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Europe's Space Rider vehicle comes crashing down during drop test

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On this day in space! Oct. 22, 1992: Ashes of 'Star Trek' creator Gene Roddenberry launch into space on NASA shuttle

3h ago

After Starshield interruption, Ukraine wants to build its own satellite communication network with ICEYE and Nokia

4h ago

The 2027 total solar eclipse will plunge these 10 ancient Egyptian temples and monuments into darkness

4h ago

Van Gogh's 'The Starry Night' depicts the sky on July 22, 1889, researchers find

6h ago

'Cabin leak suspected': Artemis II astronaut reveals how a warning nearly derailed NASA's epic moon mission

8h ago

Australia's bizarre 'Spider Crater' seen from orbit | Space photo of the day for Oct. 22, 2026

10h ago

NASA giving update about Artemis moon plans on Oct. 23: Watch it live

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On this day in space! Oct. 21, 2008: India launches its 1st mission to the moon with Chandrayaan-1

Wed

"A great budget lens for astrophotography, the sharpness produced at f/1.8 and f/2.8 is exactly what you want." Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 FE lens review

Wed

Space botanist conducts plant experiments in orbit | Space photo of the day for Oct. 21, 2026

Wed

When will SpaceX and Blue Origin fly to the moon? NASA reveals lunar lander timelines (and an Artemis III update)

Wed

Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight: Here's the best time to spot shooting stars

Wed

Russian satellite plays 'cat-and-mouse' with a commercial US spacecraft likely used by Ukraine. But why the risky close encounter?

Wed

SpaceX will attempt 1st-ever double Starship rocket catch on next test launch, a 'profound technology milestone,' Elon Musk says

Tue

On this day in space! Oct. 20, 1970: The Soviet Union launches last-ever Zond moon mission

Tue

Jeff Bezos is playing the long game with Blue Origin (op-ed)

Tue

A supercomputer is about to launch to the moon for the 1st time, aboard a rover named FLIP

Tue

The view from the edge of a sparkling spiral galaxy | Space photo of the day for Oct. 20, 2026

Tue

Red light, white light: How to preserve your night vision while using stargazing apps

Tue

Could a $200K bond for satellites paid before launch prevent a space junk disaster in orbit? Here's why some scientists think so

Tue

SpaceX launches its 'Starfall' return capsule for 2nd time ever

Tue

NASA closes the book on epic OSIRIS-REx asteroid-sampling mission: 'I am immensely proud of what we did'

Tue

Japan launches historic MMX sample-return mission to Mars' moon Phobos (video)

Mon

On this day in space! Oct. 19, 2016: Europe's ExoMars orbiter and Schiaparelli lander arrive at Mars

Mon

The moon is shrinking. 10,000 cracks on the lunar surface reveal by how much

Mon

'They're kind of goth': NASA spacecraft gives mysterious brown dwarfs a close-up

Mon

Elephant Island is an icy sight from orbit | Space photo of the day for Oct. 19, 2026

Mon

Did a giant object collide with Earth to form the moon?

Mon

Japan launching bold sample-return mission to Mars moon Phobos today: Watch it live

Mon

Returning samples from a Mars moon: Inside the science of Japan's bold MMX mission

Sun

Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton was a problem-solver for the ages (op-ed)

Sun

On this day in space! Oct. 18, 1963: France's Félicette Becomes the 1st Cat in Space! >^..^<

Sun

Astronomers want your help finding 'missing' black holes in the Milky Way

Sun

10 best places to see the 2027 total solar eclipse in Spain

Sun

'Let's all choose to make tomorrow better', Artemis II astronauts honored with Stephen Hawking Medal at Starmus

Sun

On this day in space! Oct. 17, 2016: Private Antares rocket returns to flight after catastrophic launch explosion

Sat

6 scientifically accurate star projectors to turn any room into a home planetarium

Sat

The Orionid meteor shower peaks next week! Here's what to expect

Sat

'It really does change you': SpaceX Crew-12 commander wishes we could all see our fragile Earth from space

Fri

When not to watch a meteor shower — why I'm not staying up for the Orionids

Fri

How to see the Orionid meteor shower 2026 peak this week — and when to look

Fri

Scientists find 'gemstones' in atmosphere of bizarre, scorching-hot 'marshmallow' exoplanet

Fri

SpaceX thrusters just made a Tesla Roadster 'fly' (and Elon Musk's car is still out there in space)

Fri

On this day in space! Oct. 16, 1975: NASA launches the 1st-ever GOES weather satellite to watch Earth from space

Fri

Why can you see the moon during the day? This week is the perfect time to find out

Fri

'Mission: 60s' event promises passport back to the Space Age

Fri

7 best places to see the northern lights, according to an aurora chaser

Fri

Beyond pointing your phone at the night sky, this is how to use stargazing apps effectively

Fri

Supermassive black hole blasts out a neon 'treble clef' | Space photo of the day for Oct. 16, 2026

Fri

'We are getting a lot of pressure from the administrator himself': How NASA is racing to obey Trump's 'Super Intelligence' order

Fri

Rocket Lab pushes 1st launch of next-gen Neutron rocket to 2027

Fri

It's time to reassess the size of our solar system, scientists say

Fri

Astronomers discover the 1st ever green star, a cosmic zombie just in time for Halloween

Thu

On this day in space! Oct. 15, 1997: NASA launches Cassini-Hugyens probe on 7-year voyage to Saturn

Thu

Watch SpaceX launch classified mission for the US Space Force today

Thu

Vaonis unveils Atlas, the world's 1st modular smart telescope system

Thu

NASA's SkyFall helicopters will 'show us parts of Mars we've never seen before', scientists say

Thu

Windblown yardangs on Mars | Space photo of the day for Oct. 15, 2026

Thu

Beat light pollution with these six portable telescopes

Thu

Scientists discover 'chemical starter kit' for life in planetary birthplaces

Thu

SpaceX wants to launch Starship more than 450 times per year from South Texas

Thu

Watch SpaceX deliver more than 6,000 pounds of cargo to the ISS today

Thu

Planetary genealogy: Milky Way worlds belong to 1 of 2 ‘families,’ scientists find

Oct 14

SpaceX's Starship just turned 10 years old. When will it go to Mars?

Oct 14

On this day in space! Oct. 14, 1947: Test pilot Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier in the Bell X-1, the first X-plane

Oct 14

Life after the moon: Artemis II's Christina Koch steps down from active astronaut duty

Oct 14

Cosmic 'jellyfish' wows skywatchers after SpaceX launch | Space photo of the day for Oct. 14, 2026

Oct 14

The 1st SpaceX Starship to survive a launch to space just came home to its launch site

Oct 14

Four years ago, NASA punched an asteroid. Europe's Hera probe arrives this month to inspect the wreckage

Oct 14

Scientists discover that some of the universe's biggest explosions may have never happened at all

Oct 14

On this day in space! Oct. 13, 1773: Astronomer Charles Messier discovers the Whirlpool Galaxy before we ever knew it was a galaxy

Oct 13

Earth's poles shifted surprisingly fast during the age of dinosaurs, ancient sea levels reveal

Oct 13

SpaceX rocket launch creates incredible 'space jellyfish' visible throughout US East Coast (photos)

Oct 13

2 spacecraft in orbit and 8 more coming soon: Varda has big plans for in-space manufacturing

Oct 13

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover breaks interplanetary driving record — and it's far from done

Oct 13

Astronaut captures mesmerizing auroras with iPhone from ISS | Space photo of the day for Oct. 13, 2026

Oct 13

The great Halley's Comet disappointment of 1986 — and the discoveries that changed astronomy forever

Oct 13

A faint glow from the early universe could help solve the mystery of dark energy

Oct 13

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 Starlink mission for 1st time in more than 3 weeks (photos)

Oct 13

SpaceX launching 6,300 pounds of cargo to the ISS on Oct. 13: Watch it live

Oct 12

Astronomers witness supermassive black hole gorge on a cosmic meal before 'burping' radio jets 300 days later

Oct 12

The moon could turn astronauts into 'walking, high voltage capacitors' that accidentally zap spacecraft

Oct 12

The 'Halloween Fireballs' are coming. Here's what to expect from the Taurids this year

Oct 12

On this day in space! Oct. 12, 1964: The Soviet Union launches Voskhod 1, the 1st multi-person cosmonaut crew, into space

Oct 12

Namibian salt flats look like an alien planet | Space photo of the day for Oct. 12, 2026

Oct 12

What caused a mysterious atmospheric explosion in Siberia in 1908?

Oct 12

UAE unveils lander for bold 7-asteroid mission set to launch in 2028 (photos)

Oct 12

On this day in space! Oct. 11, 1968: Apollo 7 launches into space, NASA's 1st Apollo astronaut crew in orbit

Oct 11

Astrophotographer captures 110 galaxies, star clusters and nebulas in stunning 352-hour mosaic (photo)

Oct 11

On this day in space! Oct. 10, 1967: The Outer Space Treaty is ratified to lay out how countries can use outer space

Oct 10

10 incredible places to see the 2027 'eclipse of the century' — beyond Luxor

Oct 10

SpaceX launches 21 satellites to orbit for the US military after 5-day delay (video)

Oct 10

Mysterious 10-minute X-ray burst from a distant galaxy may have come from 2 dead stars colliding

Oct 9

Why is Orion lying down? How The Hunter taught me how the sky moves

Oct 9

On this day in space! Oct. 9, 1992: Peekskill meteorite hits car in New York after streaking through the atmosphere

Oct 9

Scientists engineer microbe to help humanity settle Mars

Oct 9

Did the Soviet Union really fire a cannon from a space station?

Oct 9

The Milky Way glows over telescopes in the Atacama Desert | Space photo of the day for Oct. 9, 2026

Oct 9

Trump awards SpaceX founder Elon Musk National Medal of Science

Oct 9