.
Harvest Moon 2021 offers stunning views to skywatchers around the globe (photos) By Tereza Pultarova Stargazers across the globe celebrated this year's magical Harvest Moon, which marked the end of the summer season just two days before the autumnal equinox.
Twilight and the myths of the equinox and 6-month polar night By Joe Rao Wednesday (Sept. 22) marks the equinox, which, thanks to its Latin name meaning "equal night," is often thought of as the day when dark and light each claim 12 hours.
Listen as NASA transforms stunning space photos into cosmic music (video) By Tereza Pultarova NASA has released three new 'musical pieces' based on astronomical observations of distant stars, black holes and galaxies.
'Star Trek Online' new season 'Reflections' is out and free to play! By Alexander Cox The popular massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) "Star Trek Online" has released its latest season, now available to play for free.
Surprise discovery suggests that black holes are more complex than thought By Tereza Pultarova Black holes exert small amounts of pressure on their environment a new study finds, hinting at a more complex nature of these mysterious objects.
New film finds 'The Wonderful' aboard the space station: director Q&A By Robert Z. Pearlman Clare Lewins did not think she was the right director for a film about the International Space Station.
NASA unveils landing site on the moon for ice-hunting VIPER rover By Mike Wall The ice-hunting Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) will land just west of Nobile Crater, which sits near the moon's south pole, NASA officials announced today (Sept. 20).
Disney opens Space 220 restaurant with (g)astronomical menu, views By Robert Z. Pearlman Disney is now serving up its own take on "space food," and to try it all you need to do is take a quick trip off the planet.
What is the Moon Festival? A scholar of Chinese religions explains. By Mario Poceski With the arrival of September and hints of cooler temperatures also comes one of most important traditional festivals in the Chinese calendar.
SpaceX's all-civilian Inspiration4 crew speak out on historic space mission in 1st interview since splashdown By Elizabeth Howell The Inspiration4 crew says they hope the diversity of their astronauts helped inspire others and told NBC News that the spaceflight experience changed them forever.
