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August 31
- NASA awards SpaceX $1.4 billion for 5 more astronaut missions
- SpaceX ignites multiple engines on Starship Super Heavy booster for 1st time (video)
- The Pentagon is worried about space weapons from Russia and China. Here's why.
- 'The Milky Way' offers a light-hearted autobiography of our galaxy
- Book excerpt: 'The Milky Way'
- NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has made oxygen 7 times in exploration milestone
- Iconic James Webb Space Telescope images turned into music
- SpaceX could launch 100 missions in 2023, Elon Musk says
- See the Summer Triangle asterism after dusk Wednedsay (Aug. 31)
- Honor Spielberg's 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' on its 40th birthday with this deluxe visual history
- UAE's Hope Mars mission discovers patchy new aurora variety over Red Planet
- These 3 companies will help NASA build vertical solar arrays for the moon
- Save £100 on the VIVE Cosmos Elite VR headset
- Asteroid hunters worry megaconstellations might interfere with planetary defense
- NASA's tiny CAPSTONE moon probe is nearly 1 million miles from Earth
- Cosmic 'tug-of-war' between galaxies created a tidal tail of whipped-away stars
- SpaceX launches 46 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea
- NASA now aims to launch Artemis 1 moon mission on Sept. 3 after glitch
August 30
- SpaceX Starlink satellites will service Royal Caribbean cruise ships
- NASA solves Voyager 1 data glitch mystery, but finds another
- Devastating Pakistan floods seen from space (satellite photos)
- Spectacular videos reveal 'Phantom Galaxy' views by James Webb Space Telescope, Hubble
- These Atlas V rocket Space Force launch photos and videos are simply epic
- Rare X-shaped radio galaxies shaped by feeding supermassive black holes
- So close! Zephyr drone lands just hours before setting flight-duration record
- Why pummeled planets may be promising abodes for alien life
- Former NASA chief criticizes 'schizophrenic' US space policy regarding Russia
- Astronomers have detected one of the biggest black hole jets in the sky
- A month on 'Mars': Fogbound on Devon Island
- Could a solar storm ever destroy Earth?
August 29
- Artemis 1 moon rocket might still fly this week, NASA says
- War in Ukraine highlights the growing strategic importance of private satellite companies — especially in times of conflict
- Join Artemis 1's Commander Moonikin Campos on his lunar voyage in NASA's free comic book
- Trio of solar flares produce radio blackouts and dazzling auroras
- VP Harris and NASA chief unconcerned by Artemis 1 launch delay
- Watch the young moon rise above Mercury tonight
- NASA calls off Artemis 1 moon rocket launch over engine cooling issue
- Dark energy remains a mystery as Einstein's theory of gravity passes another test
- Is SLS worth the cost? NASA's new megarocket comes with a mega price tag
- NASA begins fueling SLS rocket for Artemis 1 moon mission launch
August 28
- NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket faces stormy skies in incredible aerial photos
- See NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket on the launch pad from space in Planet satellite video
- These NASA photos of lightning strikes at the Artemis 1 moon rocket launch pad are amazing
- Weather looks good for Artemis 1 moon mission launch, NASA says
- Save up to £40 on these awesome Artemis-inspired Lego space sets
- 'Zero hour' for Artemis 1: NASA's most powerful rocket to launch risky moon mission test flight
- 4 billion-year-old chunk of Earth's crust found below Australia
- The asteroid NASA will slam into in September is right where scientists expected
- Meteor crater: The hole from space that keeps on giving
- UK Lego fans can save 33% on Lego International Space Station at Argos
- New technique may bring moon's shadowy polar craters into the light
- SpaceX launches 54 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea
August 27
- Lightning strikes Artemis 1 launch pad 2 days before liftoff (video)
- Artemis 1 moon mission ready for epic test flight on SLS megarocket, NASA says
- Artemis 1 science: How moon mission will help humanity explore deep space
- NASA's begins countdown for Artemis 1 moon mission launch
- Lego Education, NASA launch interactive 'Build to Launch' exhibit for Artemis 1 moon mission
- Artemis 1 timeline: What to expect from NASA's epic moon mission
- Chinese solid rocket launches mysterious Chuangxin 16 satellite (video)
- US Mint ornament features astronaut Sally Ride quarter at its center
- A month on 'Mars': The Arctic comes alive
August 26
- Artemis 1: Why NASA's science chief is so excited about historic moon mission
- Alien-hunting array catches Voyager 1 signal from interstellar space
- Krispy Kreme 'Artemis Moon Doughnut' to launch same day as NASA mission
- Sizzling solar storm puts planet Earth on aurora watch (photos)
- NASA's Artemis 1 mission closes the hatch on the Orion spacecraft
- Moon exploration site preservation remains uncertain as Artemis era begins
- Save over 20% and grab this kids telescope for under $100
- NASA's asteroid-deflecting test mission is just 1 month away from impact
- NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket spotted from space (satellite photos)
- VP Kamala Harris to attend Artemis 1 moon launch (exclusive)
- Alexa, what is Artemis 1? Epic NASA mission carrying voice assistant tech to the moon
- 'Star factory' at Milky Way's heart seen for the first time
- SpaceX Starlink satellites to beam service straight to smartphones
August 25
- Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut flight for NASA delayed to February 2023
- NASA astronauts buzz Artemis 1 SLS rocket in incredible jet flyby (photos)
- See the old moon and Venus conjunction tonight
- James Webb Space Telescope sniffs out carbon dioxide around an alien world
- Perseverance Mars rover finds surprising volcanic rocks in crater that was once a lake
- Photographers capture 'ridiculously detailed image' of the moon for NASA's Artemis 1 launch
- SpaceX's next astronaut launch for NASA delayed to Oct. 3
- Nichelle Nichols of 'Star Trek' to boldly go on unique memorial spaceflight in 2022
- UK binoculars deal: Save £48 on a pair of Leica Trinovid binoculars on Wex
- Possible water world spotted orbiting an alien star
- NASA's new 'Path to the Pad' video spotlights Artemis 1's Orion spacecraft
- Moon vs. Mars: NASA's ultimate destination has varied over the decades
- New Mars water map reveals history of Red Planet
- Extreme solar storms can strike out of the blue. Are we really prepared?
- Artemis Accords: Why the international moon exploration framework matters
- Watch Elon Musk's SpaceX and T-Mobile chief make 'special' announcement tonight (Aug. 25)
- Voyager 1 marks 10 years in interstellar space
- See amazing views of China's space station from its big robotic arm (video)
August 24
- Marvel at the James Webb Space Telescope's largest image of the cosmos yet
- Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to launch next space mission on Aug. 31
- Little private moon rover will try to survive the long, cold lunar night
- Scientists get gruesome look at how stars like our sun eat their own planets
- US Space Force conducts 'simulated on-orbit combat' training
- SpaceX lifts 33-engine Starship Super Heavy booster onto launch pad (photo)
- Here's how to follow NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission in real time after launch
- NASA really wants to probe Uranus and could start planning next year
- These astronaut photos of auroras seen from space are just breathtaking
- Return to flight: NASA's Artemis 1 mission to launch using space shuttle-used parts
- Blue Origin's private Orbital Reef space station passes key design review
- Save 52% on the Phrozen Sonic Mini resin 3D printer, down to just $129.99
- How SpaceX's Starlink Maritime launch will affect cruise lines and satellite providers (op-ed)
- The Artemis plan: Why NASA sees the moon as a stepping stone to Mars
- The moon's far side could offer a view of the universe even deeper than the James Webb Space Telescope
- Uranus will reverse its path in the sky on Wednesday (Aug 24). Here's how to see it
August 23
- Artemis 1 cubesats: The 10 tiny satellites hitching a NASA ride to the moon
- Document supposedly written by Galileo is a fake
- Intense solar storms leave Intelsat's Galaxy 15 satellite out of control: report
- Perseverance Mars rover sets sights on 'Enchanted Lake'
- NASA's Ingenuity helicopter makes 30th Martian flight
- Fast-growing sunspot may threaten Earth with flares and eruptions
- A month on 'Mars': A Kinder, Gentler Mars
- Artemis 1 paves way for European tech and astronauts on the moon
- No, NASA's massive Saturn V rocket didn't melt concrete with sound or set fires a mile away
- Here's how to edit James Webb Space Telescope images
- What makes Newton's laws work? Here's the simple trick.
- As NASA nears return to the moon with Artemis program, lunar scientists' excitement reaches fever pitch
- NASA's Artemis 1 SLS megarocket has had a long road to its moon launch pad
- On the trail of unidentified aerial phenomenon: the Galileo Project looks ahead
- NASA's Orion spacecraft faces huge test for moon flights and deep space
- NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission is 'go' for Aug. 29 launch
August 22
- Jupiter's auroras look radiant in new James Webb Space Telescope images
- Artemis 1 will carry a space weather cubesat to study solar wind
- Dark matter could finally reveal itself through self-interactions
- 'Solar clock' could predict rhythms of dangerous weather in the sun's cycle
- International Space Station will host a surgical robot in 2024
- Stars appear to regulate their own masses during formation
- The moon and Venus will make one last morning dance on Thursday (Aug. 25)
- Galaxy's violent destruction acted as 'black hole delivery service'
- NASA's new 3D sky-mapping space telescope gets a custom test chamber
- Weird quantum experiment shows protons have more 'charm' than we thought
- Morpheus Space makes big moves in the booming satellite mobility industry (exclusive)
- 'Love, Death + Robots' and 'Avenue 5' will return for new seasons
- Comet 67P has the building blocks of life — smells like mothballs and almonds
- NASA's epic Artemis 1 moon mission launch is just 1 week away
- Why we're always so entranced by the moon
- China is building a huge ring of telescopes to study eruptions on the sun
- A month on 'Mars': Journey to the 'Planet of the Apes Valley'
August 21
- 'Magical' rock crystals found at Stone Age ceremonial site in England
- Scientists blast atoms with Fibonacci laser to make an 'extra' dimension of time
- For the first time, scientists have named a heat wave
- Photobombing exoplanets might thwart search for extraterrestrial life
- Hubble Space Telescope photo shows star-studded globular cluster near Milky Way's core
- 'Just Like Being There': Award-winning science fiction author Eric Choi talks Star Trek, storytelling and more
- A month on 'Mars': Flags and footprints of the moon and Arctic
August 20
- SpaceX Dragon cargo ship returns to Earth from space station
- X-ray experiment set for 15-minute flight to space to study supernova remnants
- China launches latest group of Yaogan 35 spy satellites
- Europe is looking at space-based solar power to address energy crisis
- Voyager turns 45: What the iconic mission taught us and what's next
- Firefly Aerospace targets Sept. 11 for second Alpha rocket launch
August 19
- Debris from most spectacular comet outburst may explain its perplexing behavior — and be visible in telescopes
- NASA's Artemis 3 moon-landing astronauts will explore 1 of these 13 lunar locales
- Rocket Lab planning to launch private Venus mission in May 2023
- SpaceX launches 53 more Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea again
- Exploding meteor startles Utah
- British rocket startup Skyrora aces key engine test ahead of 2023 debut launch
- SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule departs space station for trip back to Earth
- The universe's most massive star may be smaller than we thought
- NASA selects four astrophysics missions for further study
- A month on 'Mars': Trekking across the Arctic
- Stephan's Quintet: 'It's a Wonderful Life' — and a wonderful James Webb Space Telescope image!
- In Memoriam: Famed 'Comet Hunter' Don Machholz dies at 69
- Beat the Meta Quest 2 price increase with this Best Buy deal
- StarCraft: Remastered is free on Prime Gaming for a limited time
- Artemis 1 virtual reality experience aims to bring epic NASA moon launch to you
- Ukrainian charity buys radar satellite services to help fight Russian invasion
- Rare Neptune-size exoplanets may face solar superstorms from parent stars
- Watch NASA unveil landing sites for Artemis 3 human return to the moon today
August 18
- Here's how scientists spotted a 9th target for NASA's Lucy asteroid mission
- Celebrate NASA's Voyager missions at 45 with this free webcast tonight
- 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' scores an IMAX re-release ahead of new Disney Plus 'Andor' series
- SpaceX's giant Starship rocket to launch Japanese satellite in 2024
- Snoopy is 'home again' on revived NASA poster promoting Artemis I mission success
- Storm-boosted auroras dazzle skywatchers around the world (photos)
- Artemis 1 will help NASA protect astronauts from deep space radiation
- Astronaut spots bright aurora storm from the International Space Station (photos)
- Artemis 1 will carry tiny Japanese lunar lander to the moon
- Did a second killer asteroid finish the dinosaurs off? Crater in West Africa hints yes.
- Moon to pay Mars an early morning visit on Friday (Aug. 19)
- James Webb Space Telescope will seek clouds of vaporized gems on exoplanets
- NASA 'going full force' to gear up for UFO study
- Watch NASA's Jupiter icy moon explorer come together in a new video
August 17
- China prepares to launch yet another new solid rocket, the Smart Dragon 3
- Spacesuit power problem cuts Russian spacewalk short outside space station
- Colliding black holes could clock universe's expansion rate
- Save 20% on the Sky-Watcher Heritage-76 Mini Dobsonian Telescope
- Want to grow plants on Mars? High school student project finds 2 tricks for Red Planet
- Get 43% off the Estes Saturn V model rocket, and save on launch sets too
- Symbolic baton rides with NASA Artemis 1 rocket on rollout for launch
- Supermassive black hole's bright 'photon ring' revealed in new image
- Watch NASA Artemis 1 moon mission radiation science briefing today
- NASA's Artemis 1 megarocket rolls back to launch pad for moon mission
- See the moon hop over Uranus in the night sky on Aug. 18
- Solar burst from 'hole' in the sun may trigger geomagnetic storms on Earth
- The κ-Cygnid meteor shower reaches its peak on Aug. 18. Here's what to expect.
- Watch Russian spacewalkers boot up a European robotic arm on the International Space Station today
- 'Prey' review: Prequel shows that there is still hope for the Predator franchise
- A month on 'Mars': Get to know the Haughton-Mars Project
- NASA's Artemis 1 mission will carry an asteroid-bound solar sail
August 16
- American Airlines orders 20 Boom Supersonic passenger jets
- NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission will carry the world's 1st deep-space biology experiment
- Asteroid Ryugu contains dust older than the solar system
- Supermassive black hole pair nearest Earth is locked in a violent cosmic dance
- Meteorites that reach the Earth fall from asteroid butts
- China's X-ray observatory detects strongest magnetic field ever recorded
- 'Cannibal' solar bursts may bring auroras as far south as New York
- Wedding bells ring in new 'Star Wars' novel 'The Princess and the Scoundrel' (exclusive)
- Mars explorers could harvest oxygen from the atmosphere using plasma
- Saturn is at opposition. See it shine at its best for 2022 in a free webcast tonight.
- This tiny moon rover has a leg up on traditional spacecraft designs
- Black hole 'superradiance' phenomenon may aid quest for dark matter
- Giant meteorite strikes in Earth's distant history may have helped form continents
- NASA film traces Artemis 1 rocket's 'Path to the Pad' as mission stack rolls out today
August 15
- Underwater snow on Earth could offer insight into Europa's icy crust
- NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission will carry 2 water-seeking cubesats
- Unusual 'revived' pulsars could be the ultimate gravitational wave detector
- Watch a NASA moon rover complete a lunar obstacle course (video)
- 'Nope' sound designer Johnnie Burn reveals secrets of the sci-fi film's alarming soundscape (exclusive)
- NASA's Artemis 1 moon megarocket faces final test before rolling out for launch
- NASA's massive moon rocket will roll out earlier than planned
- Extreme physics of 'supercritical' matter may be surprisingly simple
- Giant voids of nothingness may be flinging the universe apart
- The 6th mass extinction hasn't begun yet, study claims, but Earth is barreling toward it
- 'Event Horizon' at 25: Director Paul W.S. Anderson on his cult sci-fi film's stylish nightmares (exclusive)
- Hubble Space Telescope paints stellar outflows in new portrait of the Orion Nebula
August 14
- A mystery of sulfur clouds of Venus may be solved by new computer model
- A new Australian supercomputer has already delivered a stunning supernova remnant pic
- Massive expanse of towering hydrothermal vents discovered deep in the Pacific
- Flying saucer-shaped cloud floats above Hawaiian telescopes (photo)
- Curious Kids: How does cosmic microwave background radiation work?
- Starburst galaxy shines in new 'whirlpool of gold' photo
August 13
- Perseid meteor shower of 2022 thrills stargazers despite bright moon (photos)
- 'For All Mankind' showrunners discuss the explosive season 3 finale
- See the huge solar wings of China's space station in motion above Earth (video)
- Mars enters the evening sky tonight, here's how to find the Red Planet
- Moon and Jupiter get together late Sunday night
August 12
- Supernova 'wreckage' blasts out cosmic rays in deep space
- SpaceX launches 46 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on drone ship
- VP Kamala Harris pledges new 'rules framework' for commercial space
- Radioactive heat in Ceres drove dwarf planet's fractured geology
- Rocket Lab plans another helicopter catch later this year
- Enormous sinkhole wide enough to swallow the White House opens in Chile
- NASA satellite captures Sahara Desert dust plume over the Atlantic Ocean
- New rules needed to fix growing space debris problem, FCC says
- 'Bouncing' universe theory still can't explain what came first
- 'Gigantic jet' that shot into space may be the most powerful lightning bolt ever detected
- Sturgeon supermoon of 2022 stuns viewers around the world (photos)
- 'Strange New Worlds' is officially the most watched Star Trek show on Paramount Plus
- A month on 'Mars': First journeys in our Arctic home
- The James Webb Space Telescope will study countless planets. Here's your chance to name one.
- Perseid meteor shower peaking now, but bright moon will get in the way
August 11
- Damaged Russian airfield in Crimea spied by satellites (photos)
- SpaceX fires up Starship Super Heavy booster again in long engine test
- Betelgeuse is bouncing back from bizarre dimming episode
- 3rd Chinese space station module arrives at spaceport ahead of October launch
- Bizarre meteorite is 1st to show scars from pebble-shooting asteroid
- James Webb Space Telescope catches 'imposter' galaxies red-handed
- China launches 16 commercial remote sensing and weather satellites
- Equatorial Mars is surprisingly dry, NASA's InSight lander finds
- Hubble-servicing NASA astronaut urges human-robot synergy for future moon missions
- Maxar will build 14 missile-tracking satellites for new warning system
- Bright fireball over Madrid traced back to comet of origin
- Save up to $140 on Anycubic 3D printers in back-to-school sale - ends August 12
- The last supermoon of the year rises tonight: Watch it online for free
- Moon rocks found in Antarctica include tiny amounts of gas that may have come from Earth
- US Postal Service begins orders for Webb Space Telescope stamp
- Supermoon alert: The last supermoon of the year rises tonight!
- Explore the weirdest weather in the solar system with All About Space magazine
- SpaceX's Starship won't launch on 1st orbital test flight this month
August 10
- Pentagon space chief condemns 'irresponsible' launch of Russian inspector satellite
- A 'potentially hazardous' blue-whale-size asteroid will zip through Earth's orbit on Friday
- 'STEVE' descends on North America after surprise solar storm
- Did North Korea lie about its big ICBM test launch?
- SpaceX Starlink satellites face Russia space debris 'squalls' in orbit: report
- Probing the Red Planet: Finding past life at Jezero Crater
- Violent supermassive black hole with twisting jet may help Milky Way observations
- Saturn at opposition: See the Lord of the Rings at its best this month
- Save £400 on the Celestron Advanced VX 8 Edge HD telescope
- Big new Chinese rocket lofts 6 experimental satellites on debut launch (video)
- Scientists spot baby alien planet that might be forming moons
- Astronomers plan to fish an interstellar meteorite out of the ocean using a massive magnet
- The James Webb Space Telescope makes stunning images thanks to these engineering solutions
- SpaceX launches 52 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea
- SpaceX fires up Starship and Super Heavy Booster 7 ahead of test flight
August 9
- Perseid meteor shower 2022 webcast: Watch the 'shooting stars' live online tonight!
- 'The Orville' Season 3 finale gives us Moclan mating rituals, Malloy's missing egg sandwich and more
- Northrop Grumman picks Firefly to replace Russian engines on Antares rocket
- President Biden signs CHIPS Act, approving International Space Station extension to 2030
- Perseid meteor shower peaks this week, but don't expect much
- 'Cosmic butterfly' wings shimmer in image of violently colliding galaxies
- Senator who helped save Hubble donates space telescope collection
- Celebrate NASA's Artemis 1 mission by sharing your 'moon snaps'
- Watch NASA's next-generation lunar Gateway space station build up in concept video
- See James Webb Space Telescope's incredible reach into the universe (video)
- Chinese company's rocket launches 3 satellites into orbit
- Russia launches sharp-eyed spy satellite for Iran
- Pluto explorer deep dives to the Titanic
- How dancing black holes get close enough to merge
- A month on 'Mars': Traveling to the Red Planet
August 8
- Weather looks good for SpaceX Starlink launch on Tuesday
- Massive megastructures circle the Earth in trailer for sci-fi film 'Orbital'
- SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy rocket returns to launch pad (photos)
- Surprise solar storm bashes Earth, with a second wave predicted for Monday
- Cosmonaut Anatoly Filipchenko, who led two docking flight tests, dies at 94
- Perseid meteor shower generates early 'shooting stars' (video)
- NASA opens up Artemis moon missions to all astronauts
- Artemis 1 moon mission launch ticket sales crashed website: report
- Chinese astronauts start testing new space station module (video)
- Stunning Northern Lights shine amid solar storm (photos)
- Powerful cosmic explosions left abundant stardust in our solar system
- US Space Force tests robot dogs to patrol Cape Canaveral
- Hubble Space Telescope captures photo of a dazzling star cluster
- Curious Kids: Is it possible to see what is happening in distant solar systems now?
- Europe's major X-ray space telescope may get scaled back due to budget constraints
- Emit dust-tracking instrument on space station snaps its 1st first views of Earth
August 7
- Scientist admits 'space telescope' photo is actually chorizo in tasty Twitter prank
- Sturgeon Supermoon: August's Sturgeon Full Moon will be the last of 4 in a row
- NASA, private companies count on market demand for future space stations after ISS
- Explore a mysterious exoplanet in new video game 'Earth's Shadow'
- Buzz Lightyear blasts from 'Infinity to Forever' with these cool new U.S. Postal Service stamps
- India's new rocket fails to put satellites in right orbit in debut launch
- China mulls using lunar satellites to probe the cosmic dark ages
August 6
- Perseverance Mars rover photographs its own landing debris
- The dark matter hypothesis isn't perfect, but the alternatives are worse
- Watch India's new rocket launch for the 1st time Saturday night
- Artificial light at night can change the behavior of all animals, not just humans
- New mapping method could aid exploration of moon, Mars and beyond
August 5
- NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket to roll out Aug. 18 for lunar launch
- Perseverance Mars rover bags 12th Red Planet rock sample
- Florida braces for crowds for NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission launch
- Space debris is coming down more frequently. What are the chances it could hit someone or damage property?
- Astra cancels Rocket 3 line after multiple launch failures
- SpaceX will launch solar wind mission with space telescope in 2025
- Virgin Galactic pushes 1st commercial passenger flight to spring 2023
- Skywatchers can see debris from spectacular comet outburst this month
- Chinese space station robot arm tests bring amazing views from orbit
- A cosmic tango: this distant planet's very strange orbit points to a violent and chaotic past
- A NASA astronaut in space just published a science paper on Mars rocks
- How many Long March 5B rockets does China plan to launch?
- The Curiosity rover has been exploring Mars for 10 years. Here's what we've learned.
- SpaceX team headed to Australia to investigate Dragon space junk crash
- Astronomers catch a super-energetic collision of dead stars
- Damage control for the Perseid meteor shower: 2022 dark sky opportunities
- China launches mysterious reusable 'test spacecraft' to Earth orbit
August 4
- SpaceX launches South Korea's 1st-ever moon mission, lands rocket at sea
- 'Woohoo! We're not going to die!' Blue Origin space tourists celebrate successful mission
- SpaceX addressing Falcon 9 rocket damage ahead of next NASA astronaut launch
- NASA moon contractor Masten Space Systems files for bankruptcy: reports
- 'The Orville' Season 3 penultimate episode is a bombardment on the senses
- China launches carbon and ecosystem monitoring satellite (video)
- Europe's troubled Mars rover still vital in the search for life on the Red Planet
- Surprise! Asteroid wider than 2 football fields barrels past Earth
- Blue Origin launches 6 people on company's 6th space tourism mission
- Artemis 1 moon mission readies for crucial test for future crewed flights
- These Lego Lightyear movie sets will let you build to infinity and beyond!
- How 'Lightyear' director Angus MacLane used Lego to inspire the movie's spaceships (exclusive clip)
- Atlas V rocket launches missile-detecting satellite for U.S. Space Force
- Just how big can a super-Earth get while staying 'habitable'?
- Meteors seem to be raining down on New Zealand, but why are some bright green?
- SpaceX will launch South Korea's 1st moon mission today: Watch live
- Watch Blue Origin launch 6 people to suborbital space today
- You can watch 4 different rocket launches in free webcasts today
- Rocket Lab launches US spy satellite on mystery mission
August 3
- SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn space crew targets December launch date: report
- European Space Agency recruits Shaun the Sheep for Artemis 1 moon mission
- Super-Earth planet zips through the habitable zone of red dwarf star
- How satellites helped 345,000 people track Nancy Pelosi's historic flight into Taiwan
- Watch an Atlas V rocket launch a missile warning satellite for US Space Force on Thursday
- Former astronauts must chaperone private missions to the International Space Station, NASA says
- Axiom Space deal will put New Zealand research on the International Space Station
- August's full moon likely to outshine Perseid meteor shower this year, NASA astronomer says
- Apollo 11 relics among 10,000 mementos flying on Artemis 1 moon mission
- We found some strange radio sources in a distant galaxy cluster. They're making us rethink what we thought we knew.
- Tonga's eruption injected so much water into Earth's atmosphere that it could weaken the ozone layer
- See Mercury shine close to Leo's brightest star Regulus tonight
- NASA will preview its Artemis 1 moon mission today. Here's how to watch for free.
- SpaceX's activities near a Texas beach spark appeal after court dismisses lawsuit
- Cassian Andor strikes back at the Empire in fantastic new 'Andor' trailer from Disney Plus
- Earth sets record for the shortest day
- Did Russia just launch a spacecraft to stalk a US spy satellite?
- A month on 'Mars': Preparing to visit the Red Planet ... on Earth
- Planets made of dark matter may have blown up, and we could see them
- South Korea's moonshot will explore lunar magnetic mysteries and more
August 2
- New Russian space chief clarifies comments about International Space Station departure
- Perseverance Mars rover snags 11th rock sample
- Smithsonian to debut reimagined Air and Space Museum galleries on Oct. 14
- Stunning James Webb Space Telescope image shows stars forming in strange wheel-shaped galaxy
- NASA looks to private outposts to build on International Space Station's legacy
- Russians reportedly building a satellite-blinding laser — an expert explains the technology
- Space philosopher Frank White on 'The Overview Effect' and humanity's connection with Earth
- Virgin Galactic plans new astronaut training facility near Spaceport America
- Solar storm from hole in the sun will hit Earth on Wednesday (Aug. 3)
- James Webb Space Telescope glimpses Earendel, the most distant star known in the universe
- Russia's withdrawal from the International Space Station could mean the early demise of the orbital lab — and sever another link with the West
- Is the James Webb Space Telescope finding the furthest, oldest, youngest or first galaxies? An astronomer explains.
- Watch Rocket Lab launch a US spy satellite early Thursday after wind delay
- Astronaut's grandson partners on project to restore rare Apollo 15 'AstroVette'
- China launches a third group of Yaogan 35 spy satellites
- Dark matter from 12 billion years ago detected for the 1st time
- Hubble Space Telescope captures trippy 'mirror image' view of distant galaxy
- Nichelle Nichols, a 'Star Trek' icon, trailblazer and space advocate, dies at 89
August 1
- Debris from Chinese rocket crash found in Indonesia and Malaysia
- This Australian experiment is on the hunt for an elusive particle that could help unlock the mystery of dark matter
- Watch California's largest wildfire of the year spawn a massive 'fire cloud' visible from space
- Watch Mars and Uranus meet up in night-sky webcast tonight
- In 'A Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman,' a personal story of coming to planetary science
- Satellite captures record-breaking storm that wreaked havoc on Kentucky
- Perseid meteor shower 2023: When, where & how to see it
- Where do electrons get energy to spin around an atom's nucleus?
- Astronomers image the star-birthing web of a cosmic Tarantula Nebula