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How did the USSR win the space race to beat the US to the moon in Apple TV's new 'Star City'?

By Jeff Spry published 24 April 26

"I take this step for my country, for my people, and for the Marxist-Leninist way of life."

Comet PanSTARRS approaches Earth on April 26. Here's how to catch it in satellite imagery this weekend

By Anthony Wood published 24 April 26

Comet PanSTARRS recently survived its close brush with the sun.

Famous asteroid Ryugu may have been bombarded by a swarm of tiny space rocks 1,000 years ago

By Robert Lea published 24 April 26

Samples of Ryugu returned to Earth by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft show that the asteroid bears the scars of a recent bombardment by tiny space rocks.

'Guess I'll be waiting a minute to surf again': Artemis 2 moon astronaut Christina Koch shares her recovery journey

By Elizabeth Howell published 24 April 26

A week after the Artemis 2 moon mission ended, NASA astronaut Christina Koch struggled to walk in a straight line during a blindfold test. But it's all part of readjusting to life on Earth.

A Lego 'Project Hail Mary' set just soared into the stratosphere, breaking the Guinness World Record for highest flight

By Elizabeth Howell published 24 April 26

Amaze, amaze, amaze! A Lego version of the 'Project Hail Mary' spaceship soared into the stratosphere and set an altitude record.

Ice melts in the springtime on Mars | Space photo of the day for April 24, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 24 April 26

Springtime has arrived at the Red Planet's Chasma Boreale, as this photo by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows.

Hubble Telescope celebrates 36th anniversary with gorgeous new image of famous Trifid Nebula

By Keith Cooper published 24 April 26

This latest image from Hubble forms just one of more than 1.7 million observations that the space telescope has made over the past 36 years since it launched on April 24, 1990.

Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-flares within 7 hours of each other, knocking out radio signals on Earth

By Daisy Dobrijevic published 24 April 26

The twin eruptions briefly disrupted radio signals across the dayside of Earth.

Ted Cruz pushes back on NASA budget cuts: 'I don't want to wake up one day and look up at the moon and realize the Chinese have beat us there'

By Josh Dinner published 24 April 26

"We'll keep [politics] out of your way so you can do your job."

Could 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' restore the 'Star Wars' spark? Watch the electrifying final trailer and decide if this is the way

By Jeff Spry published 23 April 26

The latest trailer for the next Star Wars film 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is an explosive return to form for the sci-fi franchise from a galaxy far away.