Say goodbye to winter stars and watch the night sky transition to spring this month By Joe Rao published 10 March 23 The sky is in transition throughout March as we watch the glorious wintertime stars and bright constellations give way to the somewhat dimmer stars of spring.
Boom! Japanese astronomer catches meteorite smashing into the moon (video) By Andrew Jones published 10 March 23 Japanese astronomer Daichi Fujii captured the telltale flash of a meteorite impacting the moon, causing a brief flash on our celestial neighbor's nightside.
NASA, SpaceX eyeing March 14 for resupply launch to space station By Mike Wall published 10 March 23 SpaceX will launch its 27th contracted cargo mission to the International Space Station for NASA on March 14, if all goes according to plan.
Hubble Space Telescope images increasingly affected by Starlink satellite streaks By Robert Lea published 10 March 23 Starlink satellite streaks have been found spoiling Hubble Space Telescope images, and the situation is only bound to get worse, a new study has revealed.
Earth spouts 'biosignatures' into space, hinting that other life-bearing worlds may do the same By Tereza Pultarova published 10 March 23 Forms of oxygen created by living organisms can be found in space around our planet, a new study has revealed, hinting at a potential new method for tracing life on exoplanets.
'Starfield' release date confirmed! Bethesda's epic space game launches Sept. 6 By Jeff Spry published 10 March 23 Bethesda Softworks announces the official release date for their long-delayed "Starfield" RPG. It launches on Sept. 6.
A comet coming in 2024 could outshine the stars - if we're lucky By Joe Rao published 10 March 23 A comet recently discovered zooming through our solar system has the potential to be quite bright when it arrives late in 2024, but comets have let us down before.
Newly discovered asteroid the size of a swimming pool has a 1-in-600 chance of colliding with Earth, NASA says By Brandon Specktor published 10 March 23 The newly discovered asteroid 2023 DW could collide with Earth in February 2046, although the odds of an impact are low.
ULA targets May for debut launch of new Vulcan Centaur rocket By Josh Dinner published 9 March 23 United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan Centaur rocket will fly for the first time on May 4, if all goes according to plan.
NASA scientists push for a treaty to tackle risky 'space junk' By Robert Lea published 9 March 23 As humanity increasingly fills the space around Earth with satellites, scientists have urged for an international treaty that could tackle the orbital debris these operations generate.
NASA to reveal Artemis 2 moon astronauts on April 3 By Mike Wall published 9 March 23 Less than a month from now, we'll learn who will fly on Artemis 2, NASA's first crewed moon mission since the Apollo era.
Strange circular dunes on Mars spotted in these NASA photos By Robert Lea published 9 March 23 The sand dunes of Mars come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, but a new image shows sand dunes that are surprisingly near-perfect circles.
SpaceX launches 40 OneWeb internet satellites to orbit, lands rocket By Mike Wall last updated 9 March 23 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 40 broadband satellites to orbit for the U.K. company OneWeb on Thursday (March 9) and came back to Earth for a pinpoint touchdown.
'Missing link' protostar may prove solar system's water is older than the sun By Robert Lea published 9 March 23 A planet-forming disk around a distant star has revealed an abundance of water that may indicate the solar system's water is older than the sun.
Wormholes might bend light like black holes do — and that could be the key to finding them By JoAnna Wendel published 9 March 23 If wormholes exist, they might magnify distant objects according to Einstein's theory of relativity — and that makes it possible for us to find them, new research suggests.
NASA gets $27.2 billion in White House's 2024 budget request By Mike Wall published 9 March 23 President Joe Biden's 2024 federal budget request allocates $27.2 billion to NASA, a 7% increase over the amount the agency got this year.
'Women in Spaceflight' VR experience launches to celebrate female astronauts By Elizabeth Howell published 9 March 23 The experience, released Wednesday (March 8), is based upon the Emmy-awarding winning 'Space Explorers' that aired in 2020.
'Star Trek: Picard' season 3 episode 4 is fun, but not at the warp caliber we've seen so far By Scott Snowden published 9 March 23 In a season of just 10 episodes, it's staggering just how inconsistent it can be from one episode to the next
See the night sky shine with ghostly zodiacal light this month By Robert Lea published 9 March 23 For the next few weeks in March, the sky to the west is illuminated by a pyramid of ethereal glow after twilight known as the zodiacal light.
NASA chief to give 'State of NASA' address today. Here's how to watch it live. By Mike Wall published 9 March 23 NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will give his annual 'State of NASA' address, an update about the agency's plans and achievements, on Thursday (March 9) at 3 p.m. ET.
