The best Star Wars Lego sets of 2021: Great deals and more By Elizabeth Howell Here's a look at the best Lego Star Wars sets for 2021, some old, many new and all overflowing with the Force.
NASA revives ailing Hubble Space Telescope with switch to backup computer By Chelsea Gohd Hubble is back!
NASA celebrates New Horizons' historic Pluto flyby in 2015 with awesome new videos By Tereza Pultarova NASA has released new visualisations of the dwarf planet Pluto and its largest moon Charon to commemorate the first-ever up close exploration of the distant worlds.
Cosmic fireworks in nearby galaxies shine light on star formation By Nola Taylor Tillman The brilliant fireworks of 90 nearby galaxies shine new light on how stars are born.
'Alien burp' may have been detected on Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover By Ben Turner Methane tends to only be made by biological life, so scientists are wondering if the source is from alien microbes.
Astronauts are growing chile peppers in space in spicy first By Elizabeth Howell Chile peppers are growing on the International Space Station as part of a new experiment that aims to expand the range of space-grown foods ahead of a possible future mission to Mars.
Can we solve the black hole information paradox with 'photon spheres'? By Paul Sutter Theories that attempt to resolve the so-called black hole information paradox predict that black holes are much more complicated than general relativity suggests.
Space weather is difficult to predict — with only an hour to prevent disasters on Earth By Martin Gerard Connors Recent developments at the forefront of astronomy allow us to observe that planets orbiting other stars have weather.
China's Mars rover Zhurong just found its parachute and backshell (video) By Mike Wall China's Zhurong Mars rover has given us nice, up-close looks at some of the hardware that helped it land safely on the Red Planet two months ago.
Here's how a French astronaut celebrated Bastille Day 2021 in space By Tariq Malik French astronaut Thomas Pesquet pulled out all the stops in orbit for a Bastille Day on the International Space Station.
Jeff Bezos donates $200 million to the Smithsonian Institution ahead of Blue Origin launch By Chelsea Gohd Billionaire Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and the spaceflight company Blue Origin, will donate $200 million to the Smithsonian, the Institution announced Wednesday (July 14).
Cruise by Jupiter and its giant moon Ganymede in this gorgeous Juno flyby video By Mike Wall A dazzling new animation puts you aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft during its epic flybys last month of Jupiter and the huge moon Ganymede.
The smoke from wildfires in Oregon and beyond is covering vast areas of US, satellites show By Meghan Bartels It's summer in the Northern Hemisphere — and that means it's fire season. Satellites are pitching in to monitor dozens of blazes nationwide.
Future Genius: Discover our new knowledge magazine for kids aged 7 to 11, out now! By Space.com Staff Packed with puzzles, activities and videos, each edition of Future Genius takes you on an epic journey of STEAM discovery — from the solar system to Ancient Greece.
Blue Origin will launch an 18-year-old as its final passenger on 1st crewed flight By Elizabeth Howell An anonymous auction winner who paid $28 million for the opportunity will fly in the future due to a scheduling conflict.
What does it take to do a spacewalk? Skill, courage, and being able to wear a men’s size medium. By Steven Moore Surprisingly, one of the main criteria (besides the years of astronaut training) is body size.
Astronomers spot first activity on giant megacomet beyond Saturn By Elizabeth Howell Spotting the first signs of activity on a record-setting megacomet came down to a time-zone advantage.
Can artificial intelligence help scientists spot gravitational waves? By Chelsea Gohd Scientists hunting for elusive gravitational waves across the universe may be able to supercharge their discoveries with a new tool: artificial intelligence.
City-sized asteroids smacked ancient Earth 10 times more often than thought By Tereza Pultarova Asteroids as big as the one that wiped out the dinosaurs, or even bigger, used to strike ancient Earth ten times more often than previously believed, according to a new study.
