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'You just saved the video dish': Two astronauts complete spacewalk to replace ISS antenna

Astronauts Anil Menon and Sophie Adenot completed a 6.5-hour spacewalk on Tuesday, (Aug. 25), installing a replacement Space-to-Ground antenna on the outside of the International Space Station.

Aug 25, 2026

'Aliens: The Video Games' author Mike Diver on overlooked Alien games, tracking down retro game developers, and the future of the Xenomorph (interview)

We chat to author Mike Diver about this complete chronicle of Alien video games.

Aug 25, 2026

Starbase Louisiana: SpaceX announces enormous $100 billion Starbase launch site

A new spaceport will bring 10 launch pads to Louisiana's Gulf Coast and support thousands of Starship launches per year.

Aug 25, 2026

The bubbling surface of doomed supergiant star Betelgeuse has been revealed like never before

Betelgeuse may be a well-known and often-studied stellar object, but that doesn't mean astronomers aren't capable of capturing this doomed star in a completely new light.

Aug 25, 2026

NASA's Roman Space Telescope will reveal the universe in a way the JWST and Hubble cannot

"The images it captures will be so large there is not a screen in existence large enough to show them."

Aug 25, 2026

Sun fires powerful M6.9 solar flare and CME toward Earth — could it boost northern lights chances this week?

A restless Earth-facing sunspot has been firing off a barrage of powerful solar flares — and now a CME could be heading our way.

Aug 25, 2026

Astronauts make history repairing the ISS | Space photo of the day for Aug. 25, 2026

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Anil Menon complete a spacewalk on Aug. 18, 2026.

Aug 25, 2026

On this day in space! Aug. 25, 1997: NASA launches Advanced Composition Explorer to track solar wind and so much more

On Aug. 25, 1997, NASA launched the Advanced Composition Explorer, or ACE satellite to study energetic particles traveling through space, including solar wind and space weather. Here's why it mattered.

Aug 25, 2026

Polish startup Ares Shield hired to protect data center satellites with high-power microwave weapons

Florida-based Lonestar Data Holdings has contracted Polish startup Ares Shield to provide protection for its off-Earth data centers, in a deal worth up to $6 million.

Aug 25, 2026

NASA satellites ace world's 1st 'lost-in-space' GPS-free navigation experiment

No GPS? No problem. A team of NASA satellites are extending their stay in space after successfully proving out navigation by other means.

Aug 25, 2026

Stream 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' and 'Silo' securely from anywhere with 87% off Surfshark VPN

Want to watch your favorite shows wherever you boldly go? From Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 to Silo's upcoming finale, stream and browse in safety with huge savings on Surfshark VPN.

Aug 25, 2026

What time is the partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27-28? Here's when to see the 96% 'blood moon'

Don't miss the best lunar eclipse until New Year's Eve 2028. Here's when to look up to catch the deep partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27-28.

Aug 25, 2026

Watch 2 astronauts replace failed ISS antenna during spacewalk today

NASA astronaut Anil Menon and France's Sophie Adenot will conduct a spacewalk today (Aug. 25) to replace a space-to-ground-antenna on the International Space Station. Here's how to watch live.

Aug 25, 2026

Pluto losing its planet status may be the best thing that ever happened to solar system diversity

Unpopular opinion time, Pluto being reclassified as a dwarf planet was a great thing for our understanding of the solar system and for the former planet, too.

Aug 24, 2026

'Ghosts of Mars' at 25: Are we any closer to living on the Red Planet? We asked the experts

John Carpenter's 'Ghosts of Mars' explored a future where Mars is terraformed, but is it closer to becoming a reality? We spoke to the experts to find out.

Aug 24, 2026

'Project Hail Mary' and 'The Martian' author Andy Weir is headed back to outer space, but not how you'd expect

Weir will executive produce "Exoplanet," a new Audible sci-fi drama coming this fall.

Aug 24, 2026

Goodbye, Falcon 9: SpaceX planning to retire workhorse launcher when Starship is up and running

SpaceX plans to retire its workhorse Falcon 9 once it gets the next-gen Starship megarocket online. But what will removing one of the most-flown rockets in history do to the current launch market?

Aug 24, 2026

SpaceX sets rocket-reuse record on 100th Falcon 9 launch of the year (video)

SpaceX set a new rocket-reuse record early Tuesday morning (Aug. 25), on its 100th Falcon 9 flight of the year.

Aug 24, 2026

Why do we care so much that Pluto isn't a planet?

Twenty years after Pluto became a dwarf planet, people are still fighting over its status. Experts explain why the debate feels so personal.

Aug 24, 2026

Is the Perseid meteor shower going to get even more spectacular? Jupiter could send more 'shooting stars' towards Earth in 2028

Jupiter's gravity could trigger an outburst of Perseid meteors as the 2028 shower hits its peak.

Aug 24, 2026

At 25% off, this beginner-friendly Celestron telescope will bring the lunar eclipse closer

Want great views of this week's partial lunar eclipse or a closer look at Saturn as it reaches opposition in October? This Celestron PowerSeeker 80EQ, nearly 50% off at Walmart, is just what you need.

Aug 24, 2026

On this day in space! Aug. 24, 2006: Pluto loses its planet status

On Aug. 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided that Pluto wasn't a planet anymore.

Aug 24, 2026

Satellite sees Greenland's most significant floating ice loss in over a decade | Space photo of the day for Aug. 24, 2026

A fractured "ice tongue" is visible in the imagery.

Aug 24, 2026

The earliest galaxy 'swallowed' by the cannibal Milky Way left a scar at its heart

The earliest example of the Milky Way cannibalising a smaller galaxy for its growth involved a cosmic meal that left a scar at the heart of our galaxy.

Aug 24, 2026

Nancy Grace Roman Telescope live updates: NASA readies Roman for launch

Follow NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and its launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket to begin its mission to explore the universe.

Aug 24, 2026

What to expect from each stage of the partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27-28

Here's what to expect during the 5 key stages of the "almost Blood Moon" 96% partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27-28.

Aug 24, 2026

It's been 20 years since Pluto lost planet status. Will it ever get its title back?

The reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet continues to stir up a hornet's nest of controversy and debate, as Space.com meets one astronomer who believes the decision to have been a mistake.

Aug 24, 2026

New 'Star Trek' documentary featuring William Shatner hits theaters this fall, celebrating 60 years of Trek

"This film is a love letter to 'Star Trek'"

Aug 23, 2026

On this day in space! Aug. 23, 1961: Ranger 1's botched space launch

On Aug. 23, 1961, NASA launched the Ranger 1 robotic spacecraft on a precursor mission to test new technologies for later moon missions.

Aug 23, 2026

How a huge fleet of 17 spacecraft discovered something surprising about solar eruptions

Taking measurements of the same CME from different vantage points in the solar system revealed the true extent of a solar eruption.

Aug 23, 2026

Bad weather delays launch of China's historic Chang'e 7 mission to moon's south pole

China has delayed its ambitious ice-hunting Chang'e 7 mission to the moon's south pole due to a brewing storm near the launch site. A new target date has not been announced.

Aug 23, 2026

Launching 10,000 tiny 'femtosats' to Saturn? NASA funds 18 futuristic spaceflight ideas

NASA has chosen 18 technology proposals for its Innovative Advanced Concepts awards to help turn some out-of-the-box ideas into out-of-this-world research.

Aug 23, 2026

How will NASA's astronaut training hub change with commercial space stations?

A tour of Johnson Space Center in Houston shows how NASA and private industry are already working together on the future of human spaceflight.

Aug 22, 2026

'We Want to Believe' book explores the reality of UFOs: 'It's always going to be more likely that someone is wrong about what they saw' (interview)

Acclaimed literary critic and Senior Editor at The Atlantic Adam Kirsch explores humanity's insatiable drive to wonder at unidentified phenomena in the skies.

Aug 22, 2026

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 224 — The Science of Artemis

On Episode 224 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Rick Jenet are joined by Dr. David Kring to discuss the where, whys, and hows of the Artemis Program's lunar exploration plans.

Aug 22, 2026

SpaceX sends 27 Starlink satellites to orbit on 100th Falcon rocket launch of the year (video, photos)

SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites from California early this morning (Aug. 22), on the 100th mission of the year for the company's Falcon rocket family.

Aug 22, 2026

On this day in space! Aug. 22, 1963: X-15 sets world altitude record

On this day in space! Aug. 22, 1963: U.S. Air Force Captain Joe Walker flew an X-15 rocket plane higher than any pilot had ever flown before.

Aug 22, 2026

Partial lunar eclipse August 2026: Where will it be visible from?

Here's where the 96% partial lunar eclipse will be visible from on Earth.

Aug 22, 2026

What happens when a galaxy's supermassive black hole turns off? These dying radio galaxies could show us

Astronomers have discovered a hitherto unseen population of galaxies with fading radio lobes, revealing what happens to these vast outflows when their black hole engines stall.

Aug 21, 2026

Trump signs new national space policy to enable 1,000 US rocket launches per year

The United States is updating its approach to managing spaceflights and reentries, with the goal of expanding the nation's capabilities to support more than 1,000 rocket launches per year by 2030.

Aug 21, 2026

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' cast talks losing sleep, living up to their character's legacy, and learning to ride a horse for season 4 (interview)

"We lose so much sleep, we have crazy hours, we say crazy things, we even look crazy."

Aug 21, 2026

Trump to award NASA's Artemis II astronauts the Congressional Space Medal of Honor

The NASA astronauts who flew around the moon on the Artemis II mission will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor next Friday (Aug. 28).

Aug 21, 2026

Japan unveils Mars moon sample-return spacecraft ahead of Oct. 19 launch (photos)

Japan recently gave the world a look at the spacecraft of its MMX mission, which will launch on Oct. 19 to grab pieces of the Mars moon Phobos and haul them back to Earth.

Aug 21, 2026

SpaceX fires up Starship ahead of megarocket’s 1st orbital flight (video)

SpaceX completed a single-engine test-firing of its next Starship spacecraft to prepare for its coming test flight, which will be the first to reach orbit.

Aug 21, 2026

'Dark stars' could be the seeds of supermassive black holes, scientists say

A mysterious hum of gravitational waves that fills the cosmos may be the echo of long-dead "dark stars" that served as the seeds of the first supermassive black holes.

Aug 21, 2026

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea (video, photos)

SpaceX launched yet another Starlink mission today (Aug. 21), sending 29 more of the broadband satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast.

Aug 21, 2026

On this day in space! Aug. 21, 1914: Total solar eclipse expedition crashed by WWI

On Aug. 21, 1914, a total solar eclipse temporarily darkened skies across Europe and Asia.

Aug 21, 2026

Ancient stars dazzle in a celestial chandelier | Space photo of the day for Aug. 21, 2026

Stars scattered across the cosmos sparkle in the appropriately named Chandelier Cluster.

Aug 21, 2026

My favorite thing in the night sky appears on Aug. 28 — and it proves Earth is a sphere

We'll soon get a chance to see a giant curved shadow in space move slowly across the moon during a very deep partial lunar eclipse. There are few more awesome or enlightening sights.

Aug 21, 2026

Could 'dark photons' explain dark matter?

New research suggests that if dark matter is composed of "dark photons," it would not have heated the early cosmos like scientists thought.

Aug 21, 2026