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An image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope during its alignment process shows a star in the center of the image.

The James Webb Space Telescope is finally ready to do science — and it's seeing the universe more clearly than even its own engineers hoped for

By Marcia Rieke published

The James Webb Space Telescope is ready to start probing the cosmos. An astronomer on the team explains what it takes to get to this stage.

Lego Space Rover Explorer

Best Lego deals: Space, Star Wars, Marvel and DC Lego deals

By Alexander Cox published

Whether you’re looking for Marvel, Star Wars, DC or space kits, here are all the best Lego deals from across the web.

Sun shining brightly through Stonehenge's standing stones.

Summer solstice 2022 marks the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Summer in the Northern Hemisphere began today (June 21) as the summer solstice 2022 occurred at 5:14 a.m. EDT (0914 GMT), marking the longest day of the year.

A bright star against a black background

NASA's DART asteroid-impact probe spots the bright star Vega

By Elizabeth Howell published

In a bid to figure out light scattering, NASA's asteroid-smashing mission did a bit of star-spotting while cruising to its destination.

Terzan 9 as viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Hubble Space Telescope 'sea of sequins' image shows off a star cluster

By Elizabeth Howell published

Showing a sky full of stars, the globular cluster Terzan 9 glitters in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Buzz Lightyear and his new crew in Disney's new "Lightyear" film.

In the new Disney Pixar movie Lightyear, time gets bendy. Is time travel real, or just science fiction?

By Sam Baron published

Time becomes Buzz Lightyear's biggest enemy in the new Disney Pixar movie, Lightyear. Here we explore whether time travel is real or just the stuff of science fiction.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket undergoes a crucial fueling test on June 20, 2022.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket passes crucial fueling test despite leak

By Josh Dinner published

NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission completed a crucial preflight milestone today (June 20), wrapping up a two-day set of tests known as a wet dress rehearsal.

space station diagram

Planned space station boost by Cygnus freighter cuts off 5 seconds into burn

By Meghan Bartels published

A planned reboost maneuver of the International Space Station ended after just 5 seconds for reasons currently unknown.

Buzz flying in his spacecraft

Review: 'Lightyear' sputters upon liftoff in Pixar's new Buzz Lightyear origin movie

By Jeff Spry published

Pixar Studios' new Buzz Lightyear origin story, "Lightyear," fails to ignite the imagination.

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, April 3, 2022, as the Artemis I launch team conducts the wet dress rehearsal test at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates

By Space.com Staff published

See the latest news about NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission here.

A simulated true-color view of Jupiter is composed of 4 images taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on December 7, 2000.

Scientists find remains of cannibalized baby planets in Jupiter's cloud-covered belly

By Harry Baker published

Jupiter's innards are full of the remains of baby planets that the gas giant gobbled up as it expanded to become the behemoth we see today, scientists have found.

The James Webb Space Telescope is completing commissioning in deep space.

James Webb Space Telescope is about halfway through its instrument checks

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA says the $10 billion observatory checked out 7 of its 17 instrument modes for science operations.

The Astroscale ELSA-d spacecraft nearly performed a space debris capture during a recent orbital test.

Astroscale to launch space-junk-removing test mission in 2024

By Elizabeth Howell published

The ELSA-M mission will offer a debris removal service in space.

The NASA Z-1 spacesuit prototype.

NASA channeled its inner Buzz Lightyear with this wild Z-1 spacesuit concept

By Elizabeth Howell published

The project is no longer active, but may assist with future lunar spacesuit development.

Graphic showing the moon and Jupiter in close proximity in the night sky.

The moon will cozy up to Jupiter early Tuesday morning as it continues its planetary tour

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

The moon will approach Jupiter in the early hours of Tuesday morning (June 21) on the summer solstice. The duo will be visible to the naked eye or through a pair of binoculars.

star illustration

'Betelgeuse on steroids' sheds light on how rare massive stars die

By Robert Lea published

Astronomers are watching a red hypergiant star's final era to better understand what happens at the end of a stellar life cycle.

field of galaxies

Hubble Space Telescope shows 5,000 ancient galaxies sparkling like confetti

By Rahul Rao published

Thousands of distant galaxies in different shapes and sizes glow in infrared light in a newly released image from the Hubble Space Telescope.

The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as M-31.

Andromeda galaxy bears scars of a catastrophic collision

By Andrew Jones published

Astronomers have traced the violent and catastrophic evolution of Andromeda, our nearest large galactic neighbor, by analyzing the makeup and motion of more than 500 stars within the nearby galaxy.

Midnight sun in Finland on the night of the 2022 summer solstice.

June solstice 2022 around the world. Here is what to expect

By Joe Rao published

The June solstice 2022, which is recognized as the official start of the summer in the Northern Hemisphere, will occur on Tuesday, June 21, at precisely 5:14 a.m. EDT (09:14 GMT).

A view of NASA's Artemis 1 SLS moon rocket on the launch pad on June 12, 2022 at dawn.

Watch NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket fueling test live on the launch pad for free

By Tariq Malik published

NASA's new SLS megarocket for Artemis 1 is back on the launch pad and you can hear commentary for free.