Lego fan renders Vulcan Centaur ahead of ULA rocket's debut flight By Elizabeth Howell published 30 January 23 A Lego fan rendered ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket in brick form to celebrate its expected debut launch in the first quarter of 2023.
Watch a green comet make its first Earth approach in 50,000 years today with this free webcast By Brett Tingley published 30 January 23 Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is making its closest approach to Earth, and you can watch it pass by without even stepping outside, thanks to a free livestream.
The universe is slightly hotter than it should be. 'Dark photons' could be to blame. By Paul Sutter published 30 January 23 Intergalactic gas clouds are slightly hotter than they should be, new research claims, and theoretical particles called 'dark photons' could explain it.
Cubesat that launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will test water-based propulsion By Andrew Jones published 30 January 23 A Japanese propulsion company developing water-based thrusters is set to test its system on a Sony nanosatellite launched earlier in January.
Green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be closest to Earth today. Here's how to see it. By Robert Lea published 30 January 23 C/2022 E3 (ZTF) hasn't been this close to Earth in 50,000 years since the last ice age and prior to the extinction of the Neanderthals.
Perseverance Mars rover stashes final sample, completing Red Planet depot By Mike Wall published 30 January 23 NASA's Perseverance Mars rover just dropped its 10th sample tube, completing a backup depot of material for future return to Earth.
'Star Trek: Picard' Season 3 trailer offers an emotional farewell to 'The Next Generation' By Scott Snowden published 30 January 23 'Star Trek: Picard' full trailer offers an exciting glimpse into the third and final season of the nostalgia-filled series that brings back the cast of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation.'
NASA Artemis 2 moon-bound astronaut rumors name American, Canadian candidates: report By Elizabeth Howell published 30 January 23 While two names are cited repeatedly as top candidates for Artemis 2, a four-person moon mission, no official confirmation will come until at least late spring.
We've spotted 50% off the Bushnell H20 10x42 binoculars By Alexander Cox published 30 January 23 deal Save $65 on the Bushnell H20 10x42 binoculars: an excellent pair of binoculars from a top manufacturer are now half price.
NASA renames space observatory in honor of moon telescope visionary George Carruthers By Robert Lea published 30 January 23 A forthcoming telescope that will observe Earth from space has been renamed in honor of George R. Carruthers, a visionary scientist who designed and built a telescope placed on the moon.
Meet the 10 asteroids NASA's Lucy spacecraft will visit By Doris Elin Urrutia last updated 30 January 23 The Lucy mission launched on Oct. 16, 2021, to study the unique Trojan asteroids, which orbit ahead of and behind the planet Jupiter.
No, the Big Bang theory is not 'broken.' Here's how we know. By Paul Sutter published 30 January 23 Researchers confirmed that the distant galaxies discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope are, indeed, perfectly compatible with our modern understanding of cosmology.
The Comet Interceptor probe could visit a stunning object like the green C/2022 E3 (ZTF) By Meghan Bartels published 30 January 23 Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is tantalizing to spot through a telescope, but what would it look like up close?
Watch the moon eclipse Mars tonight By Stefanie Waldek published 30 January 23 On Monday (Jan. 30), the moon will pass in front of Mars from the perspective of Earth in what's known as an occultation. The moon and Mars will also reach conjunction and appulse.
NASA spies Martian rocks that look just like a teddy bear By Brandon Specktor published 29 January 23 A broken hill, an ancient crater and the human tendency to find faces everywhere may explain the teddy bear on Mars.
Hubble Space Telescope captures stunning red view of the Soul Nebula By Robert Lea published 29 January 23 A spectacular new image shows the Soul Nebula infused with red light, highlighting a tadpole-like dense region of gas.
I drove 10 hours to watch a 9-minute Rocket Lab launch from Virginia and it was glorious By Tariq Malik published 29 January 23 It's not every day you watch a rocket streak into space over Virginia's Eastern Shore, acing its first-ever liftoff from American soil.
Almost anyone can become an amateur astronomer. What will you find? By Paul Sutter published 29 January 23 Want to become a published astronomer? All it takes is a spare telescope, or at least a decent internet connection, and plenty of patience.
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 46 —The best space books ever! By Space.com Staff last updated 28 January 23 On this episode of This Week in Space, Rod and Tariq hit the books! TWiT's own Jason Snell of SixColors.co helps us tackle the best space non-fiction and fiction books.
UAE lunar rover will test 1st artificial intelligence on the moon with Canada By Elizabeth Howell published 28 January 23 Canadian company Mission Control Space Services has an interplanetary test forthcoming: Proving its artificial intelligence on a moon rover mission.
