Winter solstice 2024 brings shortest day of the year to Northern Hemisphere today
The winter solstice marks the official start of the astronomical winter, as the sun reaches its most southerly point in the sky as seen from Earth. This seasonal change occurs on Dec. 21, 2024.
Astronauts on NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway space station will wear smart undershirts to stay healthy
Smart undershirts and AI algorithms will keep astronauts healthy on NASA's planned Gateway moon-orbiting space station.
SpaceX launching 30 satellites on Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission early Dec. 21
SpaceX plans to launch 30 satellites on a rideshare mission called Bandwagon-2 early Saturday morning (Dec. 21).
Space2Sea Antarctica: A student journalist's expedition to bottom of the world begins
Space2Sea Antarctica: A student journalist's expedition to bottom of the world begins
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Snow is likely in these US states according to NOAA climate data
According to climate data from NOAA, you might not have to only dream about having a white Christmas this year in some parts of the United States.
SpaceX launching 4 'MicroGEO' satellites to orbit tonight
SpaceX plans to launch four of Astranis' "MicroGEO" communications satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast tonight (Dec. 20).
Axiom's private space station is coming sooner than we thought
Axiom Space has decided to change up the method for assembling its commercial space station, meaning the outpost could be free-flying as soon as 2028.
Watch NASA's Artemis Orion moon spacecraft blow its top during testing (video)
NASA's Orion spacecraft recently completed an 11-month test campaign, during which it was subjected to extreme conditions of a launch abort scenario and electromagnetic effects of lightning strikes.
NASA Mars probe spies dusty, retired Insight lander from orbit (photo)
Photos of the dormant InSight lander captured from Mars orbit are providing researchers new data on how dust accumulates and evolves over time on the Red Planet.
Rocket Lab scrubs Strix radar satellite launch for Synspective over 'sensor data'
A new exact launch date for the Strix satellite launch by Rocket Lab has yet to be announced.
Hubble's 'impossible' planet explained? Gas giants may have formed fast in early universe
An ancient exoplanet dated at 12.7 billion years old could have formed over a long period in a giant disk of gas, according to new JWST observations.
NASA's Hubble and Chandra telescopes discover a strange 'sideways' black hole in a cosmic crime scene (image)
Using the NASA space telescopes Hubble and Chandra astronomers have discovered a strange black hole that has been knocked on its side in a cosmic crime scene.
The Ursid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here's what to expect from the final 'shooting stars' of 2024
The last meteor shower of the year peaks in the early morning hours of Dec. 22.
US Space Force 5 years later: What has it accomplished so far, and where does it go from here?
As the U.S. Space Force celebrates its fifth anniversary, the service's leadership looked back on its accomplishments so far while looking ahead to the future.
Watch Rocket Lab launch a private Earth-imaging satellite
Rocket Lab plans to launch a radar satellite for the Earth-observation company Synspective, and you can watch it live when the time comes.
Russian cosmonauts install X-ray detector, jettison trash on spacewalk outside ISS
Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner installed an X-ray detector and jettisoned trash during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024.
SpaceX inks deal to launch 2 more astronaut missions to the ISS
California-based company Vast Space has booked two crewed flights to the ISS with SpaceX, though the missions still must be approved by NASA.
NASA space telescopes give Christmas Tree Cluster a festive makeover (photos)
The James Webb Space Telescope used a galaxy as a cosmic magnifying glass to find transient objects in the "Christmas Tree" cluster, a Winter Wonderland of even more galaxies.
Looking back at '2010', the criminally-underrated sequel to '2001: A Space Odyssey'
Forty years ago, this lesser-known sequel attempted to explain the mysteries of one of sci-fi's greatest movies.
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the 1st fantastic trailer for James Gunn's 'Superman!'
Krypto saves the day in this heroic look at the Man of Steel's new reboot from the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Trilogy director