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White House appoints Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb to lead new UFO study group

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has been appointed as the head of a new White House group to study UFOs, or unidentified anomalous phenomena, as they're now known.

Jul 11, 2026

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for 35th time, hauls Starlink satellites to orbit (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flew for the 35th time tonight (July 10), carrying 29 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.

Jul 11, 2026

A ravenous black hole in our backyard could be our window into the ancient universe

A feeding black hole at the heart of a nearby galaxy is behaving similarly to cosmic titans that existed just after the Big Bang.

Jul 10, 2026

Launching from 2 continents: Germany's Isar Aerospace leases Canadian pad for $150 million

German company Isar Aerospace is expanding its operations overseas after signing an agreement with Canada's Maritime Launch Services for use of its Spaceport Nova Scotia.

Jul 10, 2026

SpaceX ignites all 33 powerful engines on Starship booster ahead of Flight 13 launch (video)

SpaceX completed an engine test of the next Super Heavy booster slated to launch Starship's next mission, which could lift off as soon as next week.

Jul 10, 2026

These rare glowing 'space clouds' are summer's best-kept skywatching secret

Now is the time to look for noctilucent clouds — shimmering ice clouds that glow near the edge of space.

Jul 10, 2026

SpaceX launch creates colorful 'jellyfish' in the night sky | Space photo of the day for July 10, 2026

I promise it's not an alien.

Jul 10, 2026

The moon, Mars and the Pleiades form a stunning lineup before dawn on July 11. Here's how to see it

A slender crescent moon, Mars and Aldebaran and two sparkling star clusters will create a beautiful predawn scene for early risers on July 11.

Jul 10, 2026

Supreme Court ruling on mail-in ballots ensures astronauts can vote from space  — or anywhere else

A new ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court protecting voter rights could extend to astronauts living and working in space and training internationally.

Jul 10, 2026

Astronomers may have heard the 1st 'whispers' of ghost particles created by supernova explosions

The universe is haunted by "cosmic ghosts" called neutrinos, which seem to be the "whispers" of stars that died in supernova explosions over the course of billions of years.

Jul 10, 2026

Don't miss out on 'The Ark' Season 3 — get a year-long Peacock TV deal for just over $9 a month

Watch SYFY's outer space saga 'The Ark' on Peacock TV and all the best sci-fi content at a bargain price.

Jul 10, 2026

Making history! China lands rocket during an orbital launch for 1st time ever (video)

A Chinese Long March 10B rocket aced its debut launch on Friday (July 10), sending a satellite to orbit and coming down for a history-making landing at sea.

Jul 10, 2026

Wally Funk, trailblazing pilot and astronaut, dies at 87

Wally Funk, who flew to space at 82 after a lifetime of flying and fighting for women in aviation and aerospace, has passed away at age 87.

Jul 09, 2026

Scientists have discovered the oldest quasar ever seen, and it shines with the light of a trillion suns

Using the ESA's Euclid space telescope, astronomers have discovered a treasure trove of black hole-powered quasars in the early universe, including the most ancient and distant ever seen.

Jul 09, 2026

SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 Starlink satellites to orbit

SpaceX has applied for approval to operate a 100,000-member megaconstellation of next-gen Starlink satellites in Earth orbit. And each of the new spacecraft will weigh about 4,400 pounds.

Jul 09, 2026

'Reckless' space-based data centers lack environmental review, drawing criticism

"Allowing a million orbiting data centers with no environmental review isn’t just irresponsible — it’s reckless."

Jul 09, 2026

'Silo' season 3 showrunner Graham Yost explains the time jumps and turning half of the show into a political thriller (interview)

'We're harkening back to 'Three Days of The Condor,' 'The Parallax View,' and things like that of the '70s.'

Jul 09, 2026

Could evidence of life on Mars be hiding in clay? Europe wants to send a rover to check

ESA's Rosalind Franklin rover will investigate possible signs of life in Martian clay.

Jul 09, 2026

Take a trip to the turquoise waters of the Bahamas (from space) | Space photo of the day for July 9, 2026

Can you hear the waves?

Jul 09, 2026

The US wants to build offshore rocket launch sites. Critics say 'our coasts deserve better'

The U.S. government is looking into launching commercial rockets from sea-based launch sites, but some advocacy groups fear making the ocean a dumping ground.

Jul 09, 2026

China announces plan to build early-warning system for dangerous asteroids

The country's plans include spacecraft designed to detect asteroids coming from the direction of the sun, which has long been a space-rock blind spot.

Jul 09, 2026

Staffing the moon base: How many astronauts should live in NASA's lunar outpost?

A simulation of future astronaut moon bases suggests that mission design, and not just psychology, needs to be considered for success.

Jul 09, 2026

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for record-breaking 36th time

Liftoff occurred at 5:25 a.m. ET on Thursday (July 9).

Jul 08, 2026

Japanese company books 1,100 pounds of cargo space on SpaceX Starship mission to the moon

The Japanese company ispace is expanding its already extensive moon plans to include SpaceX's Starship megarocket.

Jul 08, 2026

Dance of death between binary stars leads to an unusual supernova

When some stars die, they do not do so alone, potentially solving a long-standing mystery around a particular class of cosmic explosion called an interacting supernova.

Jul 08, 2026

NASA begins funding hardware for 'Skyfall' Mars helicopter mission

NASA's nuclear-powered mission to Mars is taking shape with the selection of Firefly Aerospace to design and manufacture the protective aeroshell that will shield the Skyfall spacecraft's descent stage during its plummet through the Martian atmosphere.

Jul 08, 2026

Trump gifts Artemis astronauts an American flag from the US Capitol to plant on the moon

The next American flag to be planted on the moon has been placed in the hands of one of the last astronauts to walk on the lunar surface.

Jul 08, 2026

Shoebox-sized 'detector satellites' could sniff out a nuclear bomb in space

A constellation of cubesats fitted with special detectors could sniff out nuclear weapons hidden on satellites launched by adversary nations, a new study suggests.

Jul 08, 2026

Venus takes center stage with 2 easy-to-see sky shows this July. Here's when and where to look

Venus pairs up with Regulus on July 9 before meeting a slender crescent moon on July 17.

Jul 08, 2026

'This is the future of spatial intelligence': Vantor unveils stunning 3D satellite views of Earth (photos)

The American Earth-observation company Vantor is now mapping Earth from space in 3D, and the images are stunning.

Jul 08, 2026

NASA's Roman Space Telescope prepares for launch | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2026

Roman is in Florida, getting ready for its August liftoff.

Jul 08, 2026

The US Space Force just got a new electromagnetic weapon to jam adversary satellites

The U.S. Space Force has acquired one of its first publicly acknowledged offensive weapons, one that can blast adversary satellites with electromagnetic radiation.

Jul 08, 2026

Revolutionary rocket engine company Venus Aerospace raises $91 million to scale design

Venus Aerospace has raised $91 million to further develop the company's rotating detonation rocket engine and plans to bring its designs from testing to production across multiple applications.

Jul 08, 2026

NASA's New Horizons probe just woke up from hibernation 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto. What's it doing out there?

NASA's New Horizons probe has woken up in good health nearly 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto after spending nearly a year in hibernation.

Jul 08, 2026

Earth may survive the sun's death after all, new study suggests

When the sun swells into a red giant about 5 billion years from now, Earth may escape being swallowed by the dying star, a new study suggests.

Jul 08, 2026

James Webb Space Telescope celebrates its 4th birthday with stunning image of a galaxy crash site

To celebrate the fourth birthday of the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA has released a stunning image of the strangely shaped galaxy Centaurus A, the site of a cosmic collision 2 billion years ago.

Jul 07, 2026

Our Milky Way galaxy might be larger than we thought  

Astronomers used cosmic explosions to find that we may be wrong about our own galaxy.

Jul 07, 2026

'Project Hail Mary' is finally streaming on Amazon Prime Video, and we can't wait to watch it again

'Project Hail Mary' blasted off onto Prime Video starting on July 3.

Jul 07, 2026

Artemis 2's Jeremy Hansen stepping down from active astronaut duty after epic moon mission

The Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen will step back from active astronaut service in September for a new role.

Jul 07, 2026

How public–private partnerships can turn Mars into an economic frontier (Op-Ed)

No single agency — not even NASA — can develop all the technologies and systems needed for sustained Mars settlement.

Jul 07, 2026

China releases 1st photo of Earth's elusive 'quasi-moon' Kamo'oalewa

China's Tianwen-2 probe beamed home a photo of its target, asteroid 2016HO3, also known as quasi-moon Kamo'oalewa.

Jul 07, 2026

'That's going to come back and bite us': Former NASA chief questions Artemis moon lander plans

Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine questions the designs for NASA's commercial moon landers for its Artemis program.

Jul 07, 2026

Astronaut flexes his muscles mid-spacewalk | Space photo of the day for July 7, 2026

NASA astronaut Chris Williams recently flexed his muscles for a photo while on a spacewalk with fellow astronaut Jessica Meir.

Jul 07, 2026

Chinese scientists find the best way to nuke an asteroid on its way to impact Earth

While no imminent asteroid threats have been found for Earth, Chinese scientists discussed two ways to deflect a space rock in case of trouble.

Jul 07, 2026

SpaceX just launched the 1st-ever nuclear-powered commercial satellite

A satellite aboard SpaceX's Transporter-17 rideshare mission is the first commercially designed and operated spacecraft to harness nuclear energy in orbit.

Jul 07, 2026

The sun's atmosphere is way hotter than its surface. Scientists may finally know why

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has found charged grains of dust being carried on magnetic plasma waves in the Sun's outer atmosphere, providing a new clue to the mystery of the Sun's corona is so hot.

Jul 07, 2026

Even astronauts in space saw America 250 fireworks on the Fourth of July. See their ISS view of Los Angeles (video)

The U.S. just celebrated its 250th birthday, and the Americans living off the planet had a great view of some of the parties down below.

Jul 06, 2026

SpaceX launches 81 satellites to orbit from California, lands rocket on ship at sea

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 81 payloads to orbit from California early Tuesday morning (July 7), then landed on a ship at sea.

Jul 06, 2026

More clues surface about the origins of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

Observations of the fast-moving interstellar comet with the Very Large Telescope in Chile support similar observations made by the JWST.

Jul 06, 2026

NASA just found a planet 'hiding' in TESS spacecraft data, all thanks to Einstein

NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS has a new method for detecting worlds beyond the solar system, and it is thanks to Einstein.

Jul 06, 2026