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Satellites trace a triangle above Gemini North Telescope | Space photo of the day for June 30, 2025
The satellites were seen in the night skies near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.
World Asteroid Day 2025: Watch live views of near-Earth asteroids for free online on June 30
World Asteroid Day 2025: Watch live views of near-Earth asteroids for free online on June 30
'Apollo 13' at 30: the space movie where scientists have the right stuff too
Ron Howard's classic celebrates the mission control geniuses who got the astronauts home.
NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft and citizen scientists discover a cool new alien world
With the aid of NASA's exoplanet-hunter TESS, citizen scientists have discovered a new gas giant that is cool, literally and figuratively.
NASA budget cuts threaten Europe's already troubled flagship Mars rover
An illustration of Europe's planned Rosalind Franklin rover on the surface of Mars.
'War of the Worlds' at 20: Steven Spielberg made three-quarters of an apocalyptic classic
Spielberg's contemporary spin on H. G. Wells would be up there with his best if only he could have nailed the ending.
Blue Origin launches 6 tourists on suborbital trip from Texas, including 750th person ever to fly into space
Blue Origin, the spaceflight company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its 13th crewed New Shepard rocket on a successful suborbital spaceflight on Sunday, June 29, 2025.
New satellite constellation will scan the entire Earth every 20 minutes to find wildfires
Muon Space released the first images from its new wildfire detection satellite, FireSat.
How do hurricanes and tropical storms get their names?
The World Meteorological Organization maintains a list of 21 hurricane names for each year. In especially busy years, a supplemental list is used.
Early visions of Mars: Meet the 19th-century astronomer who used science fiction to imagine the red planet
Parisian astronomer Camille Flammarion brought used science fiction to bring Mars to life
Is the US forfeiting its Red Planet leadership to China's Mars Sample Return plan?
"Returning the scientifically selected samples that await us on Mars, as part of a balanced portfolio, will help to ensure the US does not cede leadership in deep space to other nations, such as China."
Did you ever hear the tragedy of 'Star Wars: Underworld', George Lucas' cancelled Star Wars TV show?
George Lucas had big plans for a live-action TV series before he sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012 — so what happened?
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 167 — An Outpost on the Moon
On Episode 167 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by AJ Gemer of Lunar Outpost, a fast-moving company innovating in cislunar technology.
Is the bar higher for scientific claims of alien life?
The skepticism and debate around the question of "are we alone in the universe" makes the field of astrobiology more cautious
The ups and downs of life in space | On the ISS this week June 23 - 27, 2025
The Axiom Mission-4 (Ax-4) crew flying aboard SpaceX's Dragon "Grace" docked to the International Space Station beginning a two-week stay on the orbiting laboratory with the Expedition 73 crew.
Japan launches GOSAT-GW on 50th and final liftoff of the H-2A rocket (video)
The 50th and final liftoff of Japan's H-2A rocket launched the GOSAT-GW satellite on Saturday, June 28, 2025.
Satellites keep breaking up in space. Insurance won't cover them.
Cheap, uninsured satellites are creating more space junk — and it's starting to rain down on our heads.
SpaceX sends Starlink satellites into space on 1st launch of a Saturday doubleheader
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with 27 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on the first of two launches scheduled for Saturday, June 28, 2025.
Look for the 'Other Dipper' this summer: How to find Ursa Minor, the Little Bear with a little help from the North Star
Most people have never seen the Little Dipper, because most of its stars are too dim to be seen through light-polluted skies.
15 years before Helldivers 2, Lost Planet 2 taught us that the only good bug was a dead bug
One of the most overlooked sequels in Capcom's history, Lost Planet 2 walked so games like Helldivers 2 and Space Marine 2 could run.