Ice Samples Reveal a Massive Sun Storm Hit Earth in Ancient Times...And It Could Happen Again By Charles Q. Choi A gigantic solar storm hit Earth about 2,600 years ago, one about 10 times stronger than any solar storm recorded in the modern day, a new study finds.
See NASA's InSight Lander On Mars from Space in This Satellite View! By Meghan Bartels To mark the three-year anniversary of the Trace Gas Orbiter's arrival at Mars, the European Space Agency has released a stunning image the craft captured of NASA's InSight lander earlier this month.
A Strange, Sleeping Magnetar Just Woke Up After a Decade of Silence By Rafi Letzter A particularly odd, spinning star has woken up, and it's spitting bright flashes of radio waves at us again.
Moon Mining Could Actually Work, with the Right Approach By Leonard David Space mining could help open up the inner solar system to exploration.
Halo Drive: Lasers and Black Holes Could Launch Spaceships to Near Light Speed By Charles Q. Choi Future spaceships could use black holes as powerful launch pads to explore the stars.
Chang'e 4 Spacecraft Enter 3rd Lunar Night, Yutu 2 Hits Design Lifetime By Andrew Jones The Chang'e 4 lander and Yutu-2 have powered down for a third lunar nighttime on the far side of the moon, with the rover reaching its design lifetime.
The 'Star Trek: Discovery' Crew Tries to Infiltrate Section 31's HQ in 'Project Daedalus' By Scott Snowden Spock and Burnham bicker like typical quarrelsome siblings and Adm. Cornwell becomes a fugitive in the "Star Trek: Discovery" episode "Project Daedalus."
You Can Watch a US Military Satellite Launch Into Space Tonight! Here's How. By Tariq Malik The U.S. Air Force will launch the new WGS-10 military communications today (March 15). Watch it live.
Dim Planet Uranus Makes a Surprise Appearance in This Night Sky Photo By Hanneke Weitering Can you spot Uranus in this photo?
NASA's Orion Crew Capsule Has Flown on a Commercial Rocket Before (Video) By Mike Wall NASA wouldn't be breaking new ground if the agency did go with a private rocket for the upcoming test flight of its Orion crew capsule.
Explorers Club in New York to Host Apollo Astronauts By Chelsea Gohd This weekend, Apollo astronaut legends will gather for the 115th Explorers Club Annual Dinner to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11.
World's Biggest Telescope Array, the SKA, Gets a Governing Body By Mike Wall The largest science facility on Earth just took a big step from concept to reality.
Pi in the Sky! Soyuz Rocket Launches New US-Russian Crew to Space Station By Meghan Bartels Some people celebrate Pi Day by baking flaky, fruity confections; some people celebrate by climbing aboard a rocket and launching into space.
The X-Men Go Where No Mutants Have Gone Before in 'Dark Phoenix' By Tariq Malik Two new trailers for Fox's latest X-Men film, 'X-Men: Dark Phoenix,' launch mutants into space on what appears to be a rescue mission that goes oh, so wrong.
Space-Marooned Iron Man Lands Back at Earth in 'Avengers: Endgame' Trailer By Tariq Malik Iron Man isn't lost in space anymore in a new "Avengers: Endgame" trailer.
Apollo Press Kits Website Showcases Moon Landing Media Guides By Robert Z. Pearlman A new online archive is showcasing the original guides to the historic Apollo 11 moon landing mission: 50-year-old press kits.
House Lawmakers Question Trump Budget Cuts to NASA STEM Education By Meghan Bartels During a hearing held by the House science committee, congressional representatives questioned the wisdom of cutting NASA's outreach and education office.
Exclusive 'Chasing the Moon' Clip Spotlights Poppy Northcutt, NASA's 1st Woman in Mission Control By Sarah Lewin An exclusive new clip from the upcoming PBS documentary "Chasing the Moon" profiles the challenges and triumphs of Poppy Northcutt, the first woman to work in Mission Control.
