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September 17
- We've officially found 6,000 exoplanets, NASA says: 'We're entering the next great chapter of exploration'
- Artemis 2 astronauts will double as human science experiments on their trip around the moon
- SpaceX moves next Starship spacecraft to launch pad for testing (photos)
- Are interstellar invaders like comet 3I/ATLAS seeding the universe with exoplanets?
- Bad news for astronauts? Human stem cells age more rapidly in space, study suggests
- Apple TV+'s sci-fi saga 'Foundation' is getting a Season 4: 'We look forward to continuing the epic'
- Don't miss the beautiful summer Milky Way next week as the new moon goes dark on Sept. 21
- Watch an asteroid the size of the Washington Monument zoom past Earth live on Sept. 18 (video)
- Breathtaking timelapse photos capture September's blood moon total lunar eclipse over Egypt's White Desert
- 5 forecasts early climate models got right – the evidence is all around you
- Will the International Space Station be replaced before its fiery death in 2030?
- 'The sun is slowly waking up': Scientists say a rise in solar storms awaits us
- Sunrise silhouettes the world's largest telescope | Space photo of the day for Sept. 17, 2025
- A Girl Scout was injured in a remote California canyon. Here's how satellites got help to her in minutes
September 16
- Northrop Grumman's 'Cygnus XL' cargo spacecraft suffers thruster issue on way to the International Space Station
- 'We're really on a different trajectory': How NASA's Artemis moon missions aim to prepare us for Mars
- Doomed 'cannibal' star could soon explode in a supernova so bright it would be visible during the day
- Surprise solar storm sparks stunning auroras across the US (photos)
- Forget supercomputers — scientists say a laptop could map the universe in minutes
- 'We have to fully fund NASA': Lawmaker joins space agency employees in protest outside DC headquarters
- 'Totally unexpected': Stunning new imagery shows big changes in the 1st black hole ever captured by humanity (photo, video)
- 'Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition' hatches surprise Xbox Series X|S release with chaotic launch trailer (video)
- Humanity could settle Mars by 2055, Elon Musk says
- The best viral star projector is now under $50 on Amazon at its lowest-ever price and
- What to expect from each stage of the partial solar eclipse on Sept. 21
- 2 billion people will be able to see 'God of Chaos' asteroid Apophis when it buzzes Earth in April 2029
- Interstellar visitors like comet 3I/ATLAS are the most common objects in the Milky Way: 'There's almost always one within the solar system'
- A close shave on the ISS | Space photo of the day for Sept. 16, 2025
- New space junk removal idea: Using ion engine exhaust to knock debris out of the sky
- 'A game changer': Space shuttle astronaut Pam Melroy joins Venus Aerospace after revolutionary rocket engine breakthrough
September 15
- 'We are ready to drive': Take a look inside Lunar Outpost's moon rover mission control (photos)
- We can finally predict when Mars' skies will glow green with auroras, scientists say
- See Jupiter and the moon join the Gemini twins in the predawn sky on Sept. 16
- Are 'little red dots' seen by the James Webb Space Telescope actually elusive 'black hole stars'?
- Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket cleared to fly again after April 29 launch failure
- 50 years ago, NASA sent 2 spacecraft to search for life on Mars – the Viking missions' findings are still discussed today
- The moon and Venus visit the 'Heart of the Lion' this week. Here's how to see it
- These 2 European telescopes use lasers to track potentially dangerous space junk (video)
- Interstellar comet 3I ATLAS glows green during lunar eclipse | Space photo of the day for Sept. 15, 2025
- 15 years on, 'Halo: Reach' continues to be the golden standard of video game prequels
- Where will the partial solar eclipse be visible on Sept. 21?
September 14
- NASA satellites spot brand-new island in Alaska formed by melting glacier (photos)
- 1 week to go until the moon takes a ‘bite’ out of the sun during partial solar eclipse on Sept. 21
- SpaceX launches Northrop Grumman's biggest-ever cargo spacecraft on its 1st mission to the ISS (video)
- LIGO Legacy: 10 incredible gravitational wave breakthroughs to celebrate observatory's landmark 2015 find
September 13
- SpaceX launches 300th Starlink satellite-internet mission (video)
- Russian Progress spacecraft arrives at the ISS with 2.8 tons of cargo
- Scientists track down fresh boulder falls on the moon
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 177 — Life on Mars?
- Storms leave 120-mile scar in Alberta visible from space (images)
- UAP witnesses criticize Pentagon UFO office in Congressional hearing for 'using science and coming up with answers'
- Astronaut preps purple kefir for a vitamin boost | On the International Space Station Sept. 8-12, 2025
September 12
- Scientists measure 'kick' that sent baby black hole flying away from its home for 1st time
- Astronomers discover rogue black hole speeding through distant dwarf galaxy
- US Air Force selects Blue Origin and Anduril for rocket cargo delivery project: report
- Mars shines red next to blue Spica at sunset on Sept. 13
- NASA workers plan 3rd protest at D.C. headquarters on Sept. 15 to decry Trump's science funding cuts
- Is there life on Saturn's moon Enceladus? New study complicates the search
- Star Trek: Bridge Crew was the ultimate 'Trek' game, and it needs a sequel. Make it so!
- Don't miss the moon shine close to the Pleiades star cluster on Sept. 12
- Scientists say there's a 90% chance we could spot an exploding black hole in the next decade
- Aurora alert! Butterfly-shaped 'hole' in sun's atmosphere could spark geomagnetic storm Sept. 13-14
- Sunrise over NASA's 'quiet' supersonic X-59 jet | Space photo of the day for Sept. 12, 2025
- 'I'll be damned if that's the story we write': Acting NASA Administrator Duffy vows not to lose moon race to China
- SpaceX launches powerful satellite to orbit for Indonesian telecom company (video)
September 11
- Astronomers finally find elusive, dust-shrouded supermassive black holes at ‘Cosmic Dawn’
- 108 million degrees! Solar flares are far hotter than thought, study suggests
- ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 winners unveiled — and the photos are truly exquisite
- James Webb Space Telescope studies a 'failed star' named 'The Accident' to solve an old mystery of Jupiter and Saturn
- Sun dogs, rainbows and glories are celestial wonders – and they may appear in alien skies too
- 'I have you now!': Darth Vader's lightsaber from 'Star Wars' sells for $3.6 million at auction
- Infrared instruments could spot exotic ice on other worlds
- James Webb Space Telescope images enormous star shooting out twin jets 8 light-years long
- SpaceX Starlink satellite photobombs orbital view of secret Chinese air base (photo)
- Watch the winners of the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Award 2025 announced live online today (video)
- 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 3 finale blurs the line between sci-fi and fantasy... and that's OK
- I beat light pollution with this smart telescope — everything I saw in the night sky from a city center
- Hubble telescope spies glowing galaxy in a cosmic 'Crane' | Space photo of the day for Sept. 11, 2025
- Did NASA's Perseverance rover actually find evidence of life on Mars? We need to haul its samples home to find out, scientists say
- Russian Soyuz rocket launches robotic Progress cargo ship with 2.8 tons of supplies toward the ISS
September 10
- 'Destiny 2' meets 'Star Wars' in ‘Renegades’ expansion, adding blasters, lightsabers, and a wretched hive of scum and villainy (video)
- SpaceX buys $17 billion worth of satellite spectrum to beef up Starlink broadband service
- Sci-fi is the genre of ideas — it shouldn't just be about big budgets and spectacular visuals
- Watch voice cast of Disney's 'Elio' learn about Voyager probe's Golden Record in charming new bonus clip (video)
- Scientists find evidence of flowing water on Ryugu’s ancient parent asteroid. 'It was a genuine surprise!'
- Can we safely deflect a killer asteroid without making it worse? Only if we avoid the gravitational 'keyhole,' scientists say
- Get ready to view Saturn at its closest point to Earth with $133 off this telescope from Celestron
- Gravitational wave detector confirms theories of Einstein and Hawking: 'This is the clearest view yet of the nature of black holes'
- Did NASA's Perseverance rover find evidence of ancient life on Mars? The plot thickens
- SpaceX launches 1st 21 satellites for advanced new US military constellation
- Enjoy the dark skies this new moon with our best value binoculars — now a huge 41% off from Amazon
- March 2026 total lunar eclipse: Everything you need to know about the next 'blood moon'
- Working on a 39-foot telescope dish | Space photo of the day for Sept. 10, 2025
- The weird ringed dwarf planet Quaoar may have an extra moon, astronomers discover
September 9
- SpaceX targets Sept. 23 for launch of NASA's IMAP mission to map the boundaries of our solar system
- Astronomers discover repeating gamma-ray burst 'unlike anything we have ever witnessed before' (video)
- Fossilized micrometeorites record ancient carbon dioxide levels
- 'Directive 8020' is 'The Thing' in space, but is developer Supermassive Games biting off more than it can chew?
- 'Artificial super astronauts': How AI and robotics could help humanity settle Mars
- You could help NASA track its Artemis 2 astronauts' trip around the moon in 2026
- NASA will reveal new Perseverance Mars rover discovery today: Here's how to watch live
- Where is the sun in its current 11-year solar cycle?
- Astronauts capture amazing views of the total lunar eclipse from the ISS (photos)
- The race back to the moon: What if China lands its astronauts first?
- Small black holes are surprisingly messy eaters, Japanese spacecraft discovers: 'Being surprised is good'
- Moon blocks satellite views of the sun before lunar eclipse | Space photo of the day for Sept. 9, 2025
- Ready for the next 'Oumuamua? Launching flyby missions to visiting interstellar comets is 'feasible and affordable,' study says
September 8
- Spacecraft launcher named for robot in 'Interstellar' could help us reach another star system. Here's how
- Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is approaching Earth — will it become visible to the naked eye?
- SpaceX test fires next Super Heavy booster for Starship's 11th upcoming launch (video)
- The September Epsilon Perseids meteor shower peaks predawn on Sept. 9.
- 'EVE Online''s space survival spinoff uses realistic simulations and algorithms to build a whole new universe (exclusive)
- ISS astronaut Jonny Kim says controlling robots on Earth felt like playing video games: 'This demo brought me right back'
- US Congress is holding a UFO hearing today about 'restoring public trust.' Here's how to watch live
- Does the nearby exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e support life? New James Webb Space Telescope data could help us find out
- Juno spacecraft finds auroral 'footprints' of Jupiter's moon Callisto for 1st time
- 1st known interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua is an 'exo-Pluto' — a completely new class of object, scientists say
- South Pole Telescope beneath a rainbow of colors | Space photo of the day for Sept. 8, 2025
- Blood moon wows skywatchers worldwide: Best photos of the September 2025 total lunar eclipse
September 7
- See the blood moon rise in 1st pictures of September 2025 total lunar eclipse
- The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as astronomers thought
- 'It shouldn't survive': Astronomers discover dust on an epic journey far beyond its galaxy
- Total lunar eclipse will paint the full moon blood red for over 7 billion skywatchers tonight
- Saturn and the moon take a sunset stroll on Sept. 8: Here's how to see it
September 6
- SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites from California (video)
- Earth-size stars and alien oceans – an astronomer explains the case for life around white dwarfs
- This Week In Space podcast: Episode 176 — Beyond the Solar System
- "Finding the fun was always our guiding star": How 'Starfield' developers balanced realism with arcade fun when approaching space combat (exclusive)
- What to expect during today's 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse
- Astrophotographer captures the gaping maw of a cosmic shark in stunning deep space image (photo)
September 5
- China shows off advanced hypersonic missiles, ICBMs and drones in military parade (photos)
- Sorry, Starlink: JetBlue becomes 1st airline to pick Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites for in-flight Wi-Fi
- Astronauts get a welcome boost from a SpaceX Dragon | On the International Space Station Sept. 1-5, 2025
- Space Force's X-37B space plane is testing 'Zylon' material to help crew and cargo land on Mars
- This fully operational 9,000-piece Lego Star Wars Death Star is the most expensive Lego set so far
- Baby 'failed star' has unusually rich planet-forming disk, James Webb Space Telescope finds
- James Gunn casually announces new Superman movie title and release date on Instagram
- A new particle detector is ready to probe 'ashes' of the Big Bang after passing its 'standard candle' test
- How the James Webb, Euclid and Roman space telescopes could team up to hunt supermassive black holes from the dawn of time
- Scientists capture interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS growing a tail: 'This image is both a scientific milestone and a source of wonder' (photo, video)
- Paramount Plus, the home of all Star Trek content, is 50% off in a limited-time deal
- Watch today's blood moon total lunar eclipse free online with these livestreams (video)
- Triple star system burns bright in new image from the James Webb Space Telescope
- NASA Perseverance rover spies a 'turtle' on Mars | Space photo of the day for Sept. 5, 2025
- SpaceX launches Starlink satellites, lands Falcon rocket for 500th time (video)
- What time is today's blood moon total lunar eclipse?
- 'The turtles and the nudists will have to migrate': SpaceX plan for Starship launches from Florida sparks debate among Space Coast residents
September 4
- 'Foundation' Season 3: Who are the robot-worshipping cult members of The Inheritance?
- Moon-to-Mars veteran Amit Kshatriya named NASA associate administrator
- Huge chunks of ancient cosmic objects may be stuck inside Mars
- The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is wrapped in carbon dioxide fog, NASA space telescope reveals
- 'Invasion' star Shamier Anderson says he's 'out of here' if aliens do actually invade (exclusive)
- SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule boosts ISS higher above Earth in key test
- Most solar eclipse maps have a major flaw. Here's how to ensure you're really in the path of totality
- There's nothing original about 'Strange New Worlds' latest episode, 'Terrarium', but it's classic 'Star Trek'
- Butterfly Star flaps its rainbow wings | Space photo of the day for Sept. 4, 2025
- Where to see today's blood moon lunar eclipse
- US in real danger of losing the moon race to China, experts tell Senate
September 3
- Watch NASA's Artemis 2 moon astronauts take on the viral 'Bobby and Pete' fitness challenge (video)
- Radical new Big Bang theory says gravitational waves created galaxies, stars and planets
- Astronaut Megan McArthur, 1st woman to pilot SpaceX Dragon, retires after 25-year NASA career
- Israel spy satellite launch sparks 'brief panic' as residents mistake rocket for missile: reports
- 15 years on, real-time strategy games are still chasing the high of 'StarCraft 2'
- India tests parachutes for 1st-ever human spaceflight mission in 2027 (photos)
- Perseid meteors shine with the Milky Way over an ancient Egyptian temple in breathtaking photo
- SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida on heels of California liftoff (video)
- When is the next 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse visible from North America?
- Which is the best home planetarium? We pit three of our favorites against one other
- Perseverance Mars rover rolls over Soroya Ridge | Space photo of the day for Sept. 3, 2025
- Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will fly by Mars 1 month from now — and Europe's Red Planet orbiters will be ready
- SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California on brand-new Falcon 9 rocket (video)
September 2
- Asteroid Bennu contains stardust that's older than the solar system
- Trump moves US Space Command to Alabama's 'Rocket City'
- Astronomers discover a 'forbidden' pulsar fleeing a supernova in a seemingly empty region of the Milky Way
- Magic: The Gathering has gone to space, so we talked to an astrophysicist about the striking art in 'Edge of Eternities' (exclusive)
- Colossal moon Titan casts a shadow on Saturn's cloud tops early on Sept. 4. Will you be able to see it?
- Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS could be investigated by these spacecraft as it races past the sun: 'This could be literally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity'
- New 'Tron: Ares' trailer paints the town neon red as an ominous voice declares that 'Military AI is the future!' (video)
- The Lego Technic NASA Lunar RV set is an incredibly detailed reproduction of the historic Apollo lunar buggy — now with 32% off, its lowest ever price at Walmart
- I watched scientists view the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in real time. Here's what they saw
- Cannibal solar storm sparks dazzling northern lights across Europe and North America (photos)
- How magnets could help astronauts explore the moon and Mars
- ISS astronauts serve up space sushi | Space photo of the day for Sept. 2, 2025
- 1st Indian astronaut to visit ISS welcomed home as a hero
September 1
- Watch an asteroid the size of an airliner speed toward Earth live online Sept. 2 (video)
- Mercury makes an elusive appearance with the bright star Regulus on Sept. 2
- Water recycling is paramount for space stations and long-duration missions − an environmental engineer explains how the ISS does it
- 'The rocket is your savior!': New live-action 'Borderlands 4' trailer urges humans to 'Quit Earth', and we can't argue
- 33 hungry SpaceX Raptors from below | Space photo of the day for Sept. 1, 2025
- Hasbro Vs. Disney lightsabers: What's the difference?
- 'Klingon Next Door' is a hilarious look at what Star Trek's angriest aliens do in their down time
- An affordable, sub-250g drone with excellent build quality, features and a decent camera is at its lowest-ever price, now 17% off on Amazon
- How military helicopters in Colorado will help land NASA's Artemis astronauts on the moon
- 'We've known it's been coming for a while': Inside the decision to eliminate the UK Space Agency
- Pluto's dwarf planet partner Charon may have spilled its guts to create 2 of the pair's moons
- Official death count of 2023 Hawaii wildfires doesn’t capture true toll, study suggests
- Scientists discover explosive origins of superspeed electrons streaming from the sun
- Could a unique rectangular telescope be the key to finding Earth 2.0?