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SpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites to orbit on 1st flight since Starship explosion

SpaceX launched 21 of its Starlink internet satellites early Jan. 21, five days after a test flight of the company's Starship megarocket ended in an explosion.

Jan 20, 2025

Hubble Telescope spies newborn stars in famous Orion Nebula (photo)

A recent photo from the Hubble Space Telescope captures two protostars called HOPS 150 and HOPS 153, which are located in the stellar nursery of the Orion Nebula.

Jan 20, 2025

'We will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars.' President Trump wants astronauts to raise the American flag on Mars

"Americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs and pioneers. The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts," Trump says.

Jan 20, 2025

DC's new 'Superman Unlimited' comic lands prior to James Gunn's 'Superman' movie

A preview of DC Comics' new ongoing series coming in May, "Superman Unlimited"

Jan 20, 2025

Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem

An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to include the protection of Earth's orbit in the U.N.'s sustainable development goals.

Jan 20, 2025

Monocular vs binocular: Which is best for stargazing

From magnification to light-gathering, here’s how to make the decision between buying binoculars or a monocular for stargazing and astronomy.

Jan 20, 2025

'Heavy' dark matter would rip our understanding of the universe apart, new research suggests

Dark matter can't be too heavy or it might break our best model of the universe, new research suggests.

Jan 20, 2025

3D structure of iconic Ring Nebula gives 'a brand new view of an old astronomical friend'

We are staring "right down the barrel of it, which is really quite surprising to me — we're just lucky."

Jan 20, 2025

How President Trump could change NASA

The new Trump administration could upend NASA's priorities, reshaping the Artemis moon program, climate science funding and the role of commercial space players.

Jan 20, 2025

'Silo' Season 2's explosive finale teases season 3 with a cliffhanger and a Pez dispenser

A recap of "Silo" Season 2's finale, "Into the Fire," and all its reveals and secrets exposed

Jan 20, 2025

'Predator: Hunting Grounds' is the perfect template for another modern-day Predator movie

It took a few updates, but Predator: Hunting Grounds has become a notable asymmetrical multiplayer game with a refreshing and cohesive take on the sci-fi universe.

Jan 20, 2025

Gravitational waves offer a 'cosmic DNA test' for black holes

The size and spin of black holes can reveal how and where they were born, and gravitational waves offer a way to decode this information like a cosmic DNA test.

Jan 20, 2025

Scientists discover 'sunken worlds' hidden deep within Earth's mantle that shouldn't be there

A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's mantle. These anomalies are surprisingly similar to sunken chunks of Earth's crust but appear in seemingly impossible places.

Jan 19, 2025

How 'quantum foam' may have inflated the early universe

For decades, scientists assumed that the expansion of the universe was powered by a new entity, known as the inflaton, but new research suggests that it may have been possible without it.

Jan 19, 2025

World's largest telescope gets its protective shell (photos)

The mighty telescope is expected to see its "first light" by 2028.

Jan 19, 2025

20 years after crashing in the Utah desert, NASA's Genesis mission is still teaching us about solar wind

Despite crashing in the Utah desert in 2004, NASA's Genesis mission is still helping scientists study the effects of solar wind.

Jan 19, 2025

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 144 —The great lunar armada

On Episode 144 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik take a look a pair of private moon missions by Firefly Aerospace and ispace that lifted off this week and so much more.

Jan 18, 2025

Nikon 5x15 HG monocular review

The Nikon 5x15 HG monocular is tiny, but it promises the same high-quality build and lens of Nikon's other optical devices.

Jan 18, 2025

Satellites watch 'ghost island' solidify in the Caspian Sea before disappearing (photos)

The Kumani Bank mud volcano in the Caspian Sea created an island in early 2023 that had almost disappeared by the end of 2024, according to Landsate satellite imagery.

Jan 18, 2025

World's largest telescope threatened by light pollution from renewable energy project

Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world's most precious sky-observing location faces a light pollution risk due to a new renewable energy project.

Jan 18, 2025

SpaceX launching 27 Starlink satellites from California on Jan. 21

SpaceX is set to launch 27 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California's central coast on Tuesday (Jan. 21).

Jan 18, 2025

Step inside a virtual reality art piece inspired by the James Webb Space Telescope

Ashley Zelinskie's VR artwork Twin Quasar was inspired by the iconic deep-space image from the James Webb Space Telescope that introduced a new audience to gravitational lensing.

Jan 18, 2025

NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab to open next week after LA fires

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has come through the L.A. fires in one piece. It will open next week to employees who need to work on site.

Jan 17, 2025

Space Force to march in Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration, a 1st for the new military branch

On Jan. 20, the U.S. Space Force will participate in the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, a first for the nation's newest military branch.

Jan 17, 2025

Major telescope makers hit by class action lawsuit over alleged price fixing

Amateur astronomers who have purchased telescopes from leading suppliers in the U.S. may be entitled to a payment from a class action settlement.

Jan 17, 2025

FAA requiring investigation into SpaceX Starship's Flight 7 explosion

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is requiring an investigation into the explosion of SpaceX's Starship upper stage during the vehicle's seventh test flight on Jan. 16.

Jan 17, 2025

Fastest disintegrating world ever seen 'spills its guts' for NASA's exoplanet hunter

NASA's TESS exoplanet hunter has found the fastest-disintegrating planet ever. Losing a moons-worth of matter every million years, it is a prime target for the James Webb Space Telescope.

Jan 17, 2025

Save 20% on the Lego Space Astronaut, one of our favorite space sets of 2024

Bag an $11 saving on Lego Creator 3-in-1 Space Astronaut, which can also be turned into a dog or a space shuttle.

Jan 17, 2025

Europe's new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket set for 2nd launch in February

Europe is moving towards the second launch of its new Ariane 6 launcher after finding and addressing anomalies following its debut flight.

Jan 17, 2025

25 biggest space conspiracy theories: Debunked

Here we debunk some of the most common and enduring space conspiracies.

Jan 17, 2025

Bushnell Equinox X650 5x32mm digital night vision monocular review

The Bushnell Equinox X650 digital night vision monocular is an entry-level 5x32mm monocular capable of night vision. Is it worth considering?

Jan 17, 2025

Bright comet G3 ATLAS seen from space in new astronaut photo

A photo taken from the International Space Station captures the brilliant comet known as C/2024 G3 ATLAS, which could be the brightest of 2025.

Jan 17, 2025

'Star Trek: Voyager' at 30: Why it was the right show at the wrong time

The fourth live-action "Star Trek" TV show made some mistakes along the way, but it was arguably held back by the time it was made

Jan 17, 2025

Venus and Saturn take a sunset stroll tonight. Here's how to see it

Venus and Saturn will appear extraordinarily close together in the night sky overnight on Jan. 17 during a celestial event known as a conjunction.

Jan 17, 2025

Feeding supermassive black holes may have ended the cosmic 'dark ages' billions of years ago

NASA's Chandra and NuSTAR telescopes have teamed up to study a supermassive black hole-powered quasar that could have played a key role in ending the cosmic dark ages.

Jan 17, 2025

SpaceX Starship explosion likely caused by propellant leak, Elon Musk says

SpaceX has traced the likely cause of the explosion that destroyed its Starship vehicle during its Jan. 16 test flight to a leak of liquid oxygen or liquid methane.

Jan 17, 2025

100 years ago, Edwin Hubble proved our Milky Way galaxy isn't alone

A century ago, humans didn't know other galaxies existed. Here's how Edwin Hubble changed that view.

Jan 17, 2025

Watch SpaceX Starship explode over Atlantic Ocean on Flight Test 7 (videos)

The upper stage of SpaceX's Starship megarocket exploded over the Atlantic Ocean during the vehicle's Flight 7 test today (Jan. 16), and lots of people saw the sky show.

Jan 16, 2025

SpaceX catches Super Heavy booster on Starship Flight 7 test but loses upper stage (video, photos)

SpaceX pulled off a launch-tower catch of Starship's Super Heavy booster during a test flight today (Jan. 16) but lost the vehicle's upper stage.

Jan 16, 2025

'Dune' director David Lynch dies at 78

An obituary for iconic filmmaker David Lynch who died Jan. 16, 2025.

Jan 16, 2025

Centuries-old supernova guides James Webb Space Telescope through an interstellar gap

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured the first exquisite images of an interstellar patch of sky, about 11,000 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia.

Jan 16, 2025

Major milestone! India becomes 4th nation to dock satellites in orbit

India successfully docked its two SpaDex satellites in Earth orbit yesterday (Jan. 15), becoming just the fourth country to pull off such a satellite meetup.

Jan 16, 2025

Astronauts repair black hole observatory, inspect cosmic ray detector on ISS spacewalk

NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams completed a six-hour spacewalk to repair and upgrade equipment outside the International Space Station on Thursday (Jan. 16).

Jan 16, 2025

Our warming Earth: 2024 was hottest year on record, NASA says

2024 was the warmest year on record, according to NASA data. The global average temperature was 2.3 degrees Fahrenheit above the mid-20th-century baseline.

Jan 16, 2025

Trump's space policy won't catch Europe off guard, ESA chief says

The head of the European Space Agency says that ESA is ready for any changes in NASA's direction that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may make.

Jan 16, 2025

Photographer captures rare Comet G3 ATLAS from UK in dramatic 'once-in-a-lifetime' image

Photographer Josh Dury captured rare Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas) in a dramatic 'once-in-a-lifetime' image after a challenging chase across UK skies at dusk.

Jan 16, 2025

NASA wants a 'Super-Hubble' space telescope to search for life on alien worlds

The Habitable Worlds Observatory is a flagship NASA telescope that could answer the ultimate question.

Jan 16, 2025

What is a monocular and how do they work?

For stargazers and wildlife watchers, monoculars can be an effective alternative to telescopes or binoculars. Here's how they work.

Jan 16, 2025

James Webb Space Telescope watches planet-forming dust shells zooming through space

The shells of carbon-rich dust are expanding outward into space at the breakneck velocity of 1,600 miles per second.

Jan 16, 2025

Are James Webb Space Telescope images really so colorful?

How do images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appear so colorful, and where do the colors come from?

Jan 16, 2025